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substance abuse, diab;tes and weight managemar Three barriers to healthcare were listed as prevenu (knowledge/ education), latE of a trained healthcare work force and awareness of fac'J_ ities and services availab 1 P Thomas said that from the NRH perspective. se>rera! programs have been enactei to combat some of th~ community concerns s~.:...'l as healthnet scholarship~. the explorers club, the free Know Your Numbers pro– gram and the plans that are currently developing for a Wellness center. Many in the group expressed surprise at the insurance results in the sur– vey. According to those polled, 82 percent of had insurance. yet 21 re'l::en! of them said they

things," Thomas said. "I'm pleased with what I heard because it's things we've been working on . . . and things we're in the process of addressing." Several areas of health– care needs were broken down and polledmore specif-