July 25, 2019 3:35 a.m.
Umpqua Community Health Center is offering tours to families enrolled in the Children’s Institute’s Early Works Program, at its newly opened North Douglas County Family Medicine Clinic on August 1st.
A UCHC release said the tours are designed to provide health and wellness education, dampen fears commonly associated with clinic visits, and create awareness in the community for services that are offered at the facility. That clinic opened up earlier this month to address unmet healthcare needs in the region, according to the release.
UCHC’s Outreach and Enrollment staff will also be on hand to serve as a resource for community members who do not currently have health insurance to assist them with sign up.
KC Bolton, CEO of UCHC said the opportunity to interact with families is “yet another chance for us to engage, educate and in many ways demystify the experience patients have when they walk through our doors”.
According to the Children’s Institute, Early Works was launched in two Oregon communities – one of them being Yoncalla – to demonstrate a new approach to education and healthy development for young children and their families. The release said it is driven by parents, educators and partners in the community and grounded in what research has shown children and families need to thrive.
For more information about the new clinic, call 541-804-1717.