Food Pantry Project Takes Health Care to Needy
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › December 25, 2007
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WASHINGTON -- An out-of-work David Thomas walked into a Milwaukee food pantry just seeking groceries. Thomas learned he was a stroke waiting to happen and got blood pressure medicine along with his bread.
Food pantries have long aimed to help heal hunger. A new project aims to see how well they can help heal high blood pressure, diabetes and other ailments, too.See the full content of this document
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Food Pantry Project Takes Health Care to Needy
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 Colu...See the full content of this document
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