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Get Your Portrait Taken this Holiday Season at the Community Health Center in Middletown and New Britain

Get Your Portrait Taken this Holiday Season at the Community Health Center in Middletown and New Britain

“A picture can tell a thousand words, but a few words can change its story.” – Sebastyne Young Jeremy Cowart a world renowned artist who uses paint, graphic design, and a camera lens to capture the beauty in people and art across the world. Not only is he an artist, but a huge humanitarian. He’s always trying to think of how he can help impact communities, and give them voices. One of his latest contributions is being the co-founder with…

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Thank You Medical Service Professionals! It is National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week

Thank You Medical Service Professionals! It is National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week

In 1992, President George Bush signed Congressional House Joint Resolution #399 proclaiming the first week in November as National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week. Making this week, November 2 – 8 2014, National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week! Medical staff professionals are experts in provider credentialing and privileging as well as accreditation and regulatory compliance. We ask ourselves every time: – what do we know about this provider? – what should we have known about this provider? – have we done…

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Protect Yourself this Flu Season: Learn More About the Vaccine

Protect Yourself this Flu Season: Learn More About the Vaccine

What You Need to Know about the 2014-2015 Flu Season Prepared by: Mary Kovacevic, PharmD Candidate, Class of 2015 University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy Reviewed by: Marissa Salvo, PharmD, BCACP Assistant Clinical Professor University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy   1.What is the flu vaccine? The flu vaccine protects against the three or four strains of flu virus that research indicates will be the most common during the upcoming flu season. Most vaccines are administered via a shot while…

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The Power of Knowledge to Save Nutrition

The Power of Knowledge to Save Nutrition

Nutrition and proper dieting plays a huge role in our lives on a daily basis whether we consciously think about it or we don’t. It can help with a slew of different medical issues in today’s society. Proper nutrition can help a large amount of health issues ranging from medical conditions pertaining to heart disease, obesity, cancers, and other issues that plague us today. Most people don’t realize the magnitude of how a healthy diet can affect even something as…

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