Importance of Community Health Clinics

Community health clinics are beneficial because they service less-fortunate residents of the city. With rising unemployment and health care costs, these residents need affordable, high-quality care.

Newly Unemployed

• When a person loses his job, he often loses his health benefits along with it. He is already under great stress, so when he visits the community health clinic, some of his burden can be relieved.

Senior Citizens

• Medicare and private insurance doesn't always cover all of a senior citizen's prescription expenses. When a senior visits a community health clinic, he'll receive compassion, as well as the medications he needs.

Low-Income Families

• With the increase of the working poor in our country, low-income families struggle to stay on a budget and pay bills. In many cases, their jobs don't offer health insurance, so the community health clinic provides affordable care to them.

Homeless

• The homeless benefit from community health care, especially in clinics that provide free services. Some clinics reach out to the homeless by giving them medicine, counseling, free meals and help in searching for jobs.

College Students

• Students who work part-time jobs while in school may not have health insurance, so the community health clinics are very beneficial. Some clinics even offer student discounts.