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Community
Youth Health Programs |
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Community
Build, Inc. Health Program targets youth to provide health education
and direct services to the Vermont Manchester Community. To better
serve the community, Community Build provides clinics and medical
centers with free mobile health services to residents. Besides direct
services, the program educates youth and young adults in the health
career field to increase their options for employment and careers.
Over 400 families have utilized the services provided by the mobile
Clinics within the community. Additionally, CBI operates an "Anti-Tobacco
Campaign" and workshops. The focus of this program is to increase
community awareness about advertising that promotes tobacco use and,
to empower youth to become advocates and leaders to promote positive
and healthy Lifestyles.
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Health Partnership include:
- Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles provides
free family planning services along with STD, Cervical and Breast
Cancer screenings.
- Hubert Humphrey Medical Center provides
a wide array of services for children and adults including Vaccinations,
Blood Pressure exams, Lead poison testing, TB, and more.
- South Central Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
Program is an on site Teen Clinic, which provides free family
planning, counseling and education services.
- Free assistance with applications for
Healthy Children and Healthy Families, a low or no cost publicly
sponsored health insurance program.
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