San Diego has a lot of good community clinics which have been formed because of a growing dissatisfaction with more expensive and inaccessible traditional health care systems. Each clinic is unique in an attempt to respond to the particular community, but all believe that health care is “a right, not a privilege.” Patients are encouraged to participate in their own health care by “learning about their bodies.” Donations of money, volunteer time, or usable items are encouraged.

American Indian Free Clinic

1550 Sixth Avenue

San Diego 234-5324

contact: Peggy Duran

Medical clinic: Wednesday, 6:00 to

9:00 p.m.

Information and social services: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Beach Area Community Clinic

3705 Mission Boulevard San Diego 488-0644 contact: Stewart Shaw, Geoff Gordon, Sue Frederickson Open: Sunday through Friday, 1:00 to 11:00 p.m. (first aid and counseling).

Medical Clinic: Sunday through Friday, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Legal clinic: Monday through Thursday, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Women's clinic (pregnancy testing, counseling, and referral). ,

Pediatric clinic: Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Chicano Free Clinic

1809 National Avenue

San Diego 233-9252

Contact: Irma Barrato, Carmen

Boaz

Referrals and social services — medical, immigration service,

transportation and interpreting: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Medical clinic: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Classes: English as a second language and citizenship, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

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Community Clinic

1410 Laurel Street Oceanside 757-4566 contact: Dale Hendrickson General Medical clinic: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. Information and referrals: daily East C ounty Community Clinic 121 West Main Street El Cajon 444-1194 General medical clinic: Mondays and Tuesdays, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Escondido Community Clinic 401 North Spruce Escondido 747-6610 Contact: Carol Cornelius Youth clinic (12 to 21 years): Monday, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

General medical: Tuesdays, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.; Thursdays, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Pap smear screening clinic: last Friday of month, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Information and referral daily.

Imperial Beach Free Clinic

154 Palm Avenue Imperial Beach 429-3733 Contact: John Farnum, Larry Potts

Open daily for information. Community center: Monday

through Friday, 1:00 to 9:00 p.m. General medical, legal counseling, social services, pregnancy counseling:

Tuesday and Thursday, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m.

Women’s clinic: Monday, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m.

Linda Vista Health Care Center

6963 Linda Vista Road San Diego 279-0925 Contact: BernieCordes

Serving residents of Linda Vista. Open Monday through Friday,

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Medical clinic: Monday through Friday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.; Saturday, 9:00 to 12:00 noon.

Samahan Health Clinic

300 East 15th Street

National City 234-1360 or 262-

8957

Contact: Carmen Tamayo General medical clinic: Fridays, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

San Dieguito Community Clinic

1240 North Highway 101 Leucadia 436- 0634 General medical clinic: Monday, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Children’s clinic: Wednesday, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Pap smear screening clinic: fourth Tuesday of every month, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Senior Citizens Clinic

10th Avenue at C Street San Diego 234-4790 Contact: Nancy Baughman General medical clinic: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., week-days.

Limited to people age 55 and over. Transportation can be arranged. Senior Citizens Health Screening Clinic

2970 Fifth Avenue San Diego 299-6340 Contact: Nancy Baughman Limited to people age 55 and over. After application, appointments

are made for two consecutive Saturdays, one for complete testing and one for doctor’s exam and counseling.

Open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Clinics held on Saturday by appointment.

If further appointments are needed, patients are referred to their private physicians or to the Senior Citizens Clinic at 10th and C Streets. Southeast Community Crisis Center 2754 Imperial Avenue San Diego 239-0325 Contact: Claire Pratt Crisis intervention and social services: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Medical clinic: Monday,

Wednesday, and Friday, 6:00 to 9:30 p.m.

Pregnancy counseling: during medical clinic hours.

Legal clinic: Tuesday and Thursday, 7:00 to 9'30 p.m. Self-help drug program, Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Vista Community Clinic

114 North Hillside Terrace Vista 726-1321 Contact: Suzanne Botello

General medical clinic: Tuesday and Thursday, 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. Information and referrals daily.