Highmark Partners for a Healthy Community to Provide Day of Free Services in New Kensington on Saturday, Oct. 2
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Highmark Partners for a Healthy Community will offer free health, vision and dental services from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2 at the Community Health Clinic at 943 Fourth Ave. in New Kensington. The event is open to children and adults who are uninsured or have minimal coverage.
United Concordia Dental, Davis Vision and Visionworks will partner with Highmark to provide free screenings and services, including:
- Dental
- Glucose
- Cholesterol
- Blood pressure
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Vision
"Preventive and corrective care measures are important to one's overall health, yet children and adults sometimes go without screenings and exams during challenging times," said Charles Gladney, Highmark's director of community programs. "This tough economic climate will hopefully prompt people 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.
"Outreach programs like this are part of our commitment to help enhance the communities we serve," said Woodrow Greene, community outreach coordinator for United Concordia Dental. "By partnering with Highmark, Davis Vision, Visionworks and the Community Health Clinic, we are helping deliver free screenings to children and adults with minimal or no insurance."
For more information or to register, call 1-724-335-3334.
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.
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 http://www.unitedconcordia.com.
SOURCE Highmark Inc.
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