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Psychology Postdoctoral Resident Profile – Andrew Daren

Psychology Postdoctoral Resident Profile – Andrew Daren

Meet Andrew Daren, a resident in CHC’s Psychology Postdoctoral Residency Program! –          Can you tell us a bit about your educational background?     Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology at Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology.  I went to Brandeis University in Massachusetts for undergrad and majored in psychology. –          What about joining CHC most excites you?   Working closely with experienced medical and behavioral health professionals as well as a diverse patient population. –          If not seeing patients/serving at CHC you would rather be…

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Integrated Care for Special Populations

Integrated Care for Special Populations

The following is an email to CHC Staff announcing the Integrated Care  for Special Populations.  It has been edited for the blog. As you know, CHC has long been a  source of excellent care and caring for many particularly vulnerable popuations.  Among them are our patients served in our HIV and Ryan White programs, our Hepatitis C treatment program, our Subaxone program, and our “Wherever You Are” Health Care for the Homeless Program.  We think it is a logical next step…

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Nurse Practitioner in Residency Profile – Elizabeth Scott

Nurse Practitioner in Residency Profile – Elizabeth Scott

Meet Elizabeth Scott, a Nurse Practitioner in Residency at CHC, Inc.! –          Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I studied International Development at McGill University in Montreal as an undergraduate. I did my RN certificate and Masters in Nursing at Yale. Between the two degrees I spent a couple of years working in public health in South Sudan, and then a year working at a drop-in center for homeless men in Toronto.  –          What about joining CHC…

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New Horizons Domestic Violence Services – Used Cell Phone Drive

New Horizons Domestic Violence Services – Used Cell Phone Drive

The following piece was written by Carlee Clarino, a HealthCorps Navigator at CHC who organized a recently-completed, used cell phone drive for New Horizons Domestic Violence Services.      According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 23.6% of women and 11.5% of men in the United States have reported being a victim of domestic violence or abuse at some point in their lives. The CDC also reported in 2004 that 1,544 deaths were the result of domestic violence (25%…

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An Update on Give Kids A Smile!

An Update on Give Kids A Smile!

Below you’ll find a post written by Kiran Narain, a HealthCorps Navigator serving in CHC’s Mobile Dental Program. She provides us with a quick update on the Give Kids A Smile events that are taking place at CHC sites across Connecticut.      Give Kids A Smile is an annual program sponsored by the American Dental Association (ADA) and its goal is to improve the oral health of underinsured and uninsured children in the United States.   The national Give Kids A…

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CHC PROVIDER SELECTED TO SERVE AS MEMBER OF NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOR THE PUBLIC’S HEALTH

CHC PROVIDER SELECTED TO SERVE AS MEMBER OF NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOR THE PUBLIC’S HEALTH

written by Eliza Cole Community Health Center, Inc. is pleased to announce that  Amy D. Gagliardi, from the prenatal program,  was selected to participate in  in the inaugural year of The National Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health’s (NLAPH) leadership development initiative. The NLAPH is an innovative approach to leadership development which brings together teams of leaders from multiple sectors to focus on improving health equity in their communities. NLAPH is implemented by the Center of Health Leadership and Practice…

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