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In addition to its teaching mission, OU-COM provides
high-quality medical care to a service area that
extends throughout Southeastern Ohio. The Community
Health Programs office, through outreach efforts,
facilitates the OU-COM missions of service,
education and community. Our outreach provides
access to health care for many who would, otherwise,
not receive care in this underserved Appalachian
region. .
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Mobile Unit
History
Community Service Programs (CSP) grew out of the
Childhood Immunization Program (CHIP) that began in
1994. The multi-county CHIP program, which travels
to isolated rural areas in a 40-foot van, was
designed to reach children in 21 Southeast Ohio
counties. As the program grew, so grew the
realization that many other unmet health needs exist
in our area. As a result, Community Service Programs
was formed in early 1996 to help meet these needs. A
second mobile unit was added in 2001, allowing
additional services to be offered in Southeastern
Ohio counties. Last year the Community Service
Programs office at OU-COM provided thousands of
dollars worth of free or low cost health care
services to the residents of the area. In 2006
Community Service Programs was renamed to Community
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| Programs
Provided |
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The
Childhood Immunization Program (CHIP)
- increases
immunization rates in rural and underserved
communities in 21 Ohio counties, providing
immunizations for children ages 0-18 since 1994,
- provides adult
immunizations for flu and Hepatitis B, and
- is funded by the
Ohio Department of Health.
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The
Healthy Adult Project (HAP)
- has served
adults in 10 Southeastern Ohio counties since
May 2001,
- provides breast
and cervical screenings and education for women,
- provides blood
pressure, glucose and cholesterol screenings and
referrals for adults, and
- is funded by the
Columbus Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast
Cancer Foundation and by the statewide Breast
and Cervical Cancer Project.
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The Well
Child Programs
- have provided
services to children and pregnant women in
Athens County since July 2000,
- offer health
education and assessments, financial support,
and referrals for qualifying children and
pregnant women, and
- are funded by
the Ohio Department of Health.
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AmeriCorps / ComCorps
- has served
children and families in Athens County since
August 2000,
- provides health
education programs, screenings, and access to
health care for thousands of individuals, and
- is funded by the
Corporation for National Service through the
Ohio Community Service Council.
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Physical
Clinics are available
- for children of
Head Start,
- for school bus
drivers through the HAP program in cooperation
with area schools in three counties,
- for sports
physicals for hundreds of area youth each year,
and
- for children
participating in the Kids on Campus program.
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The
Pediatric Behavioral Program
- provides Early
Childhood Mental Health screening and referrals
for Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
and other behavioral disorders.
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The Baby Steps Health
Program offers
- support and
education for high risk patients,
- education about
pregnancy, delivery, post-partum issues and baby
care,
- assistance with
signing up for WIC and Health Start,
- counseling
regarding financial concerns during pregnancy.
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