Category Archives: School Based Health Centers

HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Sara Maldonado

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Pat Wildes

Meet Sara Maldonado, a HealthCorps Navigator serving in CHC’s School-Based Health Centers.  – Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I graduated in May 2012 from Tufts University in Medford, MA and majored in Community Health and Latin American … Continue reading →

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Books to Help Your Child Cope With Tragedy

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Aldon Hynes

Here is a list of books to help your child cope with tragedy, provided by Alison Urban, Social Worker/Behavioral Health Clinician at our Smalley Academy School Based Health Center: Grief and Loss Chester Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories  (Audrey Penn) … Continue reading →

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“Out, Out ..” #SBHCs and the Death of a Student

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Aldon Hynes

It seemed like every year or two a classmate of mine in high school would die in an accident; often, it was car accidents.  The year after I left for college, a high school friend disappeared.  A month later, they … Continue reading →

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Health Promotion

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Aldon Hynes

Last week’s  CHCChat, a weekly, Twitter-based discussion about various topics in community-oriented primary health care, was about Health Promotion.   The World Health Organization defines Health Promotion as “the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their … Continue reading →

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School Based Health Centers

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Aldon Hynes

As part of National SBHC Awareness Month, Nat Holmes has provided a brief history and background on CHC’s School Based Health Centers. Community Health Center’s first School Based Health Center, the Rita Hayes Wellness Center, was started in nearly two … Continue reading →

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Teen Life Conference

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Aldon Hynes

I was a social awkward youth, inexperienced in the ways of the world during my teen years which made high school a challenge.  At the time, I didn’t realize how difficult it was for so many of my friends as … Continue reading →

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The Patient Centered Legislative Reception

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Aldon Hynes

I’ve been involved in politics long enough for opportunities to speak with local, state and federal elected officials and candidates to become fairly old hat and routine.  The politicians are familiar old friends and we talk about topics we’ve covered … Continue reading →

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CHC Opens School Based Health Center in Stamford

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Aldon Hynes

This week, CHC opened a new school-based health center at Domus’ Trailblazers Academy and Stamford Academy in Stamford.  It will bring on-site medical and mobile dental care to approximately 300 middle and high school students. The center, located at 83 … Continue reading →

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