Reach Out and Read - A program that seeks to make early literacy a standard part of pediatric primary care. Pediatricians encourage parents to read to their children and give out age appropriate books to take home at all pediatric well visits from six months to five years of age. A HealthFirst volunteer visits the Center once a week to read to children as they wait for their appointments.
QuitWorks - A telephone counseling, information, and referral service for Massachusetts residents who want to stop smoking. QuitWorks is part of the Try To Stop Tobacco Resource Center of Massachusetts.
Project Bread - This program provides HealthFirst with funds to purchase supermarket food vouchers for families who are experiencing food insecurity, as determined by guidelines of the project. These vouchers are one time only and patients are referred to the Social Worker for future resources.
Women's Health Network - Services provided by Saint Anne's Hospital to assist women without insurance in receiving annual mammograms and pap smears. Services are free to women who meet program guidelines.
Influenza Clinics - Annual flu vaccination clinics held at the health center for the general public.
Immunization Clinic - Co-sponsored by HealthFirst's WIC and Pediatric Departments for children up to age five.
Chest Clinic - HealthFirst works in conjunction with the Fall River Health Department to provide a chest clinic for patients being treated for tuberculosis. Twice a month, patients being treated by the Health Department meet with the city's pulmonologist (physician specializing in the treatment of diseases of the lungs) and nurses at HealthFirst. Patients receive chest X-rays, laboratory services and medications in a convenient, clinic setting.
HealthFirst Family Care Center is a member of the Massachusetts Health Disparities Collaboration which focuses on chronic illnesses. HealthFirst is currently addressing diabetes. The goal of both the Collaborative and HealthFirst is to improve patient care and clinical outcomes for patients living with diabetes. HealthFirst patients who are diabetic receive comprehensive care that includes, in addition to direct patient care provided by the physician, relevant health and diet education, medication review and instruction, and social services from a team of nurses, nutritionists and social workers trained in the management of chronic disease.

We invite you to contact us or call HFFCC at 508-679-8111 with any questions you may have.