HOUSTON, TEXAS – CQ Partners, alongside Clark Hearing, Inc. and The Center for Audiology, participated in the Health Screening event hosted by the Living Heart Foundation and NFL Players Association’s (NFLPA) Professional Athletes Foundation (PAF) on Saturday, March 4, 2023. The objective of the event was to offer various health services to retired NFL players and their spouses, including hearing health exams and hearing aid fittings.
This event was held at the Houston Marriott Medical Center/Museum District, and featured health services such as blood pressure and blood testing, cardiac exams, hearing health screening and education, neurological consultations, nutritional counseling, and more.
CQ Partners and their members took this opportunity to educate the NFL community on the importance of hearing health and the link between hearing loss and other health conditions such as cardiovascular disease.
The event successfully provided health screenings and consultations for many players throughout the day, including former wide receiver for the Houston Texans, Kevin Walter, and former Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Alphonse Dotson. The team also had the opportunity to meet and speak with former NFL player and current Executive Director of the PAF, Andre Collins. Both CQ Partners and the PAF are passionate about making excellent healthcare available to current and former players.
CQ Partners is the preferred provider network of hearing health education and solutions for the NFLPA’s PAF. Since 2011, the two organizations have partnered to bring better hearing to former professional athletes across the nation.
Throughout the year, CQ Partners teams up with local hearing healthcare providers at regional PAF events like this one to fit current and former players with hearing aids, emphasize the importance of better hearing, and discuss the impact it can have on one’s life.
In addition to providing free hearing healthcare services, CQ Partners aims to spread awareness and break down the barriers that prevent people from seeking hearing care.
About CQ Partners:
As the nation’s largest network of hearing professionals, CQ Partners grows hearing healthcare practices and develops providers as business leaders. CQ Partners supports its members with business, marketing, and operational solutions, as well as unique partner relationships, so they can focus on connecting patients with life-changing hearing healthcare. CQ Partners’ team includes experienced audiologists, business owners, practice owners and operators who understand the challenges that members face and have tested-and-proven solutions to help them.
About the Professional Athletes Foundation:
The Professional Athletes Foundation was founded to support, strengthen and inspire players as they transitioned from their active NFL careers. Established in 1990 as the charitable arm of the NFL Players Association, the PAF offers a range of career, health and educational resources as well as assistance through the Players Assistance Trust Fund (PAT). With more than $10 million in financial, medical and educational assistance granted, the PAF is the leading foundation in assisting former NFL players. The foundation also provides non-profit organizations with an opportunity to make a difference through PAF charitable grants.
Source: CQ Partners, PAF
