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Free Community Health Screenings Offered On the Bi - Radiopeg - 08-22-2012
Free Community Health Screenings Offered On the Big Island. Please pass this info along to anyone who might need it.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 19, 2012
Free Community Health Screenings
Offered On the Big Island by
WE … a Hui for health
Contacts: Elizabeth Anne Hiller, Executive Director, Project Vision Hawaii
Phone: (808) 282-2265, email: annie@projectvisionhawaii.com
Anne Chipchase, MA, CVM, Board President, Project Vision Hawaii
Phone: (808)282-3899, email: anne.chipchase@wellcare.com
Maryellen Markley, Ph.D., Development and PR
Phone: (808) 561-8096, email: memarkley1@me.com
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WE … a hui for health, a program created in 2011 and based on Hawai’i values and local relationships, will be in 16 Big Island communities over the next month to give island residents greater access to health screenings and information to help them understand their role in improving their own health.
WE events on the Big Island are made possible through the financial and materials support of many different health-related advocacy groups, government agencies, native Hawaiian health organizations, ‘Ohana Health Plan, Young Brothers and the Lions Clubs throughout Hawai’i, all working together to provide these free health screening events. Events will be held at the following locations and dates:
Kona Kmart Friday, Aug 24
Vision Van ONLY 11am-4pm
Full WE, including Vision Van 4pm-7pm
Kona Farmers Market & Keauhou Shopping Center Saturday, Aug 25
Full WE, including Vision Van 9am-1pm
Vision Van ONLY 1pm-5pm
Kealakekua Shop Center (near Choice Mart) Sunday, Aug 26
Full WE, including Vision Van 9am-1pm Vision Van ONLY 1pm-4pm
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Ocean View Farmers Market Saturday, Sept 1
Full WE, including Vision Van 8am–12noon
Ka’u Resource and Distance Learning Center Saturday, Sept 1
Full WE, including Vision Van 2pm–6pm
Maku’u Market, Pahoa Sunday, Sept 2
Full WE, including Vision Van 7am–12noon
Hilo Band Stand Friday, Sept 7
Full WE, including Vision Van 8am-11am
Hilo Life Care Center Saturday, Sept 8
Full WE, including Vision Van 8am–3pm
Hilo Wal-Mart Sunday, Sept 9
Full WE, including Vision Van 10am–2pm
Hawai`i County Fair, Hilo Thursday, Sept 13
Vision Van ONLY 6pm-10pm
North Hawaii Education and Research Center Friday, Sept 14
Full WE, including Vision Van 10am–2pm
Vision Van ONLY 9am-5pm
North Hawai`i Community Hospital, Waimea Saturday, Sept 15
Full WE, including Vision Van 11am–2pm
Vision Van ONLY 9am-5pm
Waikoloa Shopping Center Sunday, Sept 16
Full WE, including Vision Van 10am–2pm
Vision Van ONLY 9am–4pm
Hawi Banyan Tree Tuesday, Sept 18
Vision Van ONLY 9am-3pm
County Parks Gym Saturday, Sept 22
Vision Van ONLY 9am-5pm
Parker Ranch Center, Waimea Sunday, Sept 23
Vision Van ONLY 9am-5pm
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Young Brothers has had a very special role in bringing these events to the Big Island. They provide inter-island shipping of the Project Vision Hawaii vision van, thereby making these health screening events possible.
Other community partners who have made these special free programs possible include Hamakua Health Center, North Hawaii Community Hospital, Hui Malama Ola `Oiwi, the Department of Health office on the Big Island, Ka`u Resource and Distance Learning Center, Ka`u Hospital, Life Care Center, and many others.
Screenings WE provides include:
• Retinal Screening on the Vision Van (Project Vision Hawaii, Lions Clubs of District 50 Lions Clubs International and numerous Optometrists and Ophthalmologists on every island)
• Lung Function Testing – Spirometry - (Hawaii COPD Coalition)
• Glucose and Blood Pressure Testing (American Diabetes Association, Entra Health Systems `Ohana Health Plan)
• Take-Home Kidney Function Test (National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii)
• Women’s Health and Breast Self-Examination training and Information (The Queen’s Medical Center, Women’s Health and Maternity Services)
• Hepatitis Risk Assessment and Screening and Safe Tattoo Practices information (Hepatitis Support Network)
• Hearing Testing and Learning Disabilities Information (Learning Disabilities Association of Hawai’i)
• Smoking Cessation Counseling (America Lung Association)
• Family Caregiver Counseling (The Caregiver Foundation of America, Hawaii Chapter)
• Organ Donor Counseling (Legacy of Life Hawaii)
• Mental Health Information, Peer Education, and Resource Publications (Community Alliance for Mental Health)
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• Cancer - Issues with the diagnosis and treatment of Cancer (‘Imi Hale of Papa Ola Lokahi)
• Medicare Education and assistance (Sage PLUS, Executive Office on Aging, Department of Health, State of Hawai’i)
• The Department of Health is also offering information on Disaster Preparedness – “Plan 9” for sheltering in place provides a guide to help residents shelter-in-place in the event of an emergency.
• For healthier eating habits, the DOH has Hawaii 5-2-1-0 providing o simple steps to healthy lifestyles for children and families.
• Hui Malama Ola Na `Oiwi, Native Hawaiian Health Care for Hawai`i Island, will be providing nutrition education and tobacco cessation awareness education and displays.
Throughout 2012, “WE… a hui for Health” will offer 50 individual days of screening, including many held on Hawaiian Homelands. WE will cover all six major Hawaiian Islands, providing services to at least 8,000 individuals in lower-income, rural areas of the state, and areas without sufficient medical resources.
Peace and long life
RE: Free Community Health Screenings Offered On the Bi - ericlp - 08-22-2012
Great that they do this for free... Screening... But I've always wondered what do they do when they find something wrong? Do they give you drug treatment?
Example, say you went down and got your blood pressure checked, and found out it was too high and you needed medical treatment (Drugs) to lower it.
I would assume most people who show up are uninsured so... Just a question I had.
RE: Free Community Health Screenings Offered On the Bi - Radiopeg - 08-23-2012
Has anyone had any previous experience with this program?
Peace and long life
RE: Free Community Health Screenings Offered On the Bi - nana valley - 08-24-2012
I have helped with health screens for many years (in the past) and if there is anything abnormal in your screening, they will refer you to a trained health professional. Sometimes, a letter will be sent to you informing you that further studies or tests need to be performed at which time you call your doctor or go to the clinic. I can't give an informative opinion on this particular health screen but I doubt it deviates from others like it.
RE: Free Community Health Screenings Offered On the Bi - Carey - 09-07-2012
We had a student use this today...she was able to get BP check, free spirometry, vision tests and a coupon for a free mammogram... and the Lions even had free reading glasses.... this was really helpful for her, as she needed the spirometry for school diving & it would have been over $60....
So if you need any of the services... stop on by, it is free & may even be a no-wait situation like we had today in Hilo!
I was surprised to find out that they were begging for people to show up.... no lines, while we were there, there were only 4 people getting services & a lot of people there to assist.... probably 4 healthcare providers per person getting tests & such... They told our student that they didn't have many show up to the Kona screening...