September 24, 1999

MGH Charlestown HealthCare Center and Boston Evening Medical Center recently participated in Health Day '99, a citywide effort to promote health education. The two health centers were among 27 sites aroundBoston that provided health education information, free screenings and information about health insurance for children.

Right:  Frank Aikeins, a temporary phelbotomist at Boston Evening Medical Center, reviews health education materials with Lily Prek, an outreach worker for MGH Community Health Associates.

Below:  Erin Flynn-Dries, RN, a nurse practioner at MGH Charlestown, checks the blood pressure of 9-year-old Patrick Walsh