Norfolk clinic run by EVMS doctors provides free services for the underserved, people without insurance
Posted at 9:10 PM, Feb 10, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-10 22:21:30-05
NORFOLK, Va. â Inside the Norfolk Public Health Department is a free clinic run by student doctors at Eastern Virginia Medical School.
Theyâve been in the community since 2011, but now more than ever itâs important for people to know where they are and how the clinic can help.
When some people lose their jobs, their health insurance disappears, but their health concerns are still the same. Even with Medicaid expansion, there are still people who don t qualify,â says Danielle Long. Sheâs in charge of patient outreach at the HOPES Clinic.
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American Red Cross offers online courses
American Red Cross
and last updated 2021-01-19 08:32:27-05
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. â The American Red Cross now offers an expanded variety of online courses, including CPR/First Aid/AED training.
The CPR training is given through an award-winning video simulation that requires the participant to interact. For example, it requires the participant to click the screen 30 times at a certain rate to simulate chest compressions.
Michelle Ellis Young, the Executive Director for the Coastal Virginia chapter of Red Cross, says theyâre seeing an increase in participants during COVID-19 and an increase in employers looking to train their workforce.