| WHAT: | Affinia Healthcare is holding a special health fair for members of the immigrant community as part of its comprehensive mission to increase access to healthcare for all. Affinia Healthcare is partnering with the St. Louis Vietnamese Community to host this health fair. Services offered will include: health screenings, dental care, physicals, behavioral health referrals, community resources, and Medicaid application assistance. Affinia Healthcare, previously known as Grace Hill Health Center, was founded in 1906 to serve immigrants arriving in St. Louis. Serving this community remains a priority for the community health center. |
| WHEN: | 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, August 27 |
| WHERE: | Affinia Healthcare 1717 Biddle St. St. Louis, MO 63106 |
About Affinia Healthcare
Affinia Healthcare is a dynamic and transformative health center, providing affordable primary and preventive health care located in St. Louis, Missouri. Affinia Healthcare is a community health center, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and is accredited through The Joint Commission and NCQA organizations. Affinia Healthcare serves over 43,700 people per year, of whom more than 90 percent have incomes under 100 percent of the federal poverty level. Approximately 70 percent of patients served are Black or African American, 11 percent are Hispanic/Latinx, and over 4,000 are un-housed.
The Affinia Healthcare Foundation depends on a wide array of funding sources and individual donor contributions to care for the most vulnerable and disenfranchised in our community. To make a donation to the Affinia Healthcare Foundation, visit www.affiniahealthcare.org/donate.
For more information about Affinia Healthcare, call 314-814-8700, or visit www.affiniahealthcare.org.
