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Family medicine strives to provide high quality, low cost care to patients where they work and live. Our providers and residents contribute to the community through outreach to vulnerable populations. This kind of service keeps our clinic connected to those who need care most.<\/p>\n

\"Migrant
Migrant Farm Workers Program: a North Carolina sweet potato farmer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

UNC Weight Management Program<\/h2>\n

The UNC Weight Management Program offers a year-long program to help people with greater risk for weight-related health problems lose weight, lead healthier lives, and maximize their well-being. If you are interested in the program, ask your primary care provider for a referral or call (984) 974-4971.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the list of services Click here for more information.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

UNC Tobacco Treatment Program (TTP)<\/h2>\n

For 11 years, the UNC Tobacco Use Treatment (TTP) program has provided leadership for implementing comprehensive tobacco use treatment services, education and training, and dissemination of resources for promoting tobacco free communities. Select here<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n

Migrant Farmworker Program<\/h2>\n

The North Carolina Farmworker Health Program trains and supports community outreach workers at 10 sites around the state. These bilingual community health workers visit the farmworker camps, do health assessments, and help farmworkers who need health care to access it. The UNC Family Practice residency program has a 2 week required rotation for second year residents called \u201cHidden and Vulnerable Populations\u201d. During these 2 weeks, residents join faculty in providing primary medical care to farmworkers on a mobile medical unit out Benson, NC late on Tuesday nights during the agricultural season. Read more here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\"FIT
FIT Program: Keyanna Terry from the Durham Department of Public Health, supervisor to Torrey Green, who works for the FIT program, and Evan Ashkin, MD, Family Medicine faculty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Formerly Incarcerated Transitions Program (FIT)<\/h2>\n

Upon release from the state prison system, individuals are frequently without work, without health insurance, and without a medical home. The North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition (NC FIT) Program sponsored by UNC Family Medicine, aims to connect all formerly incarcerated individuals who have a chronic disease with a primary care provider. To read more about this program, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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