Meet Carlee Clarino, a new HealthCorps Navigator serving in Access to Care at CHC, Inc.! – Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I went to Clark University for my undergrad degree in Biology, but I also took a lot of public health and environmental studies courses. – What about joining CHC most excites you? The opportunity to learn from and meet people who are passionate about healthcare and helping the underserved. – If…
Below is a piece written by Jackie Wang, a HealthCorps Navigator at the Community Health Center, Inc. serving in Quality Improvement. She recently took part in a Microsystems Meeting put on by CHC’s Quality Improvement department which featured representatives from Jönköping Academy in Sweden. In the face of great challenges, people come together. Survivors and supporters wear pink to promote breast cancer awareness every October; Connecticut leaders and citizens gathered last week to discuss how to eliminate health disparity in the state at the…
With the month of October being both National Depression Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is not too difficult to forget that there are other, very important initiatives taking place at the same time. One such ongoing campaign is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and we at CHC were sure to pay special attention to this serious cause. New Horizons – CHC’s domestic violence support services center – organized an event at the Cold Stone Creamery in Middletown to…
Below is a piece written by Nadine Byers, a HealthCorps Navigator serving in the Early Detection Program at CHC. October was National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Nadine provided some feedback on efforts made at CHC to support this important cause. All of us know someone who has been affected by breast cancer. When our close friends and family members are diagnosed with this disease, it often comes as a shocking reminder that we need to embrace life and appreciate…