Hope Brigham, Author at Healthy Communities Online

A Trip to Capitol Avenue

March 30, 2012 Hope Brigham

On Tuesday morning, I had the pleasure of accompanying Marie Yardis, the program manager of CHC’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection program to Hartford to learn more about the current situation behind funding for Early Detection Programs. The CT Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection program provides free mammograms and PAP tests to women who have no health insurance. This particular event was organized by the American Cancer Society to bring different people together, who all have a strong…

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Mission of Mercy 2012

March 26, 2012 Hope Brigham

On Friday, March 23, 2012, a few minutes before 6:00 am, a round of applause broke out in the Western Connecticut State University Gymnasium. The reality of this sudden moment of praise had nothing to do with athletics, people were cheering for the first registered patient of the Mission of Mercy event as they entered the newly transformed dental clinic which was just your average basketball court the day before. Word had spread that the woman and her son had…

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Stop Tuberculosis in your Lifetime

March 23, 2012 Hope Brigham

Every year, on March 24, people across the world generate awareness about the bacterial disease called Tuberculosis. Although a cure for this disease was discovered in 1882, close to 1.5 million people lost their lives to TB in 2011. Mainly in underdeveloped countries, the disease remains a huge issue, especially when proper testing and medications continue to be out of reach. In the movement to eliminate this curable illness, success starts with awareness. A good way to really grasp the…

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Celebrating National AmeriCorps Week!

March 22, 2012 Hope Brigham

During the designated week of AmeriCorps service across the country, March 10-18, many different groups organized service projects that promoted the week’s theme, “AmeriCorps Works”. At the Community Health Center, Inc. there are fourteen driven individuals that make up our HealthCorps team who volunteered their time at a CT Special Olympics event, Middletown Minds in Motion, serving lunch at St. Vincent de Paul’s, and concluded the week in New Haven at a “Healthy Living for Kids” event, Recess Rocking the…

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Dental Assistants Recognition Week

March 8, 2012 Hope Brigham

On Monday, March 5, 2012, Dr. Margaret Drozdowski Maule, the Dental Director of the Community Health Center, Inc., sent the following email to the dental staff of CHC and site directors: “Today marks the start of Dental Assistant Recognition Week. The American Dental Association and the American Dental Assistant Association started this effort, and we are adding our voice to the recognition and gratitude. Our dental assistants make our days and they are absolutely invaluable to us and to our…

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Alone we are Rare, Together we are strong

February 29, 2012 Hope Brigham

Today is February 29, 2012. Other than the fact that we are in the midst of a leap year, celebrating this extra day in February, there is also something very important taking place today across the globe. Today is the fifth international Rare Disease Day. For such a short month, February has a lot of significant occurrences that receive enormous amounts of attention; Black History Month, American Heart Month, and the ever so popular Valentine’s Day are just a few…

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