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Food Pantries also Take Healthcare to the Poor in the US
Outlets that aim to feed the poor would also seek to offer them some free medical counseling and rudimentary care.
It's part of a growing movement to offer medical care for the poor and uninsured in the places where they regularly gather.
"We're taking a window of opportunity approach," says Bill Solberg, director of community services for Columbia St. Mary's Hospital in Milwaukee, which co-founded the food pantry project. "We know we can see these people once a month."
Despite an increasing number of free medical clinics, treatment is hard for the needy to track down. That's especially true for the top health problems in the U.S. - high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol - that require ongoing care even when the person feels no symptoms if they're to avoid heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and amputations.
Clinics require a special trip, a long wait, perhaps a babysitter, annoyances for the well-to-do but huge obstacles for someone who must take three buses to reach the doctor or who loses a day of pay for the time off.
Consequently, "they only come when they're out of medicines or have symptoms. It's so frustrating," says Dr. Jim Sanders of the Medical College of Wisconsin.
So specialists increasingly are seeking other ways to address glaring disparities in U.S. health care, by taking care directly to where the people who need it most hang
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