Mission: They offer their patients several health education programs that are structured to encourage disease prevention and management through beneficial lifestyle changes.
Who They Help: The people that the Center for High Blood Pressure serves those who have high blood pressure or are at risk of hypertension, high cholesterol, or diabetes.
Where:
The Greater Richmond chapter is located at:
1200 West Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23220
Phone: 804-359-9375
What: When the Center for High Blood Pressure treats the medically indigent, the entire community benefits:
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They relieve the financial burden on the community by providing care to people who have chronic conditions, preventing inevitable and costly outcomes.
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They provide prescription drugs for a nominal fee to people who need medications but could not otherwise afford them.
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They teach people with chronic health problems how to manage their lifestyles to improve overall wellness. This means they miss fewer days from work and employers reduce health-related productivity losses.
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They relieve the burden on full-service clinics by serving a targeted population with appropriate and efficient care.
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They reduce costly visits to hospital emergency rooms by people who are uninsured.
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They provide specialized care and free study medications for qualified individuals involved in our medically supervised research studies.