Free health forum spotlights senior wellness, preventative care

Family nurse practitioner Molly Martin presents “Senior Wellness and Preventative Care,” a free WOW! Working on Wellness radio forum at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, KSQM 91.5 FM.

Martin, who has a doctorate in nursing, is the Deputy Director of Population Health at Jamestown Family Health Clinic and is a care provider who oversees the diabetes department, nursing department, wellness programs and medication assisted treatment services.

Medicare annual wellness visits are designed to help prevent disease and disability based on one’s current health and risk factors. Those enrolled in Medicare for more than one year may be eligible for a medical annual wellness visit at no cost. These visits include a medical and family history review, developing or updating a list of current providers and prescriptions, detection of any cognitive impairments and advance care planning.

WOW! Working on Wellness is a health education program of Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic—Sequim’s free clinic that provides basic urgent care and chronic health care services to uninsured community members. Work is supported by more than 70 volunteers, including physicians, other professional health care providers and laypersons, as well as private and public donations from the Sequim community and beyond.

The Basic Urgent Care Clinic is open to patients on Monday and Thursday evenings beginning at 5 p.m. Individuals interested in supporting the clinic may call 360-582-0218.