The Dental Bus made a stop at Alliance on Saturday June 18th and was filled with volunteers and patients upon arrival. The North Carolina Baptist Men's Dental Bus made a stop at Alliance in order to give patients the ability to receive dental care. With the help of volunteer dentists and their assistants the Dental Bus was able to see 21 patients on Saturday. These patients had procedures from filings to extractions, which will help with the underlying health issues, especially in the diabetic patient population. With the great need for dental care in the community and very few resources, programs like this are vital ministries. If you know anyone (dentists, dental assistants, sponsors or translators) who would like to help make more visits of the dental bus possible please let us know!
Partnership for Diabetic Patients
This past Saturday, June 25, Alliance Medical Ministry and the Diabetes Center at Duke Raleigh Hospital had the pleasure of partnering together to conduct a Diabetes Management Program. This program aims to educate patients on how to live life with diabetes in a healthy and fulfilling way.
Patients gathered at Alliance and heard a presentation from Jenny Koinis, a Certified Diabetes Educator, about nutrition, physical activity, and the best ways to control blood sugar. For lunch, a healthy cooking demonstration was provided by Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator, Maria Tucker. Maria prepared a delicious Asian stir-fry served with brown rice and fruit salad with Greek yogurt. Not only did she cook a great lunch, she also gave participants in the class healthy cooking tips so they could continue to make wise food choices. The patients now have the knowledge on how to keep making healthy dishes that are quick, easy, and taste great!
Thank you to the Diabetes Center at Duke Raleigh for your continued partnership with Alliance Medical Ministry and for your investment in our patients!
Free Medications for our Patients
For the month of March, we distributed more than $134,000 worth of free medications to our patients through our Patient Assistance Program. Your support makes this possible! Thank you!
Power Up The Purple Pod with Band Together
As you know, many working people have no health insurance and therefore, are without proper healthcare. This can create a really tough scenario for families. Watch this short video to see how Alliance Medical Ministry, Band Together and Wake Med are making a difference. And YOU can too! Buy a ticket, make a donation, buy or donate a silent auction item...Video compliments of our good friends at Fruition Film.
Alliance Encourages Other Health Nonprofits to Apply for the GSK Impact Award
At the end of 2009, Alliance Medical Ministry was the reciepent of the GSK Impact Award. A gift of $40,000 given with the recognition, helped the Ministry expand services in 2010. Sean Harrison, Executive Director, spoke about the impact and encouraged other health nonprofits to apply last Friday on News 14. Check out the interview and encourage others to apply!
Congrats to Dr. Chiavetta!!
Alliance proudly announces that one of our wonderful, long-time volunteers, Dr. Stephen Chiavetta, was recognized as Rex Hospital's Physician of the Year for 2010. Congratulations Dr. Chiavetta! Thank you for all you do on behalf of our patients!
Alliance Featured in "Healthy Focus"
Alliance is featured in the spring issue of "Healthy Focus". Thanks Duke Raleigh Hospital for helping us recruit more volunteers and for continuing to be a great partner!