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Local nonprofits seek community support on Giving Tuesday

BRISTOL, Tenn. (WCYB) — Following a weekend of holiday shopping, people are coming together for Giving Tuesday. The day is about people supporting their communities and gives a chance for nonprofit organizations to raise money for their cause. News 5 had the opportunity to speak with Healing Hands Health Center in Bristol, Tennessee, which is a local nonprofit that provides healthcare for the underserved members of the community.

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Healing Hands receives $90K oral health grant

BRISTOL, Tenn. (Bristol Herald Courier) — Healing Hands Health has been awarded a $90,000 grant from the Virginia Health Care Foundation. The award will support the salary and benefits of a full-time dental hygienist for one year and enable Healing Hands Health to expand dental hygiene services, according to a written statement.

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Healing Hands Health Center kicks off free health care event

BRISTOL, Tenn. (WCYB) — Healing Hands Health has kicked off its free healthcare event. For more than 20 years, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine students have been volunteering at the health center. Gia Hodges, a senior at the medical school said volunteering at these events not only help students get hands on experience, but it gives them the opportunity to give back to the community.

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Healing Hands names Lloyd interim medical director

BRISTOL, Tenn. (Bristol Herald Courier) — Healing Hands Health Center has named Dr. Kelsey Lloyd to serve as interim Medical Director. Dr. Lloyd has a medical degree from East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine and completed her residency in their family medicine program, according to a written statement.

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Healing Hands to host yearly free health fair

BRISTOL, Tenn. (WCYB) — On Wednesday and Thursday, Healing Hands is hosting their yearly free health fair featuring students from ETSU. This health fair is offered to anyone, allowing the opportunity to get free health screenings.

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Healing Hands Health Center expanding in Bristol, Tennessee

BRISTOL, Tenn. (WCYB) — Healing Hands Health Center is expanding thanks to a large donation. On Wednesday, a check for $400,000 was presented to the Healing Hands Health Center in Bristol, Tennessee. Construction began Monday on the clinic's new expansion. The project will increase the number of dental operatories from 9 to 13, add a second sterilization room, 2 offices, and a second x-ray room.

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Tennessee Healing Hands Clinic Celebrates 20 Years of Free Service

Bristol, TN (Parade.com) — Twenty years ago, Beth Flannagan and the mission committee of First Presbyterian Church in Bristol, Tennessee, set out to make their community a healthier place. The group saw a need to provide health care for people who were working but uninsured or couldn't afford a doctor, and that's exactly what they've done for the past two decades with the Healing Hands Health Center.

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