<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">IHA Outreach Coordinator <<a href="mailto:outreach@ithacahealth.org">outreach@ithacahealth.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">October 19, 2011 6:57:41 PM EDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">HSC List Serve <<a href="mailto:TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu">TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Free Clinic offers Physical Therapy for dancers & musicians and Occupational Therapy</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">IHA Outreach Coordinator <<a href="mailto:outreach@ithacahealth.org">outreach@ithacahealth.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.5in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 5pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.5in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 5pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">October 19, 2011</span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.5in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 5pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Ithaca Health Alliance Announces New Service at the Free Clinic</span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.5in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 5pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">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.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.5in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 5pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">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.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.5in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 5pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">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.<br><br></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.5in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 5pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">About the Ithaca Health Alliance and Free Clinic</span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.5in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 5pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">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.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.5in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 5pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">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<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u><span style="color: blue; "><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.ithacahealth.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.ithacahealth.org</a></span></u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to learn more about all of the programs of the Ithaca Health Alliance.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.5in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 5pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">The Ithaca Health Alliance is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.<br><br></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: -0.5in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 5pt; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Contact:<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><br>Andrea Levine<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>Outreach Coordinator<br>Ithaca Health Alliance<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></span><u><span style="color: blue; "><a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:outreach@ithacahealth.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">outreach@ithacahealth.org</a></span></u><span><br></span>607-330-1253<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></span>fax 607-330-1194</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-top: 0in; "><span> </span></p><br><br><br><br><div class="moz-signature">--<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Andrea Levine<br>Outreach Coordinator<br>Ithaca Health Alliance<br>Office: 607.330.1253<br><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:outreach@ithacahealth.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">outreach@ithacahealth.org</a><br>521 W. Seneca St<br>PO BOX 362<br>Ithaca, NY 14850<br><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.ithacahealth.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.ithacahealth.org/</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br><i>Our mission is to facilitate access to health care for all, with a focus on the needs of the uninsured.</i></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>