Family Health Center

Kits for Cleanliness

briandhunt — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:54:28 +0000

Today we continued our 50 years of service with 50 acts of kindness celebration by dropping off hygiene and dental kits for Bethany Christian Services to distribute during home visits.

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A Cut Above

briandhunt — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 14:53:00 +0000

Yesterday we celebrated our 50th Anniversary by paying for haircuts at Kut it Out Barbershop, UncLee’s Barber Shop, International Profyleand Juan’s Barber Shop. Thank you to everyone who has celebrated our 50th anniversary with us so far! Stay tuned for more acts of kindness!

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Family Health Center celebrates 50 years in Kalamazoo with 50 acts of kindness

briandhunt — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 14:40:00 +0000

For 50 years, Family Health Center has been offering healthcare to historically underserved citizens in Kalamazoo.

In celebration of the milestone anniversary, the medical nonprofit announced it will put into action “50 Acts of Kindness” over the remaining three months of 2021. The community is invited to participate where opportunities are available, a news release from the organization states.

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Fifty years will be celebrated with 50 acts of kindness Kalamazoo’s Family Health Center leaders say

briandhunt — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 14:36:00 +0000

Lunch was free Wednesday at the Nonla Burger restaurant at 2103 S. Burdick St. in Kalamazoo. And at Los Brothers Mexican Food at 2015 Portage St. And at Ty’s Joint, the new chicken and waffles eatery at 1301 Portage St.

“Anybody who walked through the door, we just provided their lunch,” says Denise Crawford, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Family Health Center of Kalamazoo.

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Picking Up the Tab

briandhunt — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 22:45:00 +0000

We’re celebrating our 50th anniversary with 50 Acts of Kindness! Starting today, we will embark on a range of actions aimed at touching lives in meaningful ways, both large and small. Today we picked up the tab for families eating lunch at Los Brothers, Ty’s Joint, and Nonla Burger.” I have nine kids so I am at Family Health Center all the time! I am on a budget and this is just so sweet!” Ebony – recipient of a free lunch at Los Brothers

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Family Health Center Launches 50 Acts of Kindness Campaign

briandhunt — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:29:00 +0000

Officials with Kalamazoo’s Family Health Center says they will mark a half-century of service with their “50 Acts of Kindness” campaign through the remainder of 2021.

Family Health Center President and CEO Denise Crawford says “50 Acts of Kindness is designed to surprise, support and appreciate all the people who have shared in making our founding dream come true: healthcare for anyone, regardless of ability to pay.”

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340B ‘Instrumental’ in Family Health Center of Kalamazoo Vaccinating Community

briandhunt — Thu, 27 May 2021 19:10:32 +0000

Family Health Centers of Kalamazoo in Kalamazoo, Michigan has been busy these past few months running back-to-back COVID-19 vaccine clinics. As of last week, FHC had run 52 clinics in the greater Kalamazoo area, administering 8,112 vaccines to people in the community. The 340B Drug Discount Program allowed FHC to serve more patients and get more shots in the arms of those who would have otherwise been last in line. Community Voices for 340B reached out to Denise Crawford, CEO of FHC and asked her a few questions.

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Boarding a freighter in the Soo Locks to deliver 5 doses of COVID vaccine

briandhunt — Wed, 12 May 2021 15:49:00 +0000

SAULT STE. MARIE—In hard hats and safety vests, the two women shimmy up aluminum boarding ladders onto a converted World War II tanker.

The rumble of the ship’s 8,040-horsepower engine makes conversation near-impossible on this blue sky morning. But public health workers Charity Zimmerman, a nurse, and Jill Schaefer, a clerk, know the drill on these steel giants that travel through the Soo Locks, the iconic commercial squeeze point between lakes Huron and Superior.

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1,000 COVID-19 vaccines available at drive-thru clinic for Kalamazoo County residents

briandhunt — Sun, 09 May 2021 21:26:00 +0000

One thousand COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed during a drive-through clinic May 25.

The Family Health Center’s ‘A Thousand Shots of Love’ will put 1,000 shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of Kalamazoo County residents, a news release said.

From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 25, county residents can drive-through the clinic at the headquarters for Kalamazoo Regional Education Services Agency, 1819 E. Milham Ave., in Portage. The agency and Bronson Healthcare are partnering with Family Center Health for the clinic.

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Kalamazoo County sees rise in infant mortality despite overall decrease in Michigan

briandhunt — Mon, 03 May 2021 21:22:00 +0000

Michigan achieved a significant milestone in the state’s efforts to keep moms and babies safe: the infant mortality rate in 2019 was the lowest in recorded history.

Health experts said this meant that fewer Michigan infants had died before the age of one in 2019 than ever before.

“It has been one of the things we have been watching carefully because we know that the health of our infants overall relates to the health of our community,” Danielle Raymond, the Director of Women’s Services at Ascension Borgess Hospital, said.

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