March 2013 - Page 3 of 3 - Healthy Communities Online

Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, CEO of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners

March 13, 2013 Marianne OHare

This week, Mark and Margaret speak with former Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, now Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Senator Nelson discusses the challenges being experienced by the nation’s Insurance Commissioners, who are adapting their state programs to incorporate measures in the Affordable Care Act such as the insurance exchanges and the expansion of Medicaid.

Press Release: AmeriCorps Week 2013!

March 8, 2013 Pat Wildes

Written by Eliza Cole AmeriCorps Week 2013 Shines Spotlight on Community Service MIDDLETOWN, CT (March 6, 2013): Community Health Center Inc.’s HealthCorps Navigators will honor National AmeriCorps Week, March 9-17, with service projects focused on helping the homeless and near homeless in communities across Connecticut. Over the course of the week Navigators will host events in several of the communities CHC serves. The theme for this year’s program, “Wherever You Are, AmeriCorps Works,” follows the national theme of AmeriCorps Week…

Project ECHO – Pain Management

March 7, 2013 Pat Wildes

Over 116 million Americans suffer from chronic pain and over 50% of those will seek care from a primary care provider. Considering the frequency and severity of chronic pain in our population, we at the Community Health Center, Inc. are proud to announce that Project ECHO Pain Management recently got underway. Our team at CHC has joined forces with the Integrative Pain Center of Arizona in making this incredibly important program a reality. The weekly telemedicine conferences bring behavioral health…

Dr. Kavita Patel, Brookings Institution and Bipartisan Policy Center

March 6, 2013 Marianne OHare

This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Kavita Patel, Managing Director of Delivery System Reform and Clinical Transformation at the Brookings Institution and Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Health Professional Workforce Initiative. Dr. Patel discusses their recently released reports which examine the need for better national planning strategies for projecting health care work force needs in the future.

HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Pat Wildes

March 5, 2013 Pat Wildes

Meet Pat Wildes, a HealthCorps Navigator serving in the Communications Department at CHC, Inc.! – Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I majored in Government at Skidmore College, and I’ll be attending law school next year. – What about joining CHC most excites you? The opportunity to engage in community service and outreach with people who share a similar passion for volunteering. – If not seeing patients/serving at CHC you would rather be _____________? Playing professional…