| 2003
Yacht Clubs Of Long Beach Charity Regatta - Notice
Of Race, Contribution Form Now Available Online
Long Beach, CA (August 31, 2003) - Just twenty seven
days are left until the start of the Yacht Clubs
of Long Beach Charity Regatta in Long Beach, CA.
The event benefits The Children's Clinic of Long
Beach which provides medical services for uninsured
and underinsured families.
 The
event is always a magnet for southern California
sailors looking for a fun and exciting race while
giving back to the surrounding community.
The
Notice of Race and Contribution Form are now available
online. Please visit the official website for more
information about the race and how you can contribute
to this great organization by clicking HERE.
ABOUT
THE CHILDREN'S CLINIC:
The
Children's Clinic, Serving Children and Their
Families (TCC), founded in 1939 by a group of
local physicians and community leaders, is an
independent non-profit licensed community clinic
dedicated to providing comprehensive health care
in a culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate
manner to medically underserved, low-income and
high-risk populations in Long Beach and surrounding
communities.
WHO
DO THEY SERVE?
TCC provides care for the most underserved in
the community. To be eligible for services, a
child or adult must be uninsured, underinsured,
or a Medi-Cal recipient. Families are asked to
contribute to their care according to a sliding
fee scale, yet no one is refused care because
of an inability to pay.
WHAT
DO THEY PROVIDE?
The Children's Clinic provides medical care and
counseling for well-child visits; acute and chronic
care; community outreach and education; immunizations;
laboratory testing; prescribed medications; linkage
to community resources; evening and Saturday morning
hours; and an Adult Clinic. TCC continues to serve
as a true medical home with 24- hour telephone
accessibility to staff pediatricians and care
to children who are hospitalized. For the 2001
fiscal year, TCC provided:
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35,630 General and primary care visits - an
estimated 100,000 encounters
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1,809 Specialty care visits including pediatric
ophthalmology, neurology, allergy, and car,
nose and throat
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21,800
Medications and prescriptions
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20,500
Immunizations
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Brighter
Tomorrows at International Elementary School,
a partnership with TCC, the Long Beach Unified
School District (LBUSD), YMCA, Greater Long
Beach Child Guidance Center, and the Long Beach
Department of Health and Human Services (LBDHHS),
which provides on-site health care, health education,
physical fitness and mental health services
to students and siblings.
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 Reach
Out and Read, a collaborative with TCC, Beach
Cities Reading Association and AmeriCorp, which
provides literacy activities for children six
months to five years of age.
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Knight
Foundation Immunization Awareness Project, a
partnership with TCC, the LBDHHS and the LBUSD
designed to increase immunization awareness
in the community through creating public relations
and health education materials in English, Spanish
and Khmer.
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