[ShareTompkins] Fwd: Free Clinic offers Physical Therapy for dancers & musicians and Occupational Therapy

[Shira Golding]

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> From: IHA Outreach Coordinator <outreach at ithacahealth.org>
> Date: October 19, 2011 6:57:41 PM EDT
> To: HSC List Serve <TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu>
> Subject: Free Clinic offers Physical Therapy for dancers & musicians  
> and Occupational Therapy
> Reply-To: IHA Outreach Coordinator <outreach at ithacahealth.org>
>
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> October 19, 2011
> Ithaca Health Alliance Announces New Service at the Free Clinic
> ITHACA, NY – The Ithaca Health Alliance has recently arranged with  
> faculty from the physical therapy department at Ithaca College to  
> provide services to dancers and musicians once a month at the Free  
> Clinic. A professor from the College will offer the consultations to  
> artists in the community at no charge to recipients. Dancers and  
> musicians who have suffered an injury or those who experience  
> chronic pain are encouraged to call the Free Clinic for an  
> appointment.
> This new service from Ithaca College follows the long-standing  
> relationship between the College's occupational therapy program and  
> the Free Clinic, whereby occupational therapy graduate students and  
> faculty provide ongoing services to Clinic patients in need. The  
> occupational therapy program offers tools to improve activities of  
> daily living, including self-care, work, and leisure activities.
> Community members interested in either physical or occupational  
> therapy are welcome to use the Free Clinic, which is committed to  
> serving the needs of un- and underinsured residents of the region.  
> “These physical therapy services will be a great addition to our  
> growing list of adjuncts to primary care. We are grateful to Ithaca  
> College for its help in developing our programs,” said Bethany  
> Schroeder, the agency's Executive Director.
>
> About the Ithaca Health Alliance and Free Clinic
> Founded in 1997, the Ithaca Health Alliance offers community grants,  
> education and outreach, in addition to free health services through  
> the Clinic. The mission of the Ithaca Health Alliance is to  
> facilitate access to health care for all, with a focus on the needs  
> of un- and underinsured community members.
> The Ithaca Free Clinic, which began operation in 2006, was the first  
> free clinic in the United States to offer both conventional medical  
> care provided by volunteer physicians and other clinicians, and  
> holistic services provided by volunteer chiropractors,  
> acupuncturists, herbalists, massage therapists, and others. The  
> Clinic is currently the source of basic medical care for more than  
> 1,500 uninsured residents of Tompkins County and the surrounding  
> area. Call 607-330-1254 for more information regarding Clinic  
> services and hours of operation, or visit www.ithacahealth.org to  
> learn more about all of the programs of the Ithaca Health Alliance.
> The Ithaca Health Alliance is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
>
> Contact:
> Andrea Levine
> Outreach Coordinator
> Ithaca Health Alliance
> outreach at ithacahealth.org
> 607-330-1253
> fax 607-330-1194
>
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> Andrea Levine
> Outreach Coordinator
> Ithaca Health Alliance
> Office: 607.330.1253
> outreach at ithacahealth.org
> 521 W. Seneca St
> PO BOX 362
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> http://www.ithacahealth.org/
>
> Our mission is to facilitate access to health care for all, with a  
> focus on the needs of the uninsured.

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