Pat Wildes, Author at Healthy Communities Online

Today (10/11) is National Depression Screening Day

October 11, 2012 Pat Wildes

Several years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report predicting that depression would become the world’s leading cause of disability by the year 2020. A September 2012 study by the American Journal of Public Health noted that depression is now the number one cause of injury mortality in the United States. Just two years prior, depression was ranked 10th on this same list, but it has now surpassed car accidents for the dreaded top spot. Statistics such as…

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New HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Grace Capreol

October 9, 2012 Pat Wildes

Meet Grace Capreol, a new HealthCorps Navigator serving as an Emerging Technologies Coordinator at CHC! Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? – I studied Exercise Science at the University of Delaware for two years, but transferred to the University of Connecticut and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Allied Health Science. What about joining CHC most excites you? – The opportunity to serve in and learn about the varying aspects of health care…

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New Nurse Practitioner in Residency Profile – Jaclyn Jones

October 2, 2012 Pat Wildes

Meet Jaclyn Jones, a new Nurse Practitioner in Residency at CHC! – Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? B.A. Kinesiology from Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA MSN from Yale School of Nursing, New Haven, CT – What about joining CHC most excites you? Being a part of an organization that believes in a person’s right to health care and who also believes in training the next generation. – If not seeing patients/serving at CHC…

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Gardening Culture at CHC

October 1, 2012 Pat Wildes

Gardening is fast-becoming an important part of what goes on at the Community Health Center, Inc. The health center has fostered a gardening culture for many years, but the last several months have seen a spike in activity due to the construction of the new building at 675 Main Street in Middletown. At the crown of this new building sits a tremendous rooftop garden, which features one of the largest self-sustaining living walls in the United States in addition to…

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Stand Down 2012

September 27, 2012 Pat Wildes

Regardless of your opinion on war and American intervention in foreign affairs, odds are you support and respect the citizens who put their lives on the line for the United States of America. The thought of Veterans – many of whom suffer from chronic physical and mental ailments – living without access to basic health care is not a pleasant one, though this is a reality that many former members of the American armed forces face in today’s world. These…

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New HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Shahzeb Kazi

September 25, 2012 Pat Wildes

Meet Shahzeb Kazi, a new HealthCorps Navigator serving in Access to Care! – Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I graduated from Uconn in May of 2012 with a degree in Psychology. I am currently in the process of applying to medical school. – What about joining CHC most excites you? I am excited about the many different volunteer opportunities available at CHC and learning more about healthcare. – If not seeing patients/serving at CHC you would rather be…

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