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New HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Shahzeb Kazi

New HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Shahzeb Kazi

              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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Profiles for the Newest Additions to the CHC Family

Profiles for the Newest Additions to the CHC Family

                                           Starting tomorrow, we will be posting fun, weekly profiles of the new HealthCorps Navigators (formerly known as AmeriCorps members), Nurse Practitioner Residents, and Post Docs at the Community Health Center, Inc. Please stay tuned every Tuesday for a brief introduction, and make sure to say hello to the newest members of the CHC community when you see them around!  

Preparing for Stand Down 2012

Preparing for Stand Down 2012

Tomorrow, over 50 staff from CHC will participate in the 17th annual Stand Down at the Connecticut Veterans Home in Rocky Hill.  This event provides free services, assistance and information to Connecticut Veterans. The past few days have been a flutter with people preparing for the event, and folks from CHC will be arriving early in the morning to make sure everything is all set up. A major part of CHCs contribution to Stand Down is our dental services.  Residents…

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CHC Picnic 9/9/12

CHC Picnic 9/9/12

Entering into a new stage of life can be daunting, overwhelming, confusing and frustrating. As a recent college graduate, I can undoubtedly say I have experienced all of these feelings since receiving my diploma in late May, and the current state of the job market has only made matters more interesting for my peers and I. I was fortunate enough to discover AmeriCorps – and in particular the Community HealthCorps program within which I am currently serving – early this…

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Take the test, take control

Take the test, take control

In 1995, the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) founded National HIV testing day on June 27th.  Seventeen years later, this group continues to front this observance. The main goal of this day of awareness is to encourage people of all ages to “take the test, take control”. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that can lead to acquired immune deficiency syndrome, know as AIDS.  Too many people don’t know they have HIV. In the United States,…

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The Journey in the Pursuit of Wellness

The Journey in the Pursuit of Wellness

The following is a wonderful guest blog post by AmeriCorps member Brianna Martinez, about her journey in the pursuit of wellness. Salutations! For those of you that do not know me, my name is Brianna and I am the AmeriCorps HealthCorps member for the School Based Health Centers here at CHC. Since wellness seems to be on the tip of everyone’s tongue as of late, I thought I would reflect on my newly discovered infatuation with working out and losing weight. So…

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