The
HealthFirst Family Care Center offered
free blood glucose and blood pressure screenings on April 21, 2006, at
its 102 County Street location in honor of
National Community Development Week. HealthFirst has been the
recipient of Community Development Block Grant funds for the past 35
years, funding that has helped finance the programs and services offered
by the health center. HealthFirst Family Care Center’s services include
primary care for adults and children, obstetrics, cardiology, medical
case management, nutrition education social services, dental outreach
and a WIC supplemental food program. All of these services are available
to residents of the Greater Fall River area, particularly to those who
are uninsured or underinsured. More information about the Center's
services is available by calling Paula Harrison at
508-679-9376, Ext. 204.
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(Top row, left) Sheila Adesina
checks in with Receptionist
Jennifer Espinola
at the HealthFirst Family Care Center on
County Street for her health screening. (Top row, center and right) Ms. Adesina has her cholesterol checked by
Gail Martin, Operations
Director. (Middle row) Meloni O'Brien meets with
Ms. Martin to discuss her blood glucose
level. (Bottom row) Jeffery Pemberton gets his blood glucose checked along
with his blood pressure. He gets a clean bill of health and is given a
copy of his test results to keep. In keeping with HealthFirst’s mission
to provide care to those who would not otherwise seek it, regardless of
their ability to pay, the Center offers several programs to assist the
uninsured. Applications for MassHealth, Uncompensated Care, Neighborhood
Health Plan, CenterCare and other insurances are completed with the
assistance of HealthFirst staff. Office hours that include four evenings
a week and every Saturday as well as same day care make a visit to the
clinic convenient and efficient. Multi-lingual and multi-cultural staff
members are available to address the linguistic and cultural needs of
the diverse population who choose HealthFirst as their primary care
provider.
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