Graham County Department of Public Health


 

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Hilltop Healthcare is a free clinic that is offered to the residents of Graham County each Wednesday from 9am to 1pm.  The clinic is staffed with a Registered Nurse and a Family Nurse Practitioner along with volunteers of various backgrounds and disciplines.  The clinic treats blood pressure issues, diabetes, lab testing as well as acute problems.

Individuals cannot have any form of insurance and must meet the income guidelines for free clinics.

For further information, please feel free to contact the program coordinator Monday –Thursday 7:45am to 4:45pm:

Cyndi Postell, RN
21 South Main Street
Robbinsville, NC  28771
Phone:  828-479-7900 ext. 2624
Fax:  828-479-6956
Email:  Cyndi.postell@graham.nc.gov

Margaret Tolley, FNP, works as the mid-level provider.  She is responsible for assessments and writing of all prescriptions, lab orders and referrals to any specialty clinics.  Margaret has been a FNP since 1995 with experience in fields such as Emergency Room Care, Urgent Care, family practice care, and is currently working in the gastrological field.

 

 

 

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Smart Growth America Workshop

Pleasejoin us for a free technical assistance workshop, sponsored by the GrahamCounty Health Department & the Region 1 Community Transformation Grant(CTG) Project, titled Implementing Smart Growth 101.  The workshop will beheld on April 2-3, 2013 at the Healthful Living Center.  For moreinformation, click here: http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/email/newsletter/1411669707.  Don't forget to register here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TMNFQ86



Child Care Providers: Whooping Cough is on the Rise!

Whooping Cough is Serious!

Whooping cough (pertussis) is serious at any age, but islife-threatening to newborns and infants who have not completed the series of

vaccinations that would protect them from whooping cough. Each yearhundreds of infants are hospitalized for whooping cough.

Some infants die from it.

Have questions?

Contact your healthcare provider or visit

www.immunize.nc.gov/family/vaccines/pertussis.htm




Free Clinic Open

Wednesdays

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