. announces mon hly clinic hours
BENTO HARBOR - The ments necessary: call for eligibil- in every Friday (except Novem- and every Thursday (except
Be C H al h D Ity r quirements. ber 28), from 9:00-11:00 a.m., November 27), from 2:0().4:00
rrien ounty e t epart- -SIckle Cell Clinic: Walk- at the Benton Harbor office: _ p.m., at the Niles office.
ment has announced it h-
eduled of clinic for the month
of ovember.
ichael ortimore, health
education director for the de­
partment said that all of the
rvice listed are offered each
month on a regular basis.
Some of the clinic require
the individual to ca.ll for an
appointment becau of eligibil­
ity requirement, while other
rvice are provided on a walk­
in basi at t time throughout
the month, ortimore said.
He al noted that for orne
of the clinic nominal fee are
charged and donation accepted
for others, but no one will be
denied rvice becau of in­
ability to pay.
The health department ha
three office: the main office
at 769 Pipe tone in Benton
Harbor, phone: 926-7121; 1205
orth Front Street in ile,
phone: 6 4-2800; and 425
Buf 0 Street in e Buffalo,
phone: 69-5220.
The clinic provided by the'
health department, their date
time location and other im­
portant information, are fol­
low for the month of overn-
ber: -
-Flmily Pllnning Clin c.Pro­
vided at the Benton Harbor and
Niles of (ice sites: eligibility re­
quirements - call for further
information and appointm nt.
-Pr nlncy Testin: Walk­
in every Monday. from 9:30-
11:00 a.m., and every Wed­
nesday, from 2:30-4:00 p.m.,
at the Benton Harbor office:
walk-in every Monday and
Thursday (except Nov mber
27), from 3:00-4:00 p.m., at the
Niles offlc .
-Blood Pressu re Scre ning:
All clinics are on a walk-in
basis: Monday, November 3,
from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., at the
Benton Harbor office: Wednes­
day, ovember 5, from 9:00
a.m.-1 :30 p.m., at St. John's
United Church of Christ
Frohne Hall, New Buffalo: Mon
day, November 10, from 9:00-
11 :00 a.m., at Visitor's Hos­
pital, Buchanan: and Monday,
Nov mber 17, from 9: 0-12:00
noon and 1 :00-4:00 p.m., at the
Niles office site.
-Immuniz .. tion Clinic: All
clinics are on a walk-in basis:
every Friday (except Nov mber
28), from 9:00-11:30 a.m., at
th B nton Harbor office: very
Thursday (except November
27), from 9:00-11:30 a.m., at
the Niles offic: every -third
Wednesday of the month,
November 19, from 9:00-11:30
a.m., at City Hall, New Buffalo.
-I nfant/WeII Ch ild: Pro-
vided at the B nton Harbor
and Niles office sites; eligibil­
ity requirements - call for
further information and appoint­
m nt.
-Plrenting Cllsses: Provided
each month at community sites:
pre-enrollment required - call
the Benton Harbor office for
addltonal Information.
ediclid H 11th Screening
(EPSDT): Provided at Benton
Harbor and Niles office sites:
appclntments required - for
additional lnformation call 926-
7121.
-Pren II Clin c: Provid d
at Berrien G neral Hospital,
B rrl n C nt r, the Mercy Am­
bulatory Care Clinic, and the
Benton Harbor office. Appoint-
al hOp
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-Alco ol/Drug Abu Coun­
ling: Pr vlded at th Benton
Harbor and Nil s office sites
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