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The Village Health Foundation

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Category: Health, Legal, Other Services

Published on Saturday, 04 December 2010 11:08

Written by Dianne Lawrence

The Village Health Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization formed in 2001, by Jewel Thais-Williams. Their main mission is to provide affordable, accessible, and effective professional services in complementary medicine, including herbs and acupuncture, to the community.  They originally began as a natural healthcare clinic offering nontoxic treatments for people with HIV/AIDS. Their activities have expanded to include treatments for a wide range of diseases treating clients who are at risk for, or who have already developed, diabetes, hypertension, high blood pressure, arthritis, heart disease, chronic diseases, and/or have any variety of pain issues.

Patients come from all walks of life, and all are welcome. Many of them are Latino and African Americans who have a high risk for HIV/AIDS, diabetes, hypertension, prostate cancer and breast cancer. The Foundation provides innovative, culturally-relevant preventative health education as well as therapy. Their treatment and educational programs offer practical tools for reducing the risk of disease; for those who have an illness and offer tools for learning to live with it.
Tuesday through Friday 10:00am to 6:00pm, and Saturday 9:00am to 5:00pm. We are closed on Sundays, Mondays, and holidays.
4073-75 Pico Blvd. 323.733.0471    www.villagehealthfoundation.org

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