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Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic
| Impacting Lives ... Improving Community Health Ten Years. Healthier Together. |
JSFC provides primary health care for uninsured children and chronically ill adults through a network of dedicated volunteers. |
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United Way of the National Capital Area #9422 Combined Federal Campaign #88016 Virginia Campaign #8512 |
1,389 patients served in 2010-2011 for more than 7,000 medical visits. 2010-2011 JSFC Annual Report |
| We would appreciate your donations of items to help our clinic. Please see the attached listing for items needed- CLINIC WISH LIST |
MARK YOUR CALENDARS SATURDAY, MAY 19TH 8AM-10AM FOOTPRINTS 5K RUN/3mile/1mile WALK Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic joins with our fellow Connections for Hope non profit partners to celebrate our community and to highlight how much we can accomplish when we work together to help children and families in need. Please go to www.active.com/donate/footprintsforhope/jsfc to sign up for the walk AND create your JSFC page (2 step process) THANK YOU SO MUCH! ________________________________ NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH PRAISE OUR COLLABORATIVE WE CAN! PROGRAM We Can, Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition Using the elements of the We Can!® program to teach families about healthy eating, physical activity, and reducing screen time, the Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic is dedicated to making families in Herndon, Virginia healthier. In collaboration with the local YMCA, the clinic offers approximately 14 parents and children the opportunity to participate in a four-session, healthy lifestyle program. During these sessions parents learn from the We Can! Energize Our Families: Parent Program. Staff members at the clinic are also equipping them with grocery shopping tips, exercise routines, and alternate to screen time activities. And that's not all to the family affair—while the parents are in the classroom, children are hitting the gym! Weight trainers work with the kids on fitness routines and teach them about the importance of physical activity. During the last half hour of the program, the parents and children are brought together to enjoy a healthy snack and discuss what they learned during their respective lessons and how they can apply their newfound knowledge and set a goal for themselves to accomplish that week. "These classes are immensely popular. The fact that parents continue to come back week after week, shows what a success this is," states Lorraine Ondrasik, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Child Care Coordinator at the Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic. "We are able to provide them with one-on-one attention that ensures individualized accomplishments." The Clinic plans to continue implementing We Can! program elements. They will soon begin to teach the Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active!® curriculum to expand the age range of youth participating in the programs, providing healthy lifestyle tips to even more community members. National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute, National Institute of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Posted February 24, 2012 INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY In the case of inclement weather, such as snow, please call the Jeanie Schmidt phone at 703-481-8160 to learn if we are open. If the Fairfax County GOVERNMENT is closed, we are automatically closed. |