Since 2007, Louisiana Primary Care Association (LPCA) has served as a host site for Henry Schein, Inc.'s Healthy Children, Healthy Lifestyles Access to Care Screening Program through Henry Schein Cares, the corporation’s global responsibility program.  Louisiana was one of five host sites for the program which served over 2,000 youth that year.  Henry Schein Cares strives to address the disparities in care between the affluent and those with fewer resources, and develop solutions that meet the needs of community-based healthcare professionals. The Healthy Children, Healthy Lifestyles Program is one such initiative in that area.

This year LPCA will be partnering with the Children’s Coalition for Northeast Louisiana to host the “Healthy Children, Healthy Lifestyles Access to Care Screening Program” during their annual “Start School Right Children’s Resources and Health Fair.”  Youth participants will have the opportunity to be screened for medical conditions and risk factors such as asthma, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, oral health, and vision. Healthcare volunteers will also educate the children and their parents about ways to prevent and treat these health conditions, and assist them in locating a primary care provider where they can receive consistent care if they do not have a regular "medical home."

Healthy Children, Healthy Lifestyles 2009 is scheduled to take place at the Monroe Civic Center, on Saturday, August 8, 2009.  Doors open at 10am.

For more information on how to participate in this event, including assisting as a clinical volunteer, please contact Ashley N. Pugh, Community HealthCorps Program Coordinator via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or via phone at 225-927-7662 ext 212. 

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