Detroit / Michigan / United States
Detroit Community Health Connection, also called DCHC, is a nonprofit community-based primary care organization. The organization s perinatal services include risk assessment, educational programs, enrollment and administration of the women, infants and children nutritional program and postpartum care. Its pediatric care services include early periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment, anemia screening and hypertension treatment. DCHC also provides free childhood immunizations. DCHC conducts school and sports physicals, is a referral source for several school-based health centers and conducts health screenings at a number of youth events throughout the year. Its medical team routinely treats adults who suffer from asthma, diabetes, hypertension, arthritis and cardiovascular disease. It is also equipped to treat infectious diseases, such as hepatitis, venereal disease and tuberculosis. Detroit Community Health Connection is approved by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and operates branches in Detroit.
