Beaufort Jasper Co. Volunteers in Medicine offering free colon cancer screenings

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(Published on WSAV)

One of three free clinics in the Lowcountry is offering colon cancer screenings for uninsured people. According to a release from Heather Bragg,  Beaufort Jasper County Volunteers in Medicine with efforts from Beaufort Jasper Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, which secured a grant with the American Cancer Society’s National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable, and a grant from AccessHealth Lowcountry, BJVIM, Good Neighbors Free Medical Clinic in Beaufort and the Volunteers in Medicine of Hilton Head are offering fecal immonochemical test (FIT) for screening colon cancer. It tests for hidden human blood in stool, which can be an early sign of cancer. Medicines and food do not interfere with the test. The test tends to be more accuracte and has fewer false positive results than other tests.

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Reclaiming Your Health Seminar

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The Campbell Chapel AME Church along with a number of area organizations will hold a free health and wellness conference in Bluffton this week.

“Reclaiming Your Health” will take place from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at the church, 25 Boundary St., Bluffton, according to a news release.

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Volunteers in Medicine extending arm in Jasper

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Executive Director of the Bluffton Jasper Volunteers in Medicine clinic Pam Toney (right) and nurse Janet Wright said they are eager to help more individuals in need. The organization hopes to open a site in Jasper in the near future.

(Published in the Jasper Sun Times)

A free medical clinic could be on its way to Jasper County.

The Bluffton Jasper Volunteers in Medicine, which offers medical services free of charge to individuals who qualify based on income, currently serves Jasper residents but according to Executive Director for the BJVIM clinic Pam Toney, the organization hopes to expand in the next few years to reach an even bigger client base.

“We have 450 patients from Jasper that come to us, but one of the big issues is transportation,” Toney said. “So they’re just not able to get to us to make appointments. We realized the need to have a physical presence in Jasper County and we’re working on that.”

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Local dentist donates time to Bluffton-Jasper Volunteers in Medicine after serious illness

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(Published in The Island Packet)

Pictured are Dr. Michael Langehans, left, and Dr. Chuck Ingle.

Thanks to a Bluffton dental office for sharing the story of its involvement with Bluffton-Jasper Volunteers In Medicine.

‘Dentist Gives Back After Scare’

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This year did not start off very well for Dr. Michael Langehans. The local dentist thought he was beginning the year with a simple case of the flu, however what transpired for the next 34 days changed Langehans’ life and dental practice forever.

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