Health Brigade
| File:Fan Free Clinic Logo.jpg | |
| Formation | 1968[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit |
| Legal status | Currently operating |
| Location |
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Official language | English, Spanish |
| Staff | 32 |
| Website | www |
The Fan Free Clinic (FFC) is a non-profit free community clinic located in the Fan district in Richmond, Virginia.[2] The clinic was first formed in 1968 by the Reverend Dr. Robert Bluford Jr and in 1970, was located on Floyd Avenue at the Emerson House of the First Unitarian Church and was relocated several times before moving to their current location on Thompson Street.[3][4] It is considered to be an early example of free clinics, and one of the oldest of its kind in Virginia.[5] The Fan Free Clinic operates with both paid employees and unpaid volunteers, and clients of the clinic must undergo a financial screening to determine their eligibility.
The Fan Free Clinic operates in four separate areas and each offers different services. As a whole, the Fan Free Clinic offers typical free clinic services such as mental health care, birth control, and testing and treatment of sexually-transmitted diseases.[6] The separate areas available are the medical clinic, health and outreach services, client support and mental health services, and HIV testing and information. The clinic also sponsors the Sista Speak Empowerment Camp, a health and self-awareness camp for teen girls that also focuses on HIV prevention.[7][8]
In other media
- The clinic is mentioned in the 1997 novel Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell.[9]
References
- ^ Casey, Dan (October 1, 2013). "Virginian of the Year May Be in Our Neighborhood". The Roanoke Times (subscription required). Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ The Army Reserve Magazine, Volumes 18-19. Chief, Army Reserve. 1972. p. 57.
- ^ Cushing, Nathan. "Keeping the conversation going: HIV in Richmond". RVA News. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ Beth Marschak, Alex Lorch (2008). Lesbian and Gay Richmond. Arcadia Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 0738553689.
- ^ Weiss, Gregory L. (2006). Grassroots Medicine: The Story of America's Free Health Clinics. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 6, 13, 43, 81, 86, 91, 95, 103–104. ISBN 9780742540705.
- ^ "A Great Need". Richmond Magazine (page 4). Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ Smith, Tammie (August 3, 2014). "Fan Free Clinic's Sista Speak Empowerment Camp educates teen girls". Richmond Times Dispatch. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Camp for Girls at Risk of HIV Aims to Boost Self Esteem". Manila Bulletin (subscription required). August 15, 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ Cornwell, Patricia (1998). Unnatural Exposure. Warner Books. p. 70. ISBN 0751520381. Retrieved 17 September 2014.