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Give your children the gift of healthcare this holiday season
If your children are in need of a new medical provider, be sure to give them the gift of healthcare this holiday season – a gift that keeps on giving, for many years to come.
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Give your children the gift of healthcare this holiday season
Mental health services expand in Martinsville, Henry County: The Harvest Foundation invests nearly $700,000 to grow telepsychiatry through the Martinsville-Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness
Contact: Latala P. Hodges Director of Communications The Harvest Foundation (276) 632-3329 x118 lhodges@theharvestfoundation.org Photos: Coalition Telehealth – Nurse Practitioner Landon Morrison (shown on screen) conducts a simulated behavioral health patient visit with Latala Hodges, communications director at The Harvest Foundation.
Mobile health clinic delivering free health screenings to Uptown Martinsville
On Tuesday, July 26, 2022, Dr. Edna Ekubon-Gordon, MD (Coalition Medical Director) pictured to the right, is hopping aboard our mobile clinic to provide free community health screenings.
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Mobile health clinic delivering free health screenings to Uptown Martinsville
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COALESCE (“Clinics & Communities Tackling Racial Disparities, Systemic in (Colon and Cervical) Cancer Screening.”) The Martinsville Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness, The MLC Cancer Foundation and Virginia Commonwealth University have teamed up on this project in an effort to increase colorectal and cervical screenings among minorities in the Martinsville Henry County community and to figure out why more people aren’t getting screened for those cancers.
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CommonHealth Podcast with Dr. Edna Ekuban-Gordon, M.D.
Virginia Community Healthcare Association recently spoke with Dr. Gordon, the Coalition’s Medical Director for Bassett Family Practice and Ridgeway Family Health, during a CommonHealth podcast episode discussing the challenges and successes of practicing medicine in Rural Virginia.
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CommonHealth Podcast with Dr. Edna Ekuban-Gordon, M.D.
Medicaid is a Lifeline for Millions of Americans
This April, advocates and activists across the country will highlight Medicaid’s vital importance in our communities. Medicaid is especially critical as the nation responds to the coronavirus pandemic, providing key funding for hospitals and helping patients get the care they need.
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Medicaid is a Lifeline for Millions of Americans
ART CONTEST: What does a healthy community mean to me? (Concurso de arte: ¿Qué significa para mí una comunidad saludable?)
The Martinsville Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness is excited to host a contest that is currently open to ages K-12 in Henry County and Martinsville.
Why Your Primary Care Doctor (PCP) is Key to your Heart Health
Having a primary care doctor is important for annual wellness visits/physicals and vaccinations, but your doctor can also be your first line of defense for serious illnesses, such as heart disease.
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Why Your Primary Care Doctor (PCP) is Key to your Heart Health
Isolation, Quarantine Guidelines and more
Isolation and quarantine help protect our communities by preventing exposure to people who have or may have Covid. Isolation separates sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick.
NEWS RELEASE – Coalition taking over the operation of Community Dental Clinic
For Immediate Use November 16, 2021 Contact: Dr. Mark Crabtree 276 632-9266 The Piedmont Virginia Dental Health Foundation is turning over the operation of the Community Dental Clinic to the Martinsville Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness, a not-for-profit organization which received its initial funding from The Harvest Foundation.
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NEWS RELEASE – Coalition taking over the operation of Community Dental Clinic
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