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@DrNwando Rocks #jnj #inpsirecare Panel at #BlogHer12 Talking about @MyText4Baby

@DrNwando Rocks #jnj #inpsirecare Panel at #BlogHer12 Talking about @MyText4Baby

One of the greatest challenges for a social media manager at a health care organization is getting subject matter experts to speak online in a way that will resonate with others and get repeated.  CHC has some brilliant writers who create wonderful presentations and great articles for peer reviewed journals, and I’ve struggled to help them find their voice online. Friday provided a spectacular example of what can happen when a provider finds their online voice.  At 10:30, our Chief…

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How does your garden grow?

How does your garden grow?

This has been the final week that students from the Macdonough summer school garden club have come to the rooftop of CHC’s building in Middletown to tend to their plots before its time to go back to school. For the past month, students entering grades 3 & 4 have been maintaining the vegetables that we planted in the beginning of May, taking home various vegetables and enjoying the beautiful rooftop. We loved gardening with the students so much that we…

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Ramadan Mubarak – The Memorial in the Luis Lopez Community Garden

Ramadan Mubarak – The Memorial in the Luis Lopez Community Garden

“No man is an island…” The famous words of the great English Poet John Donne rattles through my mind as I sit at my desk.  The other day a friend’s father passed away and it has set a tone for the week.  I put on a medley of songs of remembrance.  Sarah McLachlan ‘s voice comes through the speakers, “Will you remember me?” As is often the case, it’s been a busy week in the communications department at CHC.  Wednesday,…

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Dr. Gerard Anderson, Director of the Center for Hospital Finance and Management, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health

Dr. Gerard Anderson, Director of the Center for Hospital Finance and Management, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health

This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Gerard Anderson, Director of the Center for Hospital Finance and Management at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Anderson shares his expertise on health care payment reform and living well with chronic disease.

CHC Prepares for National Health Center Week

CHC Prepares for National Health Center Week

National Health Center Week is officially August 5-11 this year, but for us at CHC and at many other health centers around the country, it is always Health Center Week.  Here in Connecticut, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has signed an Official Statement proclaiming August 5-11 National Health Center Week in Connecticut. We’re starting early with a health fair at our New Britain Site on Thursday, August 2, from 11 am to 2 pm.  The health fair will include free screenings and…

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CHC at BlogHer 2012

CHC at BlogHer 2012

This coming Friday, CHC’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Nwando Olayiwola will participate in a panel at BlogHer 2012 entitled “The state of the world’s mothers: working together to save & improve lives”. Attendees will hear from Save the Children about the state of global motherhood in the U.S. and around the world and will learn how Johnson & Johnson and its partner organizations are addressing some of the challenges.  Attendees also will learn how to can get involved in raising…

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