Sofia Dupi, Author at Healthy Communities Online

Washington Village Holiday Party in Norwalk!!

December 6, 2011 Sofia Dupi

A guest post from Fairfield County AmeriCorps member Diana Desmornes: Saturday December 3rd, 2011, The Day Street Community Health Center hosted a holiday party for kids of Washington Village, a housing complex located directly across the street from the health center. We were excited to have 32 kids and their parents attend the party! During the two hours, we provided a nutrition workshop, healthy snacks, interactive games, and face painting. Dr. Brandon, a chiropractor/Yoga instructor, spoke about the benefits of…

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Today is World AIDS Day 2011

December 1, 2011 Sofia Dupi

The following is an email from Dr. Marwan Haddad to our CHC staff helping in the day to day battle against AIDS: We are now three decades into the HIV epidemic. Though we have made great strides in these last 30 years, HIV continues to be a local, national, and global problem! The latest statistics from CDC estimate about 1.2 million people in the U.S. are infected with the virus but only 80% are diagnosed. Of those diagnosed, only about half…

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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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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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