Parks Brings Health Fair Services to Leimert Park

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"Leimert Park is a well-known spot for drug use by some of the homeless people in the community," Debbie Beavers, Parks' district director said. "Councilmember Parks is aware that many people are without health care and he wanted to bring a range of health services and other information that will help identify potential health issues to the community."

"Preventing Hepatitis C may be accomplished if there is no blood-to-blood contact," Brotherhood staff member Maybelline Saintjulien. Julian said. "This doesn't mean just touching someone else's blood. It means that someone else's blood has to get into your bloodstream."

At the intersection of 43rd and Degnan, in the heart of Leimert Park, Beavers summarized the purpose of Parks' health fair. "We hope the health service Councilmember Parks has brought to the community will be used by the many addicts, homeless citizens and others who use the park on a regular basis."

With three mobile health services vehicles staffed with nurses, health care professionals, and others, as well as dozens of exhibitors offering everything from AIDS/HIV and blood pressure testing, diabetes screening, eye examinations, in-home care services, and other preventative testing and health-related medical screening and services, the park, which is often a resting spot for the area's homeless and drug users, was transformed into what looked like a medical encampment.

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Parks Brings Health Fair Services to Leimert Park

Los Angeles City Councilmember Bernard Parks, whose district includes the historical Leimert Park area of Central Los Angeles, recently brought a host of free medical services, informat...

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