2. The following checklist is a good starting place in the planning stages of
establishing a free health clinic.
•Important questions need to be answered, including:
•What services will be offered?
•What type of staff will the clinic have?
•What is the budget for the clinic?
•Where will funding for the clinic come from?
All of these are important issues that need to be handled during the preliminary
phases.
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3. •The first step in addressing the above issues is to establish a planning
committee.
•Do this by appointing one person who will oversee the development of the
clinic, and who is responsible for delegating all necessary tasks.
•This person will be responsible for developing the planning committee and for
oversight of the clinic in order to ensure sustainable success over the long
term.
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4. •Once the planning committee has been developed, it should come together to
compose a clearly defined mission statement that will guide all future action.
•By creating a mission statement for the clinic, all participants will understand
what they are there to do.
•By taking action in the early stages of your free health clinic’s development,
you can have a positive impact in your community.
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5. About the Author:
•Bishop Sedgwick Daniels is Pastor at Holy Redeemer Institutional Church of
God in Christ in the Greater Milwaukee area.
•His forward-thinking messages and knowledge of the Bible help him lead a
large community of Milwaukee Christians.
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