Free online programs offered by Phoenixville Public Library in February

hosting a free virtual presentation, “The History of

African Americans in Phoenixville,” has been connecting uninsured on Monday, Feb. and underinsured 1, at 7:00 PM. Local historian residents of the Greater Ryan Conroy will be Phoenixville area with specialized the speaker. Find out how health care services. African Americans have Their clients receive played such an intricate treatment from a network role in Phoenixville’s history, of providers for dental and starting in the 1830s vision care, mammograms, with the arrival of some of and help with prescription the first families and continuing medications. Their Immigration into the population Services Program growth of the 1950s. Learn assists with immigration about individual members applications and petitions of the community and their that will be filed with the amazing stories, including United States Citizenship athletes, community leaders and Immigration Services. and those involved in This event is free and open the Underground Railroad. to the public and will take Please join us to discuss place online/by phone via this history while viewing Zoom. Registration is required rarely seen photographs. at https://ccls.libcal.com/calendar/Phoenixville/health-care-access This talk will be dedicated to the memory of Donald Coppedge. This event is or by calling 610-933-3013 free and open to the public x132. E-mail mpinto@ccls. and will take place online org for more information. via Zoom. Registration is *** required at https://ccls.libcal.com/calendar/Phoenixville/African-AmericansPhoenixville Phoenixville Public Library will host a free virtual presentation, “7 Action or by calling Steps to Reduce Low-Back 610-933-3013 x132. E-mail Pain” on Thursday, Feb. 4, mpinto@ccls.org for more at 7:00 PM. Dr. Jeff Snyder information. of Snyder Family Chiropractic *** will be the speaker. According Phoenixville Public Library to the New England shines its Community Journal of Medicine, over 31 Services Spotlight on million people suffer from Health Care Access of Phoenixville low-back pain each year. In in a free virtual fact, low back pain is one presentation on Wednesday, of the most common reasons Feb. 3, at 10:00 AM. for missed work. With Attendees will have the opportunity the current epidemic of the to learn — and use of opioid medication to ask questions — about the treat pain, we need to consider dental, vision, prescription, more conservative approaches. mammogram, and immigration Join Dr. Snyder as programs of Phoenixville’s he shares these seven steps Health Care Access that will help you avoid unnecessary available to residents of pain medication the Phoenixville area. Since or risky surgery and move 1999, Health Care Access