‘Back to School’ Health Fair will offer free vaccines, screenings
Health services to the uninsured and underinsured will be offered at a free “Back to School” Health Fair sponsored by the Arab American and Chaldean Council’s Public Health Division and Connecting the Dots of Michigan. The fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Bridge Academy, 9600 Buffalo St. in Hamtramck.
Read more on Detroit News
DST Health Solutions Forms Alliance With Health Data Vision To Improve HEDIS Reporting And Quality Of Care For Payers
DST Health Solutions, LLC, announced a business alliance with Health Data Vision, Inc. (HDVI) to integrate HDVI’s Medical Records Collection and Analysis (MRCS) system with DST Health Solutions’ CareAnalyzer® solution. CareAnalyzer is a comprehensive analytics software suite that combines elements of patient risk, care opportunities and provider performance. The solution is designed to help …
Read more on Medical News Today
Preventative health care important to kids
Preventive medicine or preventive care refers to measures taken to prevent diseases (or injuries) rather than curing them or treating their symptoms. It is recommended that people of all ages take advantage of medical, dental and vision preventive care.
Read more on Logan Herald-Observer & Woodbine Twiner
Health Calendar
FridayFUNDRAISER: Hospice & Palliative CareCenter will hold its 2010 Golf Classic at Reynolds Park Golf Course to raise money to benefit patient care. The Captain’s Choice Golf Classic, open to the first 112 people to register, will start with check-in and lunch beginning at 11:30 a.m., with the game beginning at 1 p.m. The cost is $75 per person, or $300 for a team of four, and includes green …
Read more on Winston-Salem Journal
Kids’ health screening July 27
Kids’ health screening July 27 Gleaner staff Children heading back to school on Aug. 5 will be able to receive free health screenings on July 27 at the Henderson Housing Authority gym, 111 S. Adams St., from 9 a.m. to noon. The health screenings will be for vision and hearing. Students in grades 1-6 will also be able to receive school physicals. Families will also be able to obtain information …
Read more on The Gleaner
Health Canada warns of problems with injectible wrinkle fillers
A new Health Canada report is warning of complications — including gangrene of the lip in one case — with the most popular injectable wrinkle fillers on the market.
Read more on Canada.com
Health workers facing uncertain future
HUNDREDS of health workers across Suffolk and Essex face an anxious wait for news of their future after it emerged there would be a massive reform of the NHS.
Read more on Evening Star
Vic Dhillon’s Member Statement regarding “Vision Health Week” on April 20, 2010.