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MedLink News                                                                       NATIONAL HEALTH &
                                                                                WELLNESS OBSERVANCES
MedLink Volunteer Opportunities
                                                                                            MAY 2018
  NC MedAssist
                                                                                 Arthritis Month n Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month n Better Sleep Month
    Monday-Friday; Saturdays, if requested | 9 a.m.-4 p.m.                               Bike Month n Correct Posture Month n Healthy Vision Month
    • Volunteer pharmacists, nurses, physicians (a medical
                                                                                      Hepatitis Awareness Month n High Blood Pressure Education Month
      background is not required)                                                      Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month n Lupus Awareness Month
    • Volunteers will sort and itemize over-the-counter medicine                       Melanoma/Skin Cancer Awareness Month n Mental Health Month
                                                                               Older Americans Month n Osteoporosis Month n Physical Fitness & Sports Month
      and product. Product is distributed to low-income/uninsured
      individuals in Charlotte and across the state.                                     Stroke Awareness Month n Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
    • Volunteers are needed daily (on weekdays)
                                                                                            May 1-7: National Physical Education and Sports Week
            Contact Diana Romero at dromero@medassist.org or                            May 2: Project Aces Day (All Children Exercise Simultaneously)
                              call 704-350-3574.
                                                                                                       May 6-12: National Nurses Week
     NC MedAssist, 4428 Taggart Creek Road, Suite 101, Charlotte, NC 28208         May 6-12: North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH)

  Care Ring                                                                                       May 8: World Red Cross/Red Crescent Day
                                                                                               May 7-13: National Hospital and Healthcare Week
     Care Ring improves access to quality healthcare
     through its physician referral service, Physicians Reach                                             May 9: School Nurse Day
     Out. Started by the Mecklenburg County Medical                                                   May 13-19: Women’s Health Week
     Society in 2004, Physicians Reach Out is a network of
     more than 1,600 volunteer doctors, dentists and other                                              May 14-18: Bike to Work Week
     healthcare professionals who see low-income, uninsured                                        May 20: World Autoimmune Arthritis Day
     Mecklenburg County residents free of charge in their own                                    May 30: National Senior Health & Fitness Day
     offices. Other services, such as diagnostic testing, lab
     services and hospitalization are provided at a reduced cost.           Save the Date!
     Through the generous support of our volunteer providers,                               Eighth Annual
     more than 3,500 people received $17 million in donated                   Fighting for Women
     care through Physicians Reach Out last year.                                  With Fashion
     Care Ring is in need of additional primary and specialty
     care physicians and dentists to help care for those in                            October 2, 2018, 7 p.m.
     need. If you are interested in being a volunteer provider                         CenterStage — NoDa
     with Physicians Reach Out, please contact Care Ring’s
     Provider Liaison, Stephanie Cameron, at 704-248-3739                         Fashion presentation by Dillard’s.
     or scameron@careringnc.com. For more information
     on Care Ring and Physicians Reach Out, please visit                               Fashions modeled by member
     www.careringnc.com.                                                              physicians and local attorneys.

8 | May 2018 • Mecklenburg Medicine                                                      Silent Auction, Raffle and Wine Pull

                                                                                         Benefitting the Clyde and Ethel Dickson
                                                                                                Domestic Violence Shelter

                                                                             For more information about sponsorship opportunities, email ssmith@meckmed.org.
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