Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Community Initiatives

Healthy Workplace

• MyHealthMatters Valley West Hospital

Healthy Collaboration

• Live Healthy DeKalb County
• DeKalb County Partnership For A Substance Abuse Free Environment

Healthy Mother Baby

• Baby Friendly® Hospital Designation

Healthy Youth

• Thinkfirst Injury Prevention Program at Valley West Hospital
• Kits for Kids

Tobacco Education And Prevention

• Tobacco Cessation Programs at Kishwaukee Hospital and Valley West Hospital
• 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.