Building A Strong, Healthy Community

Free Health Screening
Next  clinic date is: Saturday, May 19, 2012

 

The Open Door Clinic at St. Wilfrid’s provides free medical screening, health education, and supplemental services.

Currently located in the basement of St. Wilfrid’s Church in Camden, NJ the clinic is open the third Saturday every month providing free health screenings, health information, and bags of food.

We want to do more. We need to do more.

                    We need your help.
Because we believe…

…that health care is a right, not a privilege.
…in diversity and respect cultural and linguistic differences.
…in promoting education/wellness to support healthy people.

Our mission…

Open Door Clinic at St. Wilfrid’s, in collaboration with strategic partners, seeks to offer medical services to uninsured and economically disadvantaged people in Camden City and surrounding areas to help meet their needs.

To accomplish our mission we plan to offer:

  • Medical screenings
    Including blood pressure; height, weight, & BMI; heart & lung; blood sugar levels; dermatology; eye; podiatry, and dental screenings.
  • Health education
    Including information on nutrition, obesity, diabetes, prenatal, hypertension, malnutrition, parenting, and ESL with emphasis on medical language.
  • Supplemental services
    Including record keeping; referrals; social work to connect people with services; and hunger/food matters.

 

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