On Sunday, March 5, 2011, dozens of OHSU students volunteered their time to provide free health screenings for Oregonians who are uninsured as part of the annual student-led Cover the Uninsured Week. The Health Screening Fair offered blood pressure checks, general medical exams, diabetes screening, haircuts and dental exams Almost 300 people received services that […]
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Uninsured In The Mississippi Delta
In one of the most impoverished and uninsured areas in the US, the inhabitants of the Mississippi Delta grapple daily with an impossible dilemma: do they put food on the table or life-saving medicine in the cabinet? More about Uninsured in the Mississippi Delta from filmmaker Katie Falkenberg At a time when the health care […]