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Family First Health to Host AIDS Memorial Cleanup Day at Albemarle Park
WHEN: Saturday, November 16
TIME: 10 am
WHAT: The Caring Together Program at Family First Health is cleaning up the AIDS Memorial at Albemarle Park. A re-opening ceremony will be held on December 2, 2013 in commemoration of World AIDS Day
WHERE: AIDS Memorial at Albemarle Park
Albemarle, Edison & Lehman Streets
York, PA
ON SITE CONTACT:
Carrie Prowell
cprowell@familyfirsthealth.org
717-801-4825
BACKGROUND: Family First Health, serving York and Adams Counties, has the Caring Together program, a collaborative partnership of Family First Health and WellSpan Health, that provides a seamless system of coordinated, high quality care for people who are HIV positive so they can easily access the services they need. In FY 2012, Family First Health served 581 clients with HIV, including 54 new clients, and administered 3,449 HIV screenings. Rapid HIV screening has been integrated into routine medical visits at all Family First Health locations.
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About Family First Health
Founded in 1970, York Health Corporation, now Family First Health, is a non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center dedicated to providing a broad range of primary health, dental care and social services at its sites on South George Street in York, Hannah Penn Middle School, Lewisberry, Hanover and Gettysburg. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, Family First Health offers a reduced fee program for the uninsured and accepts most other health insurances. For more information regarding the programs and services offered through Family First Health, please visit the Web site at www.familyfirsthealth.org. Se habla español.