Cahaba Valley Health Care - Vision and Dental Care for the Underserved in Jefferson and Shelby Counties

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Vision and Dental Care for the Underserved in Jefferson and Shelby Counties

Details: Thank you for donating to help our mission of providing access to health services for the underserved, primarily Hispanic Community, in Jefferson and Shelby Counties. As the video highlights, vision and dental care are the primary health services that CVHC provides. Vision screenings are performed by licensed optometrists, assisted by approximately 18 volunteers at each screening. We provide new reading glasses that have been donated or purchased. Because of our partnership with a local optician, we are able to fit patients at our screenings with custom made glasses. Dental triage is performed by volunteer dentists licensed to practice in the state of Alabama. Upon identifying people in need of further services, we coordinate care by referral to the CVHC Dental Clinic, Birmingham Health Care's Northside Dental Clinic, the UAB School of Dentistry, Jefferson County Health Department, Sarrell Dental Canter, or a member of our growing network of private dentists. An example of one recent CVHC patient is a diabetic 38 year old who needs a crown for broken tooth but cannot afford the cost of this procedure. This patient is unemployed and starting school on a Pell Grant. He will be studying HVAC systems. Please consider making an online donation today so that we can continue helping the underserved in Jefferson and Shelby Counties. Thank you.