The number of Americans lacking health insurance ticked up slightly last year, marking the first annual increase in the uninsured rate in nearly a decade, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday. The uninsured rate rose from 7.9 percent in 2017 to 8.5 percent last year, amounting to nearly 2 million more uninsured people, as experts said the Trump […]
The Islamic Center of Naperville and Community United Methodist Church came together for the third year to host their free community health fair. “We belong to one community which is humanity, regardless of our race and religion. Our ailments are the same – diabetes, high blood pressure. It affects anybody respective of who you are,” said Atif Fakhruddin, board member of ICN. “So when you bring together different faiths and communities you expand your region and can reach a lot more people like that, so I think this partnership is very important.”
Free Community Health Fair for Uninsured Adults from NCTV17 Naperville News 17 on Vimeo. Community Health Fair The Islamic Center of Naperville and Community United Methodist Church came together for the third year to host their free community health fair. “We belong to one community which is humanity, regardless of our race and religion. Our ailments are the […]
Ivan Yunga is a father of two who lives in Bluffton and works construction on Hilton Head Island. He has diabetes, and back in 2013, he suffered from a heart attack. With no health insurance, treatment was expensive. Luckily, he was able to turn to Volunteers in Medicine. “At this clinic, they don’t care about […]
Ivan Yunga is a father of two who lives in Bluffton and works construction on Hilton Head Island. He has diabetes, and back in 2013, he suffered from a heart attack. With no health insurance, treatment was expensive. Luckily, he was able to turn to Volunteers in Medicine.
ROANOKE — David Cattell-Gordon is explaining the marvels of the University of Virginia’s telemedicine programs when he decides to show what he means. He turns on a computer screen at the UVa Center for Telemedicine in Charlottesville where he is the director, and with a couple of clicks, a stroke cart with a video monitor […]
ROANOKE — David Cattell-Gordon is explaining the marvels of the University of Virginia’s telemedicine programs when he decides to show what he means. He turns on a computer screen at the UVa Center for Telemedicine in Charlottesville where he is the director, and with a couple of clicks, a stroke cart with a video monitor jumps […]
New funding from CVS Health and the CVS Health Foundation to approximately 130 clinics will increase access to care as part of longstanding partnership with the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics WOONSOCKET, R.I., July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — As part of an ongoing commitment to building healthier communities, CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) and its Foundation […]
