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Jubilee Park and Community Center Announces
The Jubilee Clinic: A Model in Community Care By Libby Hayhurst, Advancement Coordinator at Jubilee Park and Community Center
Jubilee Park & Community Center (Jubilee) is excited to announce the Jubilee Clinic—a novel partnership between Parkland Hospital and Jubilee. This new health venture will provide primary healthcare and wrap-around health and wellness resources on the same campus our community has come to know and trust for education, housing, childcare, and more. Embedding a health clinic in the Jubilee Park neighborhood, as a joint venture including social services and health programs, will be life-changing for so many—a true model for community care. THE PROBLEM
Our Southeast Dallas neighbors have the right to lead healthy, full lives, but the reality is that simply
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THE ARCHANGEL SUMMER 2021
living south of I-30 means that our residents live decades less. Designated as a Medically Underserved Area by the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Jubilee has a large aging population, high rates of chronic disease, and extremely limited access to healthcare. In fact, the Dallas Community Health Needs Assessment survey found that Southeast Dallas has just 54 physicians per 100,000 residents (the national average is 225 physicians). The chronic underinvestment in health resources in Southeast Dallas has resulted in a dire situation: our Jubilee neighbors live an average of 22 years less, are 139% more likely to die from diabetes, and experience cancer-related deaths at a 30% higher rate.
