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FHC Honors Moses Walker, Co-Founder and Healthcare Champion
Family Health Center today issued the following statement on the passing of Moses L. Walker, co-founder of the clinic and an advocate for all people to have access to quality healthcare: Family Health Center’s Board, leadership and staff together mourn the loss of Moses L. Walker, who passed away on Jan. 16. He was a…
Read MoreMental Health Event Strives to Break Stigma
Family Health Center focuses on the health of the whole person–physical and emotional. That’s why we’re a proud partner in Breaking The Stigma, the African American Mental Health Symposium. This event takes place on Thursday, May 2, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 120 Roberson St., Kalamazoo. This one-day event is…
Read MoreFHC Employee Wins Car in United Way Sweepstakes
When Mary Lewis received her hard-earned bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University on December 15, she thought that would be the highlight of her month. Turns out she has two great things to celebrate. Lewis, Practice Director at Family Health Center, is this year’s United Way Sweepstakes automobile winner. She was chosen at random from…
Read MoreFHC Says It’s #okaytobekind
Don’t be surprised if someone buys you a coffee or helps pay for your groceries with a $5 bill and an encouraging hashtag. It’s all part of an effort by staff at Family Health Center to do random acts of kindness in the community. At recent staff meetings, FHC employees received $5 bills with the…
Read MoreThe Bash Is Back! Back To School Bash Set for Aug. 17
Family Health Center’s ninth annual Back To School Bash will help local children get ready for school in a fun way while making sure their immunizations are up to date. The event happens Friday, Aug. 17, from noon to 5 p.m. “Students who aren’t fully immunized may be kept out of school. Not only does…
Read MoreHealthy Michigan Patients: Complete Your Health Risk Assessment by March 31
Up to 20,000 Michigan residents, including as many as 6,000 in the Kalamazoo area, could lose their Medicaid expansion health insurance coverage if they don’t complete a health risk assessment by the end of March. “Without immediate action, hundreds of patients in the Kalamazoo area may lose their health insurance coverage under Healthy Michigan,” said…
Read MoreGazelle Sports Foundation Makes Wellness Grant to FHC
Our deepest thanks go to the Gazelle Sports Foundation, which recently awarded a grant to Family Health Center to make exercise equipment and wellness programs available to families in the Edison Neighborhood. FHC was one of five recipients of grants totaling $25,000. Read more about the grants here. Image: Sura Nualpradid/freedigitalphotos.net
Read MorePublic Media Network Spotlights Mobile Clinic
Public Media Network‘s cable program, K-12 360, stopped by the Paterson campus to report on Family Health Center’s mobile health clinic. Check out the interview with Denise Crawford and a video tour of the unit here.
Read MorePaterson Clinic Renamed Moses L. Walker Building
Moses Walker thought he was going out for a quiet dinner with his family. Instead, two hundred people showed up and literally helped put his name up in lights. Walker, a prominent community leader and champion of social justice, was visibly moved as Family Health Center surprised him on Oct. 27, 2017, with a ceremony…
Read More1,000-plus Attend Back To School Bash
More than 1,000 area young people and their families laughed, played, ate and drank Friday while receiving items and information they will need for a successful year in school. That — along with making sure youngsters are properly immunized against diseases — was the mission of the Family Health Center’s 2017 Back To School Bash.…
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