Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 33, Number 5, 1 May 2016 — Free health care coming to KaʻŪ, Puna [ARTICLE]

Free health care coming to KaʻŪ, Puna

Tropic Care 2016 will be offering 10 days of free heahh care at clinics in Ka'ū and Kea'au on Hawai'i Island. The clinics, whieh are staffed by nearly 150 military reservists and open

to the public, will offer free heahh care services, including physical exams, dentistry, optometry (exams and glasses) and medication review. Some medication and nutrition education will also be provided. Patients will be seen on a first eome, first served basis, so wait times might be long. Tropic Care 20 16 is part of the Department of Defense's Innovative Readiness Training program, whieh helps prepare reservists for rapid mobilization in distant and unfamiliar areas. The clinics will be open 8:30 to 3 p.m., except on June 4 and June 1 1, when they will close at noon. They will be held: • May 31 to June 4 at Ka'ū High & Pāhala Elementary and the Oeean View Community Center, and • June 4 to 11 at Kea'au High School. For more information on the project, eall the state Department of Heahh Public Heahh Nursing Section at 974-6035. ■