Highmark Partners for a Healthy Community to Bring Free Health, Vision and Dental Screenings to Pittsburgh on April 24
PITTSBURGH, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Highmark Partners for a Healthy Community will offer free health, vision and dental screenings from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 24 at Catholic Charities, 212 Ninth Street, in Pittsburgh. It is open to children and adults who are uninsured or have minimal coverage.
Davis Vision and United Concordia Dental will partner with Highmark to provide free screenings and services, including:
- Vision
- Dental
- Glucose
- Cholesterol
- Carbon monoxide
- Blood pressure
- Height and weight
"Although children and adults often go without screenings and exams during challenging times, preventive and corrective care measures are important to their overall health," said Charles Gladney, Highmark's director of program implementation and development. "This tough economic climate will hopefully prompt many children and families to take advantage of the free services we will be providing."
Since many families do not have insurance or have limited funding for care, health care professionals will volunteer their time at the event to ensure participants receive the care they may need.
"For the past eight years, we've been helping promote dental health awareness in the communities we serve," said Woodrow Greene, community outreach coordinator for United Concordia Dental. "By partnering with Highmark, Davis Vision and Catholic Charities, we are helping deliver free screenings to children and adults in need."
For more information or to register, call (412) 544-1612.
About Highmark Inc.
As one of the leading health insurers in Pennsylvania, Highmark Inc.'s mission is to provide access to affordable, quality health care enabling individuals to live longer, healthier lives. Based in Pittsburgh, Highmark serves 4.8 million people through the company's health care benefits business. Highmark contributes millions of dollars to help keep quality health care programs affordable and to support community-based programs that work to improve people's health. Highmark Inc. is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans. For more information, visit www.highmark.com.
For more information about Davis Vision, visit www.davisvision.com. To learn more about United Concordia Dental, visit www.UnitedConcordia.com.
SOURCE Highmark Inc.
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