Author Archives: Hope Brigham

CHC PROVIDER SELECTED TO SERVE AS MEMBER OF NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOR THE PUBLIC’S HEALTH

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Hope Brigham

written by Eliza Cole Community Health Center, Inc. is pleased to announce that  Amy D. Gagliardi, from the prenatal program,  was selected to participate in  in the inaugural year of The National Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health’s (NLAPH) leadership … Continue reading →

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CELEBRATING A DECADE OF HEALTHY SMILES AND ORAL HEALTH ACHIEVEMENTS

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Hope Brigham

For over a decade, organizations from public and private foundations have come together to create an oral health awareness movement. The American Dental Association (ADA) began the Give Kids a Smile (GKAS) program in 2002 as a way for ADA … Continue reading →

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3 Simple Ways to Promote Domestic Violence Awareness

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Hope Brigham

Domestic violence should not happen to anybody but it does – and when it does, people need to know that there is help. Maybe you know someone who has lived with abuse, maybe it happened just once; maybe you work … Continue reading →

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Honoring CHC’s Medical Assistants

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Hope Brigham

A message from The Community Health Center, Inc.’s Chief Nursing Officer, Bernadette Thomas, APRN, DNP, MPH, in honor of National Medical Assistants Recognition Day. Greetings everyone: In recent years, CHC has undergone tremendous change and growth: we have moved from … Continue reading →

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Up on the Rooftop at CHC

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Hope Brigham

During the summer months, the rooftop at 675 Main Street provided a place for local students and community members to routinely visit the unique garden paradise while tending to their own vegetable and herb plants. Fall has arrived and the … Continue reading →

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Oh the Places We’ve Been

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Hope Brigham

On Monday, August 29, 2011, the new group of HealthCorps members starting at CHC was summoned by Charise DiPierro to ION for the first day of orientation.  I was completely on track to arriving on time, right at 9am but it was … Continue reading →

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A Passion for Advocacy

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Hope Brigham

During this particular week, staff of the Community Health Center, Inc. has been working harder than the average skyrocketing level of productivity to celebrate and promote National Community Health Center’s Week. With this year’s theme being “Celebrating America’s Health Centers: … Continue reading →

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Miso Soup for the Mind, Body and Soul

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Hope Brigham

Vending machines are becoming the last thing on employee’s minds at the Community Health Center, Inc. of Middletown.  Employee wellness is a huge campaign among CHC staff and some new ways to snack throughout the work day are being introduced … Continue reading →

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Keep the Sun Fun event 2012

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Hope Brigham

In the beginning of January, I attended a meeting about a grant that CHC had received from the Department of Public Health. The grant was specifically for CHC to host a skin cancer and sun safety awareness event sometime during … Continue reading →

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PTSD: Universal Awareness

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Hope Brigham

I had the pleasure to meet with Dr. Velandy Manohar of the Community Health Center, Inc. to speak about the important and sometimes sensitive topic of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  On Wednesday, June 27, I was informed that it … Continue reading →

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