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Mobile kids' medical clinic created through partnership
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| Ribbon cutting celebration for the Southern Arizona's Children's Health Project, a program of CHF and CCHCI's new mobile medical clinic. (Submitted photo) |
By Kristen LaRosa/For the Range News
On Saturday, Nov. 7, in Elfrida, Children's Health Fund (CHF), in partnership with Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. (CCHCI), launched the Southern Arizona Children's Health Project (SACHP). The program provides the first pediatric mobile medical program to focus on children and their families in Southeast Cochise County in Arizona, a federally designated Health Professional Shortage Area.
In addition to the new mobile medical clinic, which enables teams of medical professionals to travel around the region to bring care, CHF is funding an innovative Pediatric Therapy Playroom at the Chiricahua Health Center for children with special health care needs. The therapy playroom, designed with the support of local speech and physical therapists, consists of a large, safe, indoor play area furnished with equipment that addresses the unique developmental and therapy needs for this population.
"Chiricahua Community Health Center is such a tremendous partner for us in addressing the special health needs, both chronic and acute, among underserved children in Cochise County," Irwin Redlener, MD, President and Co-Founder of CHF said, "We are thrilled also to be launching a new medical mobile clinic, which will be able to visit schools and other remote areas, providing comprehensive care to children who face many barriers to medical care, from a dearth of local physicians to a lack of local health centers."
The partnership provides comprehensive and continuous medical and dental care to the underserved children and families of Cochise County. Many children with special health care needs are served in the project, whose diagnoses include cerebral palsy, mental retardation, autism spectrum disorder, genetic syndromes, seizure disorders, traumatic injuries and speech/developmental disorders. Prior to this program, some families had to travel to specialists as far as Tucson for these necessary services.
"The region experiences a myriad of challenges, including poverty, lack of specialty care, absence of public transportation, a high percentage of fractured families, and severely strained educational and public resources," said Jennifer "Ginger" Ryan, CEO of CCHCI. "I'm delighted to be working in partnership with the Children's Health Fund as we expand health and mental health services at a time when the current health services shortage has reached a critical point in public health."
"I believe that all children have a right to health care - period. That's something I'm not able to compromise and am willing to speak out for," said Jonathan Lee-Melk, MD, Medical Director of SACHP. "I am proud to join the Children's Health Fund's network of passionate and dedicated providers, advocates, pediatricians, and family practice docs, to build a true medical home for children in an area that has never seen anything like one before."
A daylong community celebration attracted hundreds from the community and included food, music and entertainment as well as a ribbon cutting ceremony and tours of the new mobile medical clinic.
American Idol "Idol Gives Back" is a Signature Philanthropic Supporter of CHF and the Southern Arizona Children's Health Project.
For more informatio, visit www.childrenshealthfund.org .
In addition to the new mobile medical clinic, which enables teams of medical professionals to travel around the region to bring care, CHF is funding an innovative Pediatric Therapy Playroom at the Chiricahua Health Center for children with special health care needs. The therapy playroom, designed with the support of local speech and physical therapists, consists of a large, safe, indoor play area furnished with equipment that addresses the unique developmental and therapy needs for this population.
"Chiricahua Community Health Center is such a tremendous partner for us in addressing the special health needs, both chronic and acute, among underserved children in Cochise County," Irwin Redlener, MD, President and Co-Founder of CHF said, "We are thrilled also to be launching a new medical mobile clinic, which will be able to visit schools and other remote areas, providing comprehensive care to children who face many barriers to medical care, from a dearth of local physicians to a lack of local health centers."
The partnership provides comprehensive and continuous medical and dental care to the underserved children and families of Cochise County. Many children with special health care needs are served in the project, whose diagnoses include cerebral palsy, mental retardation, autism spectrum disorder, genetic syndromes, seizure disorders, traumatic injuries and speech/developmental disorders. Prior to this program, some families had to travel to specialists as far as Tucson for these necessary services.
"The region experiences a myriad of challenges, including poverty, lack of specialty care, absence of public transportation, a high percentage of fractured families, and severely strained educational and public resources," said Jennifer "Ginger" Ryan, CEO of CCHCI. "I'm delighted to be working in partnership with the Children's Health Fund as we expand health and mental health services at a time when the current health services shortage has reached a critical point in public health."
"I believe that all children have a right to health care - period. That's something I'm not able to compromise and am willing to speak out for," said Jonathan Lee-Melk, MD, Medical Director of SACHP. "I am proud to join the Children's Health Fund's network of passionate and dedicated providers, advocates, pediatricians, and family practice docs, to build a true medical home for children in an area that has never seen anything like one before."
A daylong community celebration attracted hundreds from the community and included food, music and entertainment as well as a ribbon cutting ceremony and tours of the new mobile medical clinic.
American Idol "Idol Gives Back" is a Signature Philanthropic Supporter of CHF and the Southern Arizona Children's Health Project.
For more informatio, visit www.childrenshealthfund.org .
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