Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Community Initiatives

Healthy Workplace

• MyHealthMatters Valley West Hospital

Healthy Collaboration

• Community Health Network
• DeKalb County Partnership for a Substance Abuse Free Environment
• Live Healthy DeKalb County

Healthy Mother Baby

• Baby Friendly® Hospital Designation

Healthy Youth

• Sunbeatables Program
• Thinkfirst Injury Prevention Program at Valley West Hospital
• Handwashing Kits

Tobacco Education And Prevention

• Courage to Quit®
• Electronic Cigarettes Education and Prevention

Healthy Lifestyle

• Valley West Hospital Diabetes Education
• Spanish Language Programming

Healthy Investments

• Community Grants for Greater DeKalb County

Educational Classes

Valley West Hospital has a variety of educational classes offered to the community such as childbirth education, safe sitter essentials, blood pressure clinics and more.