1.
Athens
Nurses
Clinic
496
Reese
Street
Athens,
GA
30601
FOR
RELEASE
AFTER
JUNE
30
CLINIC
CELEBRATES
ANOTHER
YEAR
OF
SUCCESS
The
Athens
Nurses’
Clinic
is
pleased
to
announce
the
fifth
annual
“Tomatoes
at
Terrapin,”
a
celebration
of
local
music,
locally
crafted
beer,
and—of
course—delicious
sandwiches
made
with
locally
grown
tomatoes,
donated
by
the
Athens
Farmers
Market.
Join
supporters
of
the
free
clinic
at
Terrapin
Brewery
Co.,
on
July
17
at
5:30pm
for
a
fun-­‐filled
night,
celebrating
another
year
of
providing
innovative,
effective
health
care
to
most
needy
citizens.
The
event
will
feature
the
musical
stylings
of
MrJordanMrTonks,
Betsy
Franck,
the
Wildcats,
and
Megaband.
Pre-­‐sale
tickets
are
$20
and
can
be
purchased
via
the
clinic
website
or
at
the
Athens
Farmers
Market.
Tickets
are
$24
at
the
door.
Founded in 1991, the Athens Nurses' Clinic provides primary health care to the homeless and
uninsured in Clarke County and surrounding areas. The clinic treats acute and chronic illness and
provides dental services, hygiene kits, and over-the-counter and/or prescription
medications. Currently, the clinic treats about 1,200 individual patients per year.
Although
presently
located
at
496
Reese
Street,
Athens,
the
Clinic
is
preparing
to
move
to
a
brand
new
building,
becoming
a
part
of
ARCH-­‐Athens
Resource
Center
for
the
Homeless,
to
be
located
on
North
Avenue
between
the
Department
of
Labor
and
DFACs.
The
Center
will
also
house
AIDS
Athens,
the
Athens
Area
Homeless
Shelter,
and
Advantage
Behavioral
Health
Systems.
The
anticipated
moving
date
is
2015.
All
proceeds
from
“Tomatoes
at
Terrapin”
will
help
the
Athens
Nurses’
Clinic
purchase
new
medical
equipment
and
support
their
mission
to
continue
providing
quality
healthcare
with
compassion
to
low
income,
uninsured
residents
in
Athens.
The
clinic
has
gone
through
some
remarkable
changes
within
the
past
few
years
–
including
implementing
a
successful
diabetes
management
program,
which
has
helped
100
of
their

2. patients
improve
blood
sugar
management;
a
breast
health
program,
educating
1500
women
and
helping
provide
400
with
screening
and/or
diagnostic
mammograms,
ultrasounds
and
biopsies.
In
addition,
more
than
60
patients
attended
the
smoking
cessation
classes.
In the last few years the Clinic has also built remarkable partnerships with organizations
including The Salvation Army, the Homeless Day Services Center, It’s the Journey Inc., Athen’s
Regional Medical Center and Action Ministries, among others, who have played a major role in
framing the success it celebrates today.
“The Salvation Army values the Athens Nurses Clinic partnership as our clients heavily rely on
the services that the clinic provides,” said Adrienne Bumpers, Social Services Director of The
Salvation Army. “The acute medical services that the clinic provides are essential to the
community and essential to the medical needs that individuals with low/no income have.”
In
the
year
ahead,
the
Athens
Nurses
Clinic
is
planning
on
introducing
a
new,
groundbreaking
approach
to
obesity.
Although
the
Clinic
has
yet
to
receive
the
grant
that
will
help
its
staff
fully
develop
the
vision
they
have
for
the
new
program,
they
are
wasting
no
time
in
taking
the
necessary
steps
in
making
this
vision
a
reality.
As part of their approach, the Clinic already provides it’s patients with an ongoing 8-week
diet/nutrition/exercise class. All patients considered obese (BMI over 35%) are referred to the
class, and those who actively engage in the course are provided gift certificates with the loss of
weight. Patients are also presented with low-fat, low carb cooking classes in the Clinic’s
teaching kitchen, as well as given yoga mats and pedometers during the 8-week series.
The average patient who engages in the class loses up to 12 pounds over the duration of the
course, and the Clinic staff has been proud to see many of their patients continue the program
each quarter.
This successful approach to obesity seen thus far, with the help of many of those who support
and help further it’s progress, has inspired the ANC to further invest their time and knowledge
into ensuring the health and improvement of their patients’ lives.
For
more
information,
please
call
Paige
Cummings
at
706-­‐613-­‐6976
or
visit
www.athensnursesclinic.org.
Media
Contact:
Paige
Cummings
706-­‐613-­‐6976
paige.athensnursesclinic@gmail.com