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Cherry Health to offer free health screenings during National Health Center Week

Cherry Health Southside Clinic, Grand Rapids
Courtesy Cherry Health
Cherry Health Southside Clinic, Grand Rapids

The clinic will be offering free vision and blood pressure screenings

National Health Center Week takes place August 2nd to August 8th.And in celebration of the week, Cherry Health will be offering free vision and blood pressure screenings along with education about its services on August 5th. .

During the event, Cherry Health team members will be on-site to share information about their integrated healthcare offerings, including primary care, behavioral health and more.

Cherry Health’s health insurance assistance team and community health workers will also be available to help schedule appointments and connect to community resources.

Tasha Blackmon, president and CEO of Cherry Health, says, ““This year, we celebrate how health centers use innovation to reach more patients and improve outcomes.” Adding, “National Health Center Week recognizes the essential role community health centers, like Cherry Health, play in expanding access to healthcare, improving public health, and reducing healthcare system costs,”

Again, Cherry Health’s community celebration and health fair will be held from 1-3 p.m. at Cherry Health’s Heart of the City Health Center, August 5th.

Jennifer is an award winning broadcast news journalist with more than two decades of professional television news experience including the nation's fifth largest news market. She's worked as both news reporter and news anchor for television and radio in markets from Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo all the way to San Francisco, California.
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