Community Health Resources

Workshops & Programs

The Center provides community programs and workshops to promote understanding of common health conditions, help participants learn how to prevent certain health conditions and maintain a quality life while living with disease. The Center focuses on 9 health conditions: cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, mental health, obesity, HIV/AIDS, infant mortality/SIDS, hepatitis and immunizations.

Community Health Resources

Mercy Care Clinic- Mercy Hospital Anderson What is the situation in Cincinnati?

• 1 in 3 people live at or below 200% of the poverty level
• Insufficient number of Primary Care Physicians
• Over 200,000 uninsured or under-insured (source: Greater Cincinnati Health Council)
• Specialists are underrepresented
• Timely medical care is impeded by cost, transportation, and availability of appointments
• Federally qualified clinics do exist, but many patients unable to cover $40 fee let alone any diagnostic tests or prescriptions that may be needed

What is MCO Cincinnati?

Mercy Care Clinic is a free clinic in the Greater Cincinnati area. It began operation in August 2009 as a collaboration between Muslim Clinic of Ohio (MCO) and Mercy Anderson Hospital to provide medical care to the uninsured.

Location: Mercy Anderson Hospital in the Medical Arts Building, 3rd Floor, Suite 325, 7500 State Road, Cincinnati, OH 45255

Hours of operation: Thursday Evenings 5:00 pm-8:00pm

Appointments: Appointments are required, to schedule call Joanne Floyd at 513-614-9597

- The clinic treats a variety of cases ranging from acute cases to chronic medical conditions for patients ages 14 and up.
- The clinic is run by volunteer physicians, nurses, and staff who are committed to providing excellent care for patients.
- A clinic coordinator is on call on weekdays from 9-5 to answer any calls from patients.
- Complex and emergency cases are referred to the ER if necessary.

How can you help?

• Volunteer at the Mercy Care Clinic
• Specialty Care
• Community based health screenings/satellite clinics
• Financial Support, all contributions are tax-deductible and MCO will mail you a receipt of donations received

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Services

The following services are provided by the Center:

• Community Engagement
• Community Based Participatory Research
• Faith Based Initiatives
• Program Evaluation
• Program Development
• Data Analysis and Synthesis
• Secondary Data Analysis and Validity Checks
• Report Writing
• Focus Group Conduct and Summary
• Literature Reviews
• Cultural Competence Training
• Web-Based Survey Design and Data Collection
• Video Production