Highmark Blue Shield and United Concordia Team Up With Lancaster Partners
for a Healthy Community
CAMP HILL, Pa., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- This Sunday, September 14, The Lancaster Partners for a Healthy Community will host a day of free health and vision screenings and dental care. The public is invited to participate in this day-long community event which is open to children and adults who are uninsured or have minimal health or dental coverage. Advance registration is not required.
Event sponsors Highmark Blue Shield and United Concordia Companies,
Inc., and a variety of local organizations will offer a variety of
screenings and services from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will be offered no
cost to participants.
Partners include:
-- SouthEast Lancaster Health Services
-- Community Action Program Family Center
-- Crispus Attucks Community Center
-- Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster County
-- In the Heart of Lancaster
-- Lancaster County Council of Churches
-- Lancaster General Hospital
-- School District of Lancaster
-- Urban League of Lancaster
-- Water Street Medical/Dental Clinic
-- Davis Vision / Total Vision Care
Screenings and services will be provided at SouthEast Lancaster Health Services, 625 Duke Street, Lancaster. Free parking will be available at nearby schools and churches. Health care professionals will be available for individual consultations and to provide information on a variety of topics. Information on Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), adultBasic and Medicaid programs administered by Highmark will also be available.
In addition to screenings, entertainment, refreshments and give-aways
will be provided all day; and, an information tent onsite will spotlight 20
local organizations where representatives will provide details on the
variety of services they have available to the c
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