On October 20-23 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, CareNow LA will be offering free medical, dental, and vision care.
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Dental services: Cleanings, fillings, extractions, and other procedures
Vision services: Eye and vision exams, prescriptions and eyeglasses
Medical services: Medical exams and screenings, women’s health exams. Chiropractors, acupuncturists, and many other medical specialists will also be available.
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In order to receive free care, patients may pick up a wristband at the arena on October 16, 2011 at 1:00pm.
The Georgia Free Clinic Network is the statewide association of 104 free and charitable medical and dental clinics, which serve many of Georgia’s more than 1.7 million uninsured. They are staffed primarily by volunteers. Clinics are searchable by zip code, and contact info is provided.
Essential Resource: Sickday Safety Net
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Sickday Medical House Calls is a boutique medical house call service providing New York City residents with access to affordable, acute/urgent medical care delivered in the home, office or backstage at the theater. The company has a Safety Net program for uninsured members of the city’s creative community, which currently covers Manhattan but will be expanding to Brooklyn.
OCLA is a clinical teaching facility of the Southern California College of Optometry that offers comprehensive eye care for the community. Students work under close supervision and
provide eye care that includes vision care for the entire family, contact Lenses of all types, vision therapy to improve vision performance and function, low vision service for the visually impaired, diagnosis and treatment of medical eye conditions, special testing for unusual eye problems, including diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and other health conditions of the eye, and a large selection of eyewear.
Essential Resource: Find a Flu Shot
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Maxim Health Systems is committed to educating the public about the benefits of flu and pneumonia immunization and ensuring that the vaccine is widely accessible. Their site allows users to search for flue shot clinics with their zip codes. Contact information for nearby venues is provided.
Qliance is a medical practice that specializes in comprehensive primary, preventive and wellness care. Qliance charges a monthly fee ($49 to $79) for unrestricted, 7 day a week access to a Qliance provider, and features complete primary and preventive care coordination and management, 24-hour phone and email access to a physician, and on-site x-ray, laboratory and "first-fill" prescription drug dispensary.
<br />**Please note that Qliance is <b>not</b> insurance, and operates outside the insurance system. The practice does not bill insurance plans or receive payment from insurance carriers for the services provided.
Springboard is a nonprofit agency whose mission is to help self-employed creative people make a living in the 14 counties around the Twin Cities and into western Wisconsin. They administer the Artist Loan Fund, a low-interest revolving loan fund for artists; and the Emergency Relief Fund, which offers up to $500 to artists who have had a career-threatening calamity. In addition, maintains a free, online Guide to Healthcare for Artists that includes connections to Minnesota's insurance providers, low-cost clinics and programs, free screenings and alternative care providers. Springboard's Artists' Access to Healthcare program provides uninsured and underinsured artists with a $40 voucher to use for medical services at the N.I.P. Community Clinic in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Solantic offers urgent care, occupational medicine, digital X-rays, lab tests, Solantic Rx, and a variety of physicals and immunizations. Prices for all services are listed on the site.
The new Artist Clinic at Country Doctor Community Clinic offers affordable primary and preventive health services every Wednesday from 5:30pm–8:30pm to artists of all disciplines. Appointments can also be made at other times to accommodate varying schedules.
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinics provide comprehensive medical, dental and social services in communities throughout the Northwest incuding Toppenish, Yakima, Grandview, Spokane,Pasco and Walla Walla in Washington, and Hermiston, Woodburn and Portland in Oregon. Insurance including Medicaid, Medicare and Healthy Options (in WA) is accepted and a sliding fee scale based on income and family size is available.
