Story Created:
Jun 7, 2007 at 12:03 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Jul 10, 2007 at 3:18 PM CDT
Check out our Show You Care special “Health Coverage for All.”
We've taken a closer look at the important role community health clinics and free medical clinics are playing in our communities. Nearly 47 million Americans are uninsured. But doctors and volunteers are making a difference here in eastern Iowa. Watch “Health Coverage for All” and find out how you can get involved with this health care crisis.
Upcoming Broadcast Times:
July 1, 2007 at 2p.m.
July 7, 2007 at 1:30p.m.
July 8, 2007 at 12p.m.
July 15, 2007 at 12:30p.m.
July 21, 2007 at 1:30p.m.
July 22, 2007 at 3p.m.
Additional information:
Community Health Free Clinic, Cedar Rapids http://www.communityhfc.org/
Helping Hands Ministry, Cedar Rapids http://www.ecc-cr.org/page5.html
Iowa City Free Medical Clinic http://www.freemedicalclinic.org/
English Channel Fundraiser, Iowa City http://www.freemedicalclinic.org/#News
Crescent Community Health Center, Dubuque http://www.crescentchc.org/
Waterloo and other Iowa clinics http://freeclinicsofiowa.org/locations.html
U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/005647.html
Iowa Policy Project http://www.iowapolicyproject.org/2005docs/050830-release-iowa.pdf
Governor Culver’s Health Care Plan http://www.chetculver.com/docs/health.pdf