Wellness

A person’s ability to function in life is dependent on their ability to read. We take for granted how easy it is to read the paper, directions to take medicine, following a recipe, or using cleaning materials safely. Many people cannot simply because they cannot see due to undiagnosed poor eyesight. Americans Helping Americans sponsors health initiatives such as providing grants to mobile vision clinics equipping children and adults with proper eyeglasses as well as free medical clinics serving the uninsured with chronic illnesses. Diabetes and hypertension are rampant in places of poverty due to unhealth eating being cheaper than proper nutrition. These medial ailments people families in poverty with medical bills and additional resources being required to live.

Mighty Molars

Children need preventative dental care. “Mighty Molars” is a program that provides children and youth with dental kits. The kits include toothbrushes, a three-month supply of toothpaste, and dental floss picks.

Concerned about caring and compassionate high-quality health care to low-income residents of Appalachia with no health insurance, our grants keep local health clinics in business allowing physicians to treat a variety of primary care conditions.

THE CHALLENGES

Funding for medical assistance such as purchasing eyeglasses and dentures for poverty-stricken Americans are hard to come by. These are basic needs many go without. Our programs provide funding to support these programs.

OUR IMPACT IN 2025

Dental kits given to children

individuals received free medical treatment

Americans Helping Americans Introduces our Garden Match Program

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As the COVID-10 (coronavirus) pandemic continues, residents in Appalachia still need help and children still need to eat – particularly healthy foods such as vegetables and fruits that families are able to grow in their backyard or in neighborhood community gardens….