Services & Eligibility

Services include:

• Routine primary medical care, including management of acute and chronic illnesses
• Physical exams (includes pre-employment, DOT, and pelvic/PAPs, etc.)
• Nutrition and exercise counseling
• Health promotion counseling and screening
• Massage therapy for musculoskeletal conditions
• Mental health counseling—through Washington County Mental Health Services
• STD testing
• Prescriptions for medications, nutritional and herbal supplements
• Coordination of care/referrals to community resources and medical specialists
• Assisting patients with enrollment in pharmacy assistance programs, Ladies First, VHAP and other Medicaid-related programs, and hospital financial assistance.

Our Care Providers

Many health care providers from all over Central Vermont donate their services to help our patients. You will see most of them here at the Clinic. You may see some specialists at their offices. You are a patient of the Clinic, not a specific provider. Our staff Nurse Practitioner/Case Manager coordinates your treatments and oversees the continuity of your care.Care providers include:

• Medical doctors
• Naturopathic doctors
• Psychiatrists
• Massage therapists
• Therapeutic touch practitioners
• Nurse practitioners
• Nurses
• Nutritionists
• Dieticians
• Other specialists in the health professions

Who We Serve

The People’s Health & Wellness Clinic provides health care for people who might not be able to get care elsewhere because they cannot afford it.

You are eligible for our services if you:

• Don’t have any health insurance
• Have health insurance that doesn’t pay for certain services, such as naturopathy or massage therapy
• Have catastrophic-only health insurance that does not pay for primary or preventive care
• Meet our income guidelines (300% of the Federal Poverty Level—proof of income required)

In addition, you may be eligible for other health care programs. We can assist you with the enrollment process, and continue to provide care during the transition to other health care providers.

For appointments or information: 802-479-1229

Service Area

We generally describe our service area as the 20 towns of Washington County, plus the three Orange County towns of Orange, Washington and Williamstown. All of these towns vote us money out of their municipal budgets. However, as the northernmost of the nine free clinics in the state, we actually draw patients from a much wider area—particularly Lamoille and Caledonia Counties.