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HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Andrea Birnbaum

HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Andrea Birnbaum

Meet Andrea Birnbaum, a HealthCorps Navigator at CHC serving in the Meriden Women’s Center and Stress Reduction Program!  –          Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I graduated from Colby College in 2012, with a major in Anthropology. This year I am applying to medical school. –          What about joining CHC most excites you? I love getting to know the patients and speaking Spanish with them. The spirit of volunteerism also excites me, and I look forward…

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National Day of Service – Habitat for Humanity

National Day of Service – Habitat for Humanity

“Everybody can be great … because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love.” These words – uttered by the great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – are at once inspiring and humbling in the most positive way. Yesterday, January 21st, 2013, we celebrated the life and contributions of Dr….

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HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Rachel Schindler

HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Rachel Schindler

Meet Rachel Schindler, a HealthCorps Navigator serving as the Program Coordinator for Recess Rocks! –          Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I graduated with a B.S. in Kinesiology and Health with a focus in Community and Public Health from Iowa State University in 2010. –          What about joining CHC most excites you? Meeting all of the wonderful people that work here and are so excited about bettering healthcare for our communities. I’m also really excited about all of the…

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FoodCorps Service Member Profile – Deanna Lampo

FoodCorps Service Member Profile – Deanna Lampo

Meet Deanna Lampo, a FoodCorps Service Member based out of the CHC, Inc. in New Britain!  –          Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I graduated from Millersville University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Sociology, with a minor in Cultural Anthropology and concentrated the majority of my undergraduate research on Food and Culture. –          What about joining CHC most excites you? Being a part of team that is working so diligently to improve communities…

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HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Sara Maldonado

HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Sara Maldonado

Meet Sara Maldonado, a HealthCorps Navigator serving in CHC’s School-Based Health Centers.  – Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I graduated in May 2012 from Tufts University in Medford, MA and majored in Community Health and Latin American Studies. – What about joining CHC most excites you? I’m most excited to be able to work in underserved populations and gain hands on experience working in different communities. – If not seeing patients/serving at CHC you would rather be…

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HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Nadine Byers

HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Nadine Byers

Meet Nadine Byers, a HealthCorps Navigator serving in the Early Detection Program at CHC, Inc. !    –          Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I have a bachelors degree in Women’s and Gender Studies from the University of Maine at Farmington.  I also took classes at Allegheny College and the University of Southern Maine. –          What about joining CHC most excites you? I am overwhelmed by the variety of wellness-related projects in which CHC is involved.  I think…

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