Monthly Archives: January 2012

Recess Rocks launches SteveSongs video!

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Lisa Rozo

Though obesity is a preventable disease, it’s shocking how many children in this country are far from fit and healthy. Now the most prevalent chronic disease of childhood, obesity’s problems are exacerbated by increased risk for diabetes, heart disease, cancer, … Continue reading →

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“More than Just a Day”

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Hope Brigham

As we sat down to write this blog about dental care and Give Kids a Smile Day, we reminisced about our dreaded childhood trips to the dentist. The bright lights, the sharp tools, and the flavored fluoride that never seemed … Continue reading →

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Dr. Bill Crounse, Sr. Director of Worldwide Health for Microsoft

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Marianne OHare

On this week’s Conversations on Health Care, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Bill Crounse, Sr. Director of Worldwide Health for Microsoft. Dr. Crounse is an expert on the intersection of health and information technology. He discusses … Continue reading →

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CHC Project ECHO Kickoff

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Aldon Hynes

Amidst all the fanfare about CHC kicking off Project ECHO® in Connecticut and the discussions about innovative use of telemedicine to improve health outcomes, it could be easy to lose focus on what truly matters, the patient. Yet CHC is … Continue reading →

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Innovation and Training the Next Generation

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Aldon Hynes

One thing that attracted me to CHC was its commitment to innovation and training the next generation of health care providers.  They go hand in hand.  As new innovations are discovered staff needs to learn about them and you wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Project ECHO at CHC

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Aldon Hynes

The following is a guest post from Dr. Marwan Haddad MD, MPH, Medical Director of HIV, HCV, and Buprenorphine Services at Community Health Center, Inc. This Friday January 20th is the launch of the very cutting edge, state of the … Continue reading →

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Dr. Eric Topol, Cardiologist, Geneticist and Director of the Scripps Translational Institute.

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Aldon Hynes

Conversations speaks this week with Dr. Eric Topol, Director of the Scripps Translational Institute and author of The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care. Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Topol about the … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Aldon Hynes

The following is a blog post by Diana Desmornes, an AmeriCorps Member working out of our Fairfield County Offices. On Saturday January 14, 2012, CHC AmeriCorps members joined the Stamford Community to honor   Dr. King’s Legacy. We participated in a … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Aldon Hynes

The following is a message from CHC President and CEO to the staff of CHC: Today,  is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr  Day and we take a moment to reflect on the life of a great man. He would be great … Continue reading →

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Helping Get the New Year Off to a Great Start

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Aldon Hynes

Well, here we are, two weeks into the New Year.  Middletown saw a great kick off to the new year with Middnight on Main and many of us have made resolutions about how we’ll make this year better than the … Continue reading →

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