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New Horizon Family Health Services, Inc - December 2025 Newsletter

By Joel Mercado posted 14 hours ago

  

 

NHFHS Healthcare for the Homeless Director on Community Health Conversations Panel


Earlier this month Jason Evans, Program Director of our Healthcare for the Homeless and Medical Respite Care, joined the Furman Institute for the Advancement of Community Health for their Community Health Conversations series. As part of a dynamic panel speaking on the topic of Housing Is Healthcare, Jason gave valuable insights into how the health outcomes of those experiencing homelessness dramatically improves when these individuals secure stable housing. Attendees also learned about local agencies and programs that are taking innovative approaches to assist those in need of housing.
 
Now in its second year, Community Health Conversations provides a platform for dialogue around pressing health issues facing our community. Hosted at the Crescent Innovation District on Poinsett Highway, these free evening events bring together community members, local leaders, health experts and university faculty, for meaningful discussion and collaboration.


 

Welcome New Providers

We are thrilled to have two new providers join the New Horizon team in August!

 

Our new Clinical Counselor, Valerie Beaty, LMFT is a native of South Carolina. Valerie received a Master’s in Business from Southern Wesleyan University and a Masters as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist from Touro University.
 
Valerie is passionate about her patients and her work, previously serving as a Clinical Counselor in the upstate in Anderson, SC. She is a proud mother of one, and she also has a grandchild. In her free time, she enjoys reading biographies. She is also an avid learner and loves spending time watching the History and Discovery channel. 
Veena Naidu, MD, is our newest Family Medicine Physician! Originally from southern India, Dr. Naidu earned her medical degree there before moving to Anderson, SC, where she has lived for more than 20 years. She completed her residency at AnMed Health Family Medicine.
 
Passionate about community health, Dr. Naidu believes that everyone deserves equal access to quality care and is dedicated to serving those who might otherwise go without.
 
Outside of her work, Dr. Naidu enjoys reading, cooking, and gardening - but most of all, she treasures time with her husband (also a physician) and their two children.
 
We are excited for them both to join the NHFHS team! 
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