COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

CCMS is in the process of compiling a list of service opportunities for

willing physicians to volunteer their time and services in our community.

This is still a work in progress so please check back again soon.

Access Health:

(702) 948-0300 or http://www.gbpca.org/accesshealth

Community & Schools:

A 30 year-old national program present in Las Vegas since 2004 serving ages pre-k thru 18 year olds. Volunteering physicians are needed for adolescent gynecology, ENT and pediatric surgery. Volunteering physicians may schedule flexible hours for these services. To volunteer, contact pediatrician Noah Kohn, MD at 581-3006.

The Nevada Tobacco Users' Helpline:

The Nevada's tobacco cessation quit-line since 1997. It was founded by Dr. Elizabeth Fildes. It is funded by grant dollars from the Fund for Health Nevada and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Professional counselors provide integrative telephone-delivered nicotine dependence treatment and are available daily to assist in smoking cessation. Primary Care Physicians and Specialist work with their own patients, prescribe medication when appropriate to assist in smoking cessation. Nevada Tobacco Users' Helpline provides free counseling and free printed information to assist your patients. Their website address is: www.livingtobaccofree.com or contact 1-800-QUIT NOW.

Juvenile Justice:

Started in 2007 and administers OB-Gyn care to adolescent females incarcerated at the Juvenile Justice Center. Approximately 30-35 young women per month receive STD screenings along with OB care. This program is completely voluntary by physicians and nurses. Contact Jerry Jones, MD or Florence Jameson, MD for more information.

Rape Crisis Center:

Started 34 years ago in Southern Nevada. Provides services for Rape Crisis Intervention and Prevention. Working with Sunrise Hospital to provide Family Advocacy. All services by agency are free. All forensic exams are done at UMC. Gynecology services are needed for follow-up victims. First up to seven days are free. Any services there after would be an expense. Contact the hotline at 702-366-1640. Email is staff@therapecrisiscenter.org The web address is www.rapecrisiscenter.org

Health Living:

Started in 2006, Health Living is a comprehensive health management program available to nearly 25,000 MGM Mirage employees since 2006. The program is designed to help individuals improve and maintain their health by identifying and reducing health risks and better managing existing health conditions. The program includes the following

Disease management programs
Online health risk assessment
Phone health coaching with certified health professionals
10,000 steps walking program
Web-based programs
24-hour NurseLine telephone service
Onsite nutrition program in employee dining rooms
Onsite mobile mammography facilities
Onsite biometric screenings

The company also provides employees with a Wellness Floating Holiday - a paid day off to take a physical exam, as well as a mobile dental facility and a generous health plan.

The DFS is the child welfare agency for Clark County. Currently, there are more than 3800 children in foster care. Many of our children have special health care needs that range from mild to extremely complex. Some of these children require foster parents and caregivers who are properly trained to understand, assist, and care for these children and their medical conditions.

There is an ongoing need for foster families to provide both short-term foster care as well as to adopt children who need permanent families. DFS is available to provide training for individuals or families who are Clark County Medical Society (CCMS) members to become licensed foster, respite, or adoptive caregivers.

Members of the CCMS can also help the children of Clark County by providing short term respite services to medically complex children when foster families need relief by coming to the foster families' homes to care for children for a few hours at a time.

Another way that medical professionals can help or assist is by volunteering as a guest speaker at foster parent trainings and presenting on topics that include preventing chronic illness such as diabetes, asthma, allergies. etc.

For more information, please contact the Foster Parent Recruiter, Vicki Wilson at 702-455-0720 or the general information number at 702-455-0181. You may also learn more by visiting the website at www.fosterchild.com.childrensadvocasyalliance.com

Volunteers in Medicine, Southern Nevada (VMSN) was established in 2008 by a group of concerned citizens who wanted to find a way to provide access to health care to the medically underserved.

VMSN plans to use both active and retired health care professionals and lay people to run the centrally located clinic. They anticipate having 200 to 300 volunteers, who will be serving 25,000 to 50,000 patient visits annually. Their philosophy will be to create a “culture of caring.” The clinic will initially focus on primary care, pediatrics, prenatal care and social services. Additional services will be added in time.

VMSN needs volunteers with every kind of skill: medical, office, housekeeping, etc. Virtually every job will be performed by volunteers. Their hope is that you will find a few hours each week or month to volunteer.