Free health screenings bring out hundreds today

YOUNGSTOWN — Daniel Allshouse learned something about himself today.

“I learned that I need to go to the dentist,” the 46-year-old Austintown man said, using his index finger to lift his upper lip and show his front teeth. “I found out that I have an abscess that needs fixing right away.”

Allshouse was one of hundreds of people who showed up today, the first day of a four-day, free health-screening event at Youngstown Community Health Center on Wick Avenue, near the Youngstown State University campus.

“It’s wonderful. It’s just incredible how many people are coming out,” said Dr. Ronald Dwinnells. He is chief executive officer of Ohio North East Health Systems, a network of community health centers that includes YCHC.

Dr. Dwinnells said people were lining up to get in when the screenings opened at 8 a.m., and said at least 200 people were there within the first two hours.

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