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Naloxone Outreach Project

Location: Various locations in Berks County.

This project aims to help reduce the number of opioid-related overdoses in Berks County by increasing the amount of naloxone distributed to the area. We will be staffing information tables in areas of high need to try to increase the amount of Naloxone kits distributed in the area. During these events, we hope to spread awareness about opioid-related overdoses in Berks County and possibly do blood pressure screenings as well. We plan to work closely with COCA and other community organizations to help address opioid-related overdoses in Berks County. We also hope to work with local health care providers to spread naloxone resources to more health clinics in the area.

Vaccine Hesitancy

Location: Reading Hospital OB/GYN Clinic, 1040 Reed Ave. Suite 4, Wyomissing, PA 19610 (View Map)

This project works to counsel patients in the OB/GYN waiting room regarding the importance of vaccinations in pregnancy. Students administer a brief questionnaire regarding vaccinations and gear discussions based on scoring (opposed/unsure/agreeable). We then provide information/follow-up as needed.

LGBT Center of Greater Reading

Location: LGBT Center of Greater Reading, 640 Centre Ave., Reading, Pennsylvania 19601 (View Map)

This project aims to provide critical clinical care and health education support to members of the LGBTQ+ community and people living in the surrounding area in the city of Reading. Students help run health fairs, presentations and monthly wellness visits.

No One Dies Alone (NODA)

Location: Reading Hospital, 420 S 5th Ave, West Reading, PA 19611 (View Map)

NODA works with the Reading Hospital and local community to connect with patients who are in the active process of passing away and who may not have anyone else there with them. Volunteers will spend time with patients as a comfort partner and will be present to listen to their stories, talk with them, and/or provide basic comfort measures. The project’s goal is to help the patients, their families, and other staff find comfort in the fact that these individuals will not be alone in passing.

Neurology Screening (Project at HRM Clinic)

Location: Hope Rescue Mission, 645 N. 6th St., Reading, PA 19601 (View Map)

The HOP Neurology Screening Project offers neurological and neuromuscular exams as part of the Hope Rescue Mission Clinic. Given that obesity is very prevalent in Berks County, we hope to screen for the many neurological complications associated with disorders caused by obesity such as diabetes and hypertension. These debilitating complications include radiculopathy, diabetic neuropathy and wounds, seizures, sciatica, and neuromuscular dysfunction. We believe that these conditions are often either missed or left untreated and by offering screening, we hope to identify these issues and direct patients to the care they deserve. In addition to screening, the project will also provide resources to help manage and treat these conditions. Medical students will be providing screenings under the supervision of physicians and will have the opportunity to master an essential examination.

Street Medicine Telehealth (Project at HRM Clinic)

Location: Hope Rescue Mission, 645 N. 6th St., Reading, PA 19601 (View Map)

Street Medicine Tower Health expanded its practice to include virtual visits from its new telehealth kiosk at Hope Rescue Mission Shelter. The Street Medicine Telehealth volunteer program at Hope Rescue Mission will serve people experiencing homelessness in Reading by:

• Increasing accessibility to health care
• Improving continuity of care
• Complementing the services of in-person Street Medicine

Students will be on site, with doctors calling in virtually. Students will be responsible for taking vitals and performing basic physical examinations (inspection, auscultation, ear exam).

Screening Eye Examination (Project at HRM Clinic)

Location: Hope Rescue Mission, 645 N. 6th St., Reading, PA 19601 (View Map)

The HOP Mobile Screening Eye Examination Project (SEE) provides free eye screenings at Hope Rescue Mission and other sites around Berks County. We administer high-quality basic eye screenings to the underserved communities in our surrounding area. Our examinations include tests for visual acuity, visual field, colorblindness, macular degeneration, glaucoma, retinopathies, cataracts, brain tumors and neurological conditions. The breadth of pathologies we can detect at this project and the ocular health education that we provide for our patients will have a far-reaching impact on the general eye health and wellbeing of the populations we serve. Please join us in serving our community and promoting general eye health throughout Berks County.