Pat Wildes, Author at Healthy Communities Online

New HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Ruthie Tallents

October 23, 2012 Pat Wildes

Meet Ruthie Tallents, a new HealthCorps Navigator serving at the Family Wellness Center in New Britain! Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? – I spend my undergrad at the University at Buffalo and got a BS in Pharmacology & Toxicology. What about joining CHC most excites you? – I’m looking forward to getting to know the families that come through the Family Wellness Center. It’s exciting to be able to have a hand in many of the programs…

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QI Microsystems Symposium – Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

October 22, 2012 Pat Wildes

Below is a piece written by Jackie Wang, a HealthCorps Navigator at the Community Health Center, Inc. serving in Quality Improvement. She recently took part in a symposium put on by CHC’s QI department which featured representatives from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals of the UK. When I arrived at CHC in August, I remember being impressed by so many aspects of the organization. From the comprehensive care it provides, to its statewide presence, to the beautiful rooftop garden in Middletown, I was blown away. I spent…

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Ladies Night Out

October 18, 2012 Pat Wildes

Below is a piece written by Nadine Byers, a HealthCorps Navigator at the Community Health Center, Inc. serving in the Early Detection Program. She recently volunteered at an event titled “Ladies Night Out” at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown and commented on her experience. I participated in my first big outreach event for the Early Detection Program (EDP) last week. Together with Nicole Jarjura, Patient Navigator for the Colorectal Cancer EDP, and four of my lovely HealthCorps Navigator comrades, I attended the Ladies Night…

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Stamford CHC Participates in National Depression Screening Day

October 16, 2012 Pat Wildes

On Thursday, October 11th, health centers across the United States offered depression screenings as part of a national day dedicated to the awareness and prevention of this behavioral illness. The staff at CHC Stamford partook in the event – titled National Depression Screening Day – and produced some outstanding results. Post-Doc Resident Amy Wicker saw all patients, medical and dental staff for consults, warm hand-offs and individual screenings. Amy engaged in 11 informational discussions with patients interested in CHC’s services…

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New Nurse Practitioner in Residency Profile – Stephanie Fassu Noulaheu

October 16, 2012 Pat Wildes

Meet Stephanie Fassu Noulaheu, a new Nurse Practitioner in Residency at CHC! – Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I got my RN and MSN education at Samuel Merritt University, California – What about joining CHC most excites you? We are part of the Patient Centered Medical Home movement, which in my opinion is the future of healthcare; and we’re doing it in the most innovative ways, for a population often forgotten by most. – If not…

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 15, 2012 Pat Wildes

Below is a guest blog post composed by Nicole Jarjura, Patient Navigator for Early Detection Colorectal Cancer Screening at CHC. As we all well know, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, and is marked as a time when individuals, businesses, health care organizations (and even the National Football League) come together to promote awareness of the disease in many different ways. Some walk, some fundraise and some wear pink.CHC’s Early Detection Program would like to encourage all Middletown & Clinton…

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