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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
Staff
at the HealthFirst
Family Care Center arranged two days startimg on April 19, 2016 when families who had no
transportation could be taken to the Center for their children to be
seen for dental check-ups and cleanings. Many of the children had not
seen a dentist in several years. Services were offered at no charge to
the parents and included child care while the parents were seen. A second day of dental visits was arranged two days later. Transportation for the families was provided by People
Incorporated and by Partners
through a Vela Foundation grant.
The project was organized by Wendy Garf-Lipp, Executive Director of United
Neighbors of Fall River and Chairperson of the Coalition
for Health and Well-Being and staffed by Community Outreach Manager
Jack Shipley. Click here for
pictures of a similar clinic offered a year ago. Click
here for a two-minute |
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(Top row) Partners Community Outreach Manager Jack Shipley greets Rene Rodrigues at the HealthFirst Dental Clinic where Dental Registrars Heather Kinnanue and Jennie Ferguson sign patients in. (Middle row) Chelsie Kavanaugh talks with the mother of two of the children, Americo Martinez and Yahir Rondon, who were seen by Dental Assistant Katherine Botelho. (Row three) Americo gets his blood pressure checked while Dr. Venigalla checks the x-rays before examining Yahir. (Bottom row) Children have a chance to play under the supervision of Karen Galloway from Headstart while their parents get their teeth examined and cleaned. |
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