Program areas at Havasu Community Health Foundation
Food distribution to the poor - at our hchf food bank, we address the hunger needs in lake Havasu and the immediate surrounding area by providing food to people suffering from food insecurity.
Student assistance program - behavioral Health program is a peer-to-peer support group for students k-12. We meet at school in a class setting with 4-8 students and talk about anything that might cause stress. We work with school counselors to foster a safe, healthy, and productive school experience.
Cancer awareness and detection programs - our cancer association focuses on providing low-cost cancer screenings, where early detection is the key to receiving the best treatment for a favorable outcome, education, and support for cancer patients and families. In addition, we provide the patient and the caregiver with the tools, comfort, and resources needed for their journey.
Educational forums and low cost medical lab screening for uninsured and under-insured participants.
Alzheimer's awareness and caregiver programs - our alzheimer's programs offer support groups, memory screenings, virtual dementia tours, and educational programs on dementia.
Miscellaneous:veterans' Health awareness - provides Health & wellness to homeless veterans and veterans in need and at risk.veterans' transitional housing - this program provides housing for veterans who are experiencing homelessness. This program provides a recovery process with the ability to maintain housing in the community.back to school Health fair - we provide all school-age children in lake Havasu city with their school-required immunization as well as Health screenings, services, and resources. In addition, we fund the children with their required sports physicals.suicide awareness provides awareness throughout lake Havasu, peer-to-peer support for loved ones suffering suicide loss, and speakers to our school ages youths on a permanent solution to a temporary problem.parkinson's - addresses the progressive movement disorder of the nervous system that affects movement and how it is marked by tremors, muscular rigidity, and slow imprecise movements. We address daily living activities such as dressing, eating, bathing, and writing.healthy striders - this program is designed to get people off their feet and walk for so many powerful Health benefits. It's the key to losing weight, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, and boosting your memory, as well as reducing your risk for heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and more.victims of violence counseling - this program funds counseling services for victims of violence.living well with chronic pain - this program develops practical strategies for living the journey of chronic illness, reducing fear and pain, recreating a new self, and arriving at a life that gives satisfaction and purpose.copd bootcamp - this program covers how our thinking controls our success, along with a new survival lifestyle training that is at the center of the project. The mission is to give men and women with copd the opportunity to have a full and productive life. We do this by providing a proven program of education and training.multiple sclerosis - this support group program addresses physical therapy and medications that suppress the immune system to help with symptoms and slow the disease progression. We address fatigue, numbness and tingling, loss of balance, stiffness or spasms, tremors, pain, bladder problems, and bowel troubles.