Fighting Hunger with Health Presented by: Laura Hale, Executive Director, VCCU, and Peter Youngbaer, Executive Director, People’s Health & Wellness Clinic

Who Are We? A coalition of 10 free clinic programs and 4 dental programs What Do We Do? On-site care and/or referral to medical homes Assistance with prescriptions, sliding fee scales, hospital charity care programs and other health needs Enrollment with Ladies First and Healthy Lifestyles programs Enrollment assistance with VT Health Connect programs

How Health Fights Hunger Lowering healthcare costs increases assets Medical homes offer wrap around services Healthcare and nutrition work hand in hand Improved quality of life

Barriers to Healthcare Navigating complex medical systems, including Vermont Health Connect Finding practitioners who have openings and take Medicaid Affordability of care and prescriptions Limited access to mental health, dental, and substance abuse treatment

How We Can Help Provide one on one assistance identifying eligible programs and enrollment Knowledge of local providers and assistance making appointments Access to low cost prescriptions, dentures, and hospital charity care programs Mental health clinics in 5 of our free clinic program and substance use screening

Collaboration examples: –People’s Health & Wellness Clinic and CVMC –Bennington Free Clinic location –Open Door Clinic’s migrant farm worker services –Health Access Program at UVM Medical Center denture program How can we work with you? Let’s Collaborate!

Get in Touch Bennington Free Clinic 601 Main St, Bennington Phone: (802) Good Neighbor Health Clinic & Red Logan Dental Clinic 70 North Main Street White River Jct Medical Clinic Phone: (802) Dental Clinic Phone: (802) Health Assistance Program at UVM Medical Center 128 Lakeside Avenue, Burlington Phone: (802) Referral Services Only Health Connections at Gifford 44 South Main Street, Randolph Phone: (802) Referral Services Only Open Door Clinic 100 Porter Drive, Middlebury Phone: (802) People ’ s Health & Wellness Clinic 553 North Main Street, Barre Phone: (802) Putney Community Health Connections 54 Kimball Hill, 2nd floor, Putney Phone: (802) Referral Services Only Rutland Free Clinic 145 State St, Rutland Phone: (802) Valley Health Connections 268 River St, Springfield Phone: (802) Referral Services Only Windsor Community Health Clinic at Mt. Ascutney Hospital 289 County Rd, Windsor Phone: (802) Referral Services Only VT Coalition of Clinics for the Uninsured Administrative Office PO Box 113, Burlington, VT Phone: