Highmark Partners for a Healthy Community to Bring Free Health, Vision and Dental Services to York on Saturday, Aug. 7
CAMP HILL, Pa., July 27 /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, Aug. 7 at Family First Health in York. The event 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
- Blood pressure
- Rapid HIV
"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 community programs. "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 Family First Health, we are providing children and adults with minimal or no insurance an opportunity to have a number of their health and dental needs addressed."
Services will be provided at Family First Health, 116 South George St. in York. For more information or to register, call 717-801-4801.
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 4.7 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 exerts an enormous economic impact throughout Pennsylvania. A recent study states that Highmark's positive impact exceeded $2.5 billion. The company provides the resources to give its members a greater hand in their health.
Highmark Blue Shield 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, visit www.highmark.com. For more information about Davis Vision, visit www.davisvision.com; and to learn more about United Concordia Dental, visit www.UnitedCondordia.com.
SOURCE Highmark Inc.
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