Baxter Wholistic Health Clinic

Program Mission Statement:

(self-reported)

The philosophy of BWHC is rooted in Luke 4:18-19: “setting the captives free”. We seek to set people free--physically, spiritually, emotionally, socially--using the gifts and skills of staff and volunteer medical doctors, dentists, nurses, and social workers.

Score Summary

Overall Score:	Excellent
Practice Principles:	Excellent
Faith Related Elements:	Excellent
Outcome Measures:	Excellent
Change Process:	Excellent

Program Facts

• Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 4.75
• Program Participants Last Year: 1094
• Meets about 1 time(s) with each participant per month
• Participants remain in the program for 200 months

Board Activities

Funding Overview

(self-reported)

	This Program	This Organization
Organization Budget: $1,000,000 Program Budget: $264,596
Foundation Grants	42%	24%
Government Grants/Contracts	7%	19%
Individual Gifts	7%	9%
Business/Corporate Gifts	7%	8%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	30%	7%
Dues/Fees/Income	6%	5%
Other	1%	28%
	Average Program Funding From All Samaritan Programs	Average Organization Funding From All Samaritan Organizations
The next charts display the average funding sources for all programs currently in the Samaritan Guide for your comparison. Average Organization Budget: $3,820,907 Average Program Budget: $340,761
Foundation Grants	23%	18%
Government Grants/Contracts	3%	8%
Individual Gifts	32%	33%
Business/Corporate Gifts	8%	8%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	10%	10%
Dues/Fees/Income	8%	9%
Other	13%	11%

It is important to maintain diverse income sources for your programs and for your oganization as a whole. Doing so provides long-term financial stability to your organizations and programs. It is also important to note that government funding often comes with stipulations and restrictions. More information is available in the Raising Resources Toolkit - pdf.

Score Details

Program Focus
Program Mission	Clarity and specificity of the program's mission statement.	Good
Target Population	Clarity and specificity of the programs target clientele.	Excellent
Eligibility Criteria	Clarity and specificity of the program's eligibility criteria.	Excellent
Program Requirements	Well defined requirements for client participation.	Excellent
Referrals From Other Organizations	Do other organizations recommend this program to their clientele.	Better
Referrals to Other Organizations	Does this program recommend other programs to their clients?	Better
Volunteer to Staff Ratio	Are volunteers effectively incorporated into the program?	Better
Past Participant Recruiting	Are past program participants recruited as volunteers?	Better
Evaluation and Practice Princples
Practice Principles	How supports and resources are provided to increase outcomes.	Excellent
Outcome Measurement	The ability to measure stated program outcomes.	Excellent
Change Process	Specific and measurable statement of the program's goals.	Excellent
Faith Related Elements	Integration of faith related elements.	Excellent
Measurement Frequency	Frequency of measuring client outcomes.	Good
Program Evaluation	Level of the budget allocated to measuring client outcomes.	Excellent
Institutional Stability
Organization Age	A measure of the organization's durability.	Excellent
Board Oversight	How involved in the program are the members of its board?	Better
Program Duration	Average duration of a clients participation with a program.	Excellent
Finances
Budget Diffusion	Diversity of the programs funding sources.	Excellent
Government Funding	Does this program accept little or no government funding?	Excellent

Program Score Details

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Outcomes & Measures:

(self-reported)

Scoring for this section is based on the organizations ability to provide at least three clear and specific outcomes with corresponding measures in which a relationship is shown between outcomes and measures.

Outcome 1: Medical patients access appropriate medical care

Measure Used:
(Whether) 100% of children 1-6 years old are tested for lead

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Outcome 2: Medical patients access appropriate medical care

Measure Used:
(Whether) 90% of children are up to date on their immunizations

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Outcome 3: Medical patients access appropriate medical care

Measure Used:
(Whether) 100% of adults are screened for diabetes and hypertension

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Outcome 4: Counseling clients will participate in Baxter Counseling recommendations

Measure Used:
(Whether) 80% of clients will continue with Baxter Counseling services as recommended by Baxter counselor

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Outcome 5: Counseling clients will improve their mental health status

Measure Used:
(Whether) 90% of clients will show improvements at counselor follow-up assessments

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Change Process:

(self-reported)

Scoring for this section is based on the organizations ability to provide clear, measurable, client-focused stages of change based on participant participation.

Participants in the Wholistic Health Clinic experience a number of changes related to their knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors. When participants first come to BWHC, they are offered an orientation in primary, preventative health care and are introduced to the holistic nature of health, including the physical, emotional, spiritual, mental, and social elements. Once patients begin receiving care, they are equipped with new skills so that they might actively take steps to improve their holistic health status (e.g., learning coping skills for a challenging mental health issue or practicing nutrition and lifestyle skills necessary to monitor and manage health conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes).

Attitudinal and behavioral changes come with time. Patients become aware of their responsibilities and abilities to address their various health and mental health issues. They begin to proactively recognize lifestyle changes they must make or hazards (e.g., lead paint) in their home environment they must address.

End Notes

Incomplete Applications

Significant decreases in certain scores may indicate failure to comprehensively complete certain sections of the Samaritan Award application. Please be sure to fill out every question in the Samaritan Award application.

Relative Scoring

Total program scores are partially computed against other programs from within the same pool of applications and so are not cumulative.

Additional Reference Material

More information on scoring and methodology may be found on the Samaritan Guide and Award website.

Acton Institute Relationship

The Samaritan Guide and Samaritan Award are projects run by the Acton Institute. Inclusion in the Guide does not signify endorsement by the Acton Institute. More information on why the Acton Institute runs this project is available online.