Open House at Palo Alto Clinic
Please join us for an Open House of the Community Health Resource Center (CHRC) at the Palo Alto Clinic. Meet with the staff and volunteers who can assist you with finding the health-related information you need for any stage of life, including information on a specific diagnosis or procedure, health and wellness topics, and lists of community resources and support agencies.
When: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Where: Community Health Resource Center, 2nd Floor, Jamplis Building, Palo Alto Clinic Who: Open to patients, members of the community, and PAMF staff

The Palo Alto Medical Foundation's (PAMF) Community Health Resource Centers (CHRC) are located at the Palo Alto Clinic, Fremont Center and Dublin Center. The Centers are open to PAMF patients and other members of the community, and services are provided at no cost. Registered nurse health educators and trained volunteers are available to help visitors use the many resources:

• Consumer-oriented health reference books
  
• Medical textbooks
  
• Health newsletters
  
• Informational brochures
  
• Educational videotapes and DVDs
  
• InfoTrac automated reference system
  
• Internet access to recommended Web sites
  
• Information on community resources

Locations and Hours

Palo Alto Clinic
795 El Camino Real
Level 2, Jamplis Building
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Department phone: 650-614-3200
Main phone: 650-321-4121
Map | Directions | Floor Plan

Office hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Fremont Center
3200 Kearney Street
Level 1, Building 2
Fremont, CA 94538
Department phone: 510-623-2231
Main phone: 510-490-1222
Map | Directions | Floor Plan

Office hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Individual appointments are available.

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Dublin Center
4050 Dublin Blvd
Dublin, CA 94568-3112
Department phone: 925-875-6150
Main phone: 925-875-6100
Map | Directions

Office hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Educational Services

Breast Self-Examination

The nurse health educators are available to provide individual breast self-examination instruction. After watching a video of breast self-examination technique (available in English and Spanish), you will have the opportunity to practice the technique on a model of a breast that contains lumps of various shapes and sizes. (Please allow approximately one hour for instruction.) Call for more information or to schedule an appointment.

Testicular Self-Examination

After watching a short video that teaches men how to do testicular self-examinations, you will have the opportunity to practice the technique on a model of a testicles that contains lumps of various shapes and sizes. No appointment is necessary.

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Note: The Community Health Resource Centers (CHRCs) are not intended to be a substitute for an appointment with your physician. Your specific clinical and diagnostic medical questions should continue to be directed to your physician. However, the CHRCs can serve as an important adjunct to your physician's advice by providing a resource for you to become a better informed decision-maker on issues related to your health.