Women’s Giving Fund Grant Finalist 2019 – People’s Health Clinic

Award: $35,000 to expand women’s and children’s healthcare services. In the 6 months following the grant (July to December 2019), PHC had over 3,100 female visits and over 500 child visits. 485 of those were prenatal visits. Prenatal visits numbers increased in 2019. PCH was able to stock more birth control options including the Depo-Provera shot and IUD options, making up for the loss of Planned Parenthood’s birth control efforts in our community. The Clinic established a satellite clinic monthly at McPolin Elementary and through that effort administered 112 flu shots and facilitated specialized dental and vision services for 83 children. AS well as provided much needed Asthma education to parents. Without the expanded efforts of Dalia Gonzalez, made possible through this grant, these are services we would have never been able to deliver to the most vulnerable among us. For the first 6 months of 2020 we have been dealing heavily with Covid and this position has been utilized heavily in setting up our tele-health services and the training of staff and volunteers, again proving to be invaluable to those most in need.