A reminder of something that can be done to help the residents of the colonias...
On February 17, 2008, a group of people provided free medical checkups and educational materials to over 60 residents of Robstown and the surrounding colonias. Local doctors and medical students from the UTHSCSA Frontera de Salud provided free check-upsl; Christus Spohn was present to allow access to a health care community if needed; AmeriGroup and sCHIP set up for insurance information; Humana came to offer free glucometers and additional information; flu and pneumococcal vaccines were offered to those who needed them; and rapid HIV screening per the new CDC protocol to screen everyone over 13 years old as well as additional testing for high risk individuals.
Friday, May 16, 2008
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