Scaling injury prevention by delivering safe, reliable protection for kids
As part of St. Charles Health System’s Train Your Brain initiative, SOLV partnered with their team to source, coordinate, and fulfill high-quality youth helmets at scale.
The project ensured reliable protective gear could support injury-prevention efforts reaching schools and communities across Central Oregon.
OUR SERVICES:
- Safety-Focused Product Sourcing - Vendor Vetting & Quality Assurance - Large-Scale Order Coordination - Fulfillment & Distribution
CLIENT OVERVIEW:
St. Charles Health System is a nonprofit healthcare organization serving Central and Eastern Oregon, with a strong focus on prevention, education, and community wellbeing.
Through initiatives like Train Your Brain, St. Charles works proactively to reduce preventable head injuries by pairing education with access to protective equipment.
their Challenge:
The challenge wasn’t program implementation or education delivery. It was ensuring that the physical elements supporting the initiative:
- Met safety and quality expectations - Were consistent across a large volume order - Could be fulfilled efficiently to support ongoing outreach - Reflected the credibility and care behind the St. Charles brand
With the initiative reaching 30+ elementary schools annually, having dependable equipment partners became essential to sustaining the program’s growth.
Project goals:
Ensure Quality & Safety at Scale
How can we source youth helmets that families and educators can trust, without risking quality?
Support Program Growth Through Reliable Logistics
How do we help St. Charles scale their injury-prevention efforts with dependable sourcing, fulfillment, and coordination?
Reduce Operational Lift for Internal Teams
How can we simplify a complex, high-volume order so the St. Charles team can stay focused on education and outreach?
THE SOLUTION:
SOLV collaborated and worked with our network of manufacturers to fulfill 1,100 high-quality youth helmets in support of St. Charles Health System’s Train Your Brain initiative.
From there, our role focused on ensuring the program could scale without sacrificing quality or reliability. We vetted products for safety and consistency, coordinated production timelines, and managed fulfillment and distribution logistics to support St. Charles’ ongoing community and school-based outreach.
By handling the sourcing and operational complexity behind the scenes, SOLV helped provide dependable equipment that aligned with St. Charles’ standards of care; allowing their team to stay focused on education, prevention, and community impact.
The Results:
Reliable protection for youth injury prevention
1,100 high-quality helmets were sourced and fulfilled to support St. Charles’ ongoing community and school-based outreach.
Scalable support for a growing initiative
With Train Your Brain reaching 33 elementary schools in 2025, dependable sourcing and fulfillment helped ensure the program could grow without added operational strain.
Prevention backed by trust
By prioritizing quality and consistency, St. Charles can continue to reinforced their commitment to protecting young brains. Not just through education, but through reliable equipment families can trust.
FROM THE CLIENT
STUART SCHMIDT, Athletic Training Program Manager at ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM
"The SOLV team was great to work with! They stepped in during a clutch moment to help SOLV a problem and delivered with over the top results! I would highly recommend their services to anyone."
