Free Pediatric Health Clinic Helps Many

San Fernando Valley Jaycees & Child Development Institute help kids at pediatric health clinic. Several illnesses diagnosed..
 
July 12, 2011 - PRLog -- Canoga Park, CA, July 12th, 2011 – On Saturday, July 9th, the San Fernando Valley Jaycees partnered with several local organizations to provide free pediatric health services to those in the San Fernando Valley.
   The free screenings were held at the new Child Development Institute’s Learning Center in Canoga Park. Other partners included Providence Tarzana Medical Center and Pediatric Acute Care Medical. Over 100 volunteers gave their time and services to provide a full spectrum of health services, including thirteen individual screening stations.
   Doctors treated one child suffering from an ear infection, one suffering from hearing loss, and a few children with development challenges.
   “Good access to health care and prevention are really the main goals of this event”, said Kelly Merkel, Vice President of Marketing and Communications for the San Fernando Valley Jaycees and co-chair of the event. Said Vahid Khorsand, chair of the event and Treasurer of the San Fernando Valley Jaycees, “A community wide collaboration to provide health services is great way to reach those most in need.”
   The collaboration included Los Angeles City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis P. Zine, California Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield, West Valley Medical Partners, Mead Johnson Nutrition, and Abbott Nutrition.
   This marked the second time the San Fernando Valley Jaycees partnered to facilitate a free health clinic. A 2010 collaboration with Providence Tarzana Medical Center treated over 300 patients.

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The San Fernando Valley Jaycees is an energetic, innovative, and effective organization comprising current and emerging leaders between the ages of 21 and 40 who are dedicated to impacting the future through networking, leadership development, and community service. For more information, visit www.sfvjaycees.org.
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