Peoples Health And Wellness Clinic

Programs: People's health and wellness clinic has been providing primary health care and wellness education to uninsured and underinsured central vermont residents who could not otherwise afford these services since 1994. Our services include primary medical care, mental health, oral health, body work and complementary health, diet and nutrition, and vision care. We are the regional contact for ladies first, providing screening for breast and cervical cancer as well as lifestyle coaching and memberships in weight loss programs for cardiovascular health for eligivle women. Even if you are insured, ladies first can fill gaps in coverage orprovide complementary services. Tobacco cessation counseling and nicotine replacement therapies are also provided, as well as screenings for alcohol and drug use. We also continue to provide navigation services for patients needing to sign up for health insurance through vermont health connect, whether it's for medicaid or commercial health insurance. In 2017 phwc served 543 unduplicated individuals, requiring 2289 patient interactions. 271 of these patients were new to the clinic. All of these patients were new to the clinic. We had 866 medical visits,281 medical consults, and 904 diagnostic tests. 112 individuals came for 155 dental hygiene visits and 99 referrals to dentists for treatment. We provided 160 pharmaceutical samples,immunizations, and vouchers, and wrote hundreds more prescriptions. Our services include screening all patients for eligibility in a variety of health insurance and assistance programs. We also helped many patients navigate the application process for a variety of programs including vermont health connect, medicaid, ladies first,and central vermont medical center - uvm health network and other hospitals' patient financial assistance programs. Through all these efferts, we were able to successfully enroll patients in medical assistance programs 134 times.