November 2011 - Healthy Communities Online

Linda Juszczak, president of the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care

November 30, 2011 Sofia Dupi

This week, Conversations on Health Care focuses on school-based health centers. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Linda Juszczak, president of the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, about how SBHCs reduce barriers to healthcare for children, teens and families. Ms. Juszczak comments on the key principles of school-based health centers, and the support for their expansion under federal healthcare reform.

Diabetes Friendly Cooking Tips and Recipes

November 30, 2011 Sofia Dupi

A guest post by Kara Ellis, MS, RD Nearly 26 million Americans are currently living with Diabetes, and the American Diabetes Association estimates that someone is diagnosed with Diabetes every 17 seconds. Last month was Diabetes Awareness Month, so the Community Health Center geared up to help take action. On two separate days in November the CHC of New Britain andMeridenset up a Diabetes awareness booth. The Registered Dietitian, Diabetes Educator, and Pharmacist and pharmacy residents teamed up for question…

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Know your status!

November 29, 2011 Elizabeth Radl

I must say that last week was quite an eye-opening experience for myself and the other AmeriCorps members. You see, a few months ago we introduced ourselves to Oasis, Community Health Center’s HIV/AIDS clinic. They received us so warmly and we immediately knew that we wanted to become more involved with them. We quickly said ‘yes’ when Kasey Harding, director of HIV services at Oasis, asked us if we would be interested in helping out with their annual World AIDS Day affair that…

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Waterbury Outreach

November 29, 2011 Elizabeth Radl

Over the past couple of weeks AmeriCorps members and Access to Care Coordinators have teamed up to do outreach spanning all sections of Waterbury, to inform the public about our newest Community Health Center, which has opened at 51 North Elm Street in Waterbury, CT. As you may or may not know, the city of Waterbury covers an area of approximately 29 sq miles and has a population of approximately 111,000 people. The city is quite diverse and varies greatly from section…

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Healthy Examples

November 28, 2011 Sofia Dupi

When you visit a Community Health Center site, you can expect to be seen by a medical provider who can provide you with top quality primary care. Yet there is much more to our health care than simply getting the care we need during a checkup. We all need to adopt healthier lifestyles and the staff of CHC provide good examples of this. Last week, several CHC providers and friends participated in the 75th Annual Manchester Road Race. Other employees…

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Annual Thanksgiving Meal Support For CHC Families

November 23, 2011 Sofia Dupi

Each Year St Pius X Church in Middletown, CT in collaboration with the Middletown/Clinton Prenatal/Medical Departments offer a Thanksgiving feast for families in need. Hurricane Irene, the unusual snow storm in October and the economy have impacted the amount of donations typically made to our state’s food banks and other charitable organizations and all have felt the crunch. Although we were concerned about how this might affect the Annual Thanksgiving Meal Support for our families, the generosity of parishioners from…

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