Background
Cleveland Clinic is a not-for-profit, multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Cleveland Clinic plays an important role in the communities it serves, providing uncompensated health care to the poor, engaging in a broad range of medical, research, education and training programs, and sponsoring and supporting various public health initiatives and services.
How We're Making a Difference
Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program in Cleveland (CRI LEP in Cleveland)
The CRI LEP in Cleveland is a dynamic program that aims to transfer the best practices of Canyon Ranch to underserved communities to prevent, diagnose, and address chronic diseases through an integrative health model. The CRI LEP in Cleveland is currently in-session.
HealthCorps
The mission of the HealthCorps program is to improve the long-term quality of life of Cleveland-area youth and their families through an educational experience focused on increasing understanding of the health-related implications of behavioral choices. The Canyon Ranch Institute – Cleveland Clinic HealthCorps program was successfully completed in 2010.
To learn more about Cleveland Clinic, visit www.clevelandclinic.org.
¹2009 Almanac of Chronic Disease. Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease. Available at: http://www.fightchronicdisease.org/sites/default/files/docs/2009AlmanacofChronicDisease_updated81009.pdf
