St. Joseph's/Candler's
Savannah, Ga.
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The St. Joseph's/Candler's African-American Community Health Initiative, including the The African-American Health Information & Resource Center (AAHIRC), seeks to partner with community groups/organizations to reduce the incidence of health conditions that adversely affect African-Americans by utilizing education, screenings and networking by community citizens on a grass-roots level.
The programs objectives are to:
- Collaborate with the community to improve health care awareness among African-Americans through marketing efforts, informational sessions, health screenings, seminars, health expos and educational materials.
- Enhance the delivery of health care to African-Americans by improving the understanding of the medical community to cultural barriers and by developing a dedicated process to ensure referrals to medical services in the community.
- Develop a sense of pride and commitment in the community toward staying healthy.
- Reduce the incidence of health conditions that adversely affect African-Americans.
AAHIRC conducts health screenings and sponsors events specifically targeted to the African-American community's health care concerns and the general public.
Additional services:
- Internet access
- Training facility for computer classes
- Screening/consultation room
- Media center
- Compact disk and audiocassette library
- CareCall
- Case management
- Ladies Living Smart Fitness Club
- Lupus support group