Your Health Care Options in Pashto پښتو
Be Healthy & Safe This Summer Video Series
Sometimes healthcare can be confusing in the United States. Today we will talk about Your Health Care Options.
Which place do I need to visit?
-The pharmacy
-Primary care doctor
-Urgent care
-Hospital emergency room
It’s important to know the difference between these places because they have very different costs!
You can go to the pharmacy to:
- Get basic medications or health supplies to treat minor symptoms on your own (cold medicine or a bandage).
- Get a thermometer to see if you have a fever. A fever is over 100.7 degrees F. Tylenol or Ibuprofen can help reduce a fever.
- You can ask the pharmacist for help if you have questions or need to fill a prescription.
- Hayat Pharmacy, Target, Walmart, and Walgreens all have a pharmacy.
You can go to your primary care doctor for:
-Your annual physical and health questions
-Vaccinations or prescriptions for medications
-Cold/flu, minor illness or injury that lasts more than one week
You will need to call your doctor’s office to make an appointment. You can ask for an interpreter.
You can go to an urgent care provider:
-To see a doctor after hours, when your primary care doctor is closed for the day.
-To see a doctor quickly for cold/flu, minor illness, or minor injury that is NOT an emergency.
You can search for an open Urgent Care provider online or look for the signs for Urgent Care. ProCare Medical Group, Ascension, Aurora Health Care, and Froedtert all have local urgent care locations.
You can call 911 for an ambulance, or go to the hospital Emergency Room for:
-Life threatening concerns, like chest pain or difficulty breathing.
-Emergencies, like major injuries or burns, broken bones, deep cuts, or severe symptoms.
A good rule is to trust your gut when it comes to emergencies!
*If you have health insurance, it will pay for some or all of these services or limit where you can go to get health care.
Thank you to our sources who provided information for this video and to our interpreter today. Thank you to Milwaukee Public Schools for providing interpretation. This video was made possible by the generous support of the Wheaton Franciscan Sisters Fund.
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