The 5th Annual Huntington Park Health Screening Event was held on July 10, 2016, at St. Martha Catholic Church, Huntington Park, CA. The camp provided free screening for primary care, blood lab, vision, dental, women’s health, patient education and insurance. Patients with needs that were beyond the scope of the camp, were referred to local clinics offering discounts. Patients were also provided with free lunch and free grocery bags.
Statistics
Patients
A total of 425 men, women, and children were served at the Huntington Park Health Screening Event.
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- Vision – 400
- Dental – 130
- Women Care – 50 (39 Mammogram and 11 Pap Smears)
- Primary Care and Blood Lab – 191 (100 – Avanti and 91 – AltaMed)
- Patient Education and Insurance – 60 (Dietician – 28; Diabetic Association – 16, Insurance – 16)
Volunteers
Non-medical volunteers included:
- 108 Sai Volunteers
- 40 Volunteers from UEI College (including 20 Bilinguals)
- 26 Volunteers from SJVC College (including 15 Bilinguals)
- 4 Volunteers from Westcoast University
- 15 Volunteers from Linda Marquez High School
- 2 Volunteers from ACFC High School
- 10 Volunteers from Casa Vida
- 10 Volunteers from St. Martha Church
- 20 Runners and Bilingual Volunteers from St. Martha Church
- 40 Lions Club Members
Our medical volunteers included:
- 3 Optometrists
- 2 Ophthalmologists
- 6 Dentists
- 3 Primary Care Doctors
- 8 Nurses from Avanti Community Hospital
- 3 Medical Assistants from AltaMed Clinic
- 5 Other Medical professionals