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Better Health for Americans Russell tries to stay healthy and manages his diabetes as best he can. But like too many Americans - he lost his job and health insurance during the economic downturn.
02/19/10
Voices from the Field: Hartford One-Day Free Clinic 1,000 Uninsured Americans Treated at One-Day Free Clinic. AmeriCares medical director helped people in need of health care at the event. Read more.
02/10/10
AmeriCares Awarded Grant to Increase Medical Aid Across the United States To increase access to quality health care for Americans, the GE Foundation - the philanthropic organization of GE - awarded a $650,000 grant to AmeriCares. Learn more.
01/07/10
AmeriCares to Double Aid in the United States AmeriCares is doubling aid to U.S. clinics for the health crisis. $40 million worth of medical donations will help the poor and uninsured. Read more.
12/01/09
AmeriCares Sends Emergency Aid in Response to Hurricane Ida and Severe Floods In response to Hurricane Ida, AmeriCares has launched emergency relief efforts in El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Mexico and the U.S. Gulf Coast. Read more.
11/10/09
What You Need to Know About Swine Flu What You Need to Know About the Prevention and Treatment of Swine Flu: Q & A with Dr. Frank J. Bia, AmeriCares Medical Director and Yale Professor of Infectious Disease
11/05/09
AmeriCares Helps Children Fight Swine Flu As we move further into the school year and closer to flu season, AmeriCares is working hard to protect students and families against H1N1 and related infections. Learn more.
09/22/09
AmeriCares and Health Care Reform AmeriCares restores health and saves lives for people in need around the world and here at home. While AmeriCares is an apolitical organization, and has been since our founding in 1982, we are committed to improving the health of people throughout the United States. We are encouraged by the recent public debate about improving access to medical care for all Americans.
09/02/09
Senator Chris Dodd Visits AmeriCares Free Clinic As health care reform continues to top the national agenda, staff from AmeriCares Free Clinics recently met with U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn, to discuss the growing need for free health care services for the uninsured. Learn more and find out what you can do to help.
08/04/09
AmeriCares Staff Working in Katrina-Affected Areas to Prepare for Hurricane Season AmeriCares working in Katrina-affected areas to prepare for hurricanes. Nearly 30 facilities to be assessed for medical needs and disaster readiness. Read more.
07/15/09
AmeriCares Donates Mobile Clinic to Free Vaccination Program AmeriCares is donating a mobile clinic to the Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, allowing the hospital to continue a highly successful immunization program that has vaccinated more than 55,000 children against dangerous childhood diseases. Read more.
05/29/09
AmeriCares sent medical and infection control supplies to help several American clinics with Swine Flu. Some report patients with flu symptoms. Others are taking precautions as they are not far from Mexico where the outbreak has been severe.
05/11/09
AmeriCares is sending medical and infection control supplies to help several Texas clinics with Swine Flu. Some report patients with flu symptoms. Others are taking precautions as they are not far from Mexico where the outbreak has been severe.
04/28/09
AmeriCares Celebrates National Volunteer Week AmeriCares volunteers are a meaningful part of our team and are important to our success. Each year over 4,000 volunteers work in various capacities in one of our three community programs or in our headquarters, contributing their time and talent to our programs.
04/20/09
Demand Soars at Health Clinics Serving America’s Uninsured All across the United States, AmeriCares helps the uninsured by donating medicines and supplies to more than 150 health clinics and centers.
03/20/09
AmeriCares Aids Survivors of Deadly Ice Storm AmeriCares sends Ice Storm Survivors in the Midwest Emergency Aid including wool blankets and bottled water. Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas and Southern Illionois crippled by deadly storm.
02/04/09
AmeriCares Helping Ike Survivors for the Long Haul With at least five health clinics devastated by flooding due to Hurricane Ike, AmeriCares Mobile Medical Clinic and crew are committed to remaining in the Galveston-Houston region of Texas for at least a month, if not longer. An emergency power generator, relief supplies and emergency response specialists have been sent to the hardest hit areas.
09/18/08
Aiding the Gulf Coast after Gustav As Hurricane Gustav battered the Gulf Coast, AmeriCares was there to face the storm with emergency response expertise. AmeriCares traveled toward the storm-ravaged areas to assess the damage and provide much-needed relief, while New Orleans and Baton Rouge residents were safely evacuated.
09/16/08
AmeriCares Sends Help to Hurricane Ike Survivors In the wake of Hurricane Ike’s landfall in the Galveston-Houston region, AmeriCares is sending relief supplies and emergency response specialists to the hardest hit areas.
09/14/08
Hurricane Ike Strikes Texas; AmeriCares Ready to Help AmeriCares emergency response team has closely monitored Hurricane Ike as it reached Houston, Galveston and the Gulf Coast. Using lessons learned from Katrina, we have already sent emergency response and logistics staff as well as a fully equipped mobile health clinic to the Galveston area.
09/13/08
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