The following is a speech as prepared for delivery by Yvette Highsmith-Francis this morning at the Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast in Meriden. I am sure that many of us have been impacted by Dr. King’s life and legacy both directly and indirectly. As a young woman, raised by a single mom, living in public housing, living in poverty financially but wealthy in love and support – Dr. King’s legacy became very relevant to me in a serendipitous way –…
A message from Mark and Margaret to the CHC family: This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, let me take a moment to thank each and every member of the CHC family for your work in helping us realize Dr. King’s dream. In his great “I have a dream” speech, Dr. King said, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin…
We are proud to announce that Julie Nash, Ph.D. and Behavioral Health Clinician at CHC, is now a fully-certified Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor! This esteemed credential is granted by the Association for Play Therapy (APT) and is the highest level of recognition awarded through the organization. Now, you might be thinking, what exactly is play therapy? According to Julie, there are two definitions of play therapy that are particularly helpful. The first is the formal definition provided by APT, which states…
Meet Krishna Kothary, a Nurse Practitioner in Residency at CHC, Inc. ! – Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? University of Iowa – Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Global Health Minor; Johns Hopkins University – Masters of Science in Nursing & Masters of Public Health – What about joining CHC most excites you? To be around a group of passionate individuals working for the same cause! – If not seeing patients/serving at CHC you would rather be _____________? I…
Meet Amanda DeCew, a Nurse Practitioner in Residency at CHC, Inc.! – Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I graduated in 2001 with a B.A. in International Relations from Boston University and a joint Masters in Nursing and Masters in Public Health (MSN/MPH) from Yale University in 2012. Before going to nursing school, I was a Peace Corps Volunteer and a teacher. – What about joining CHC most excites you? CHC believes in putting research into practice. From…
Saturday morning, a week and a half before Christmas. It will be a busy weekend. Today, I am supposed to go to see Santa at our local fire station, go to a family holiday party, and go to a party celebrating a friends election. Tomorrow, I am supposed to go to Church, go to a memorial for my mother who died during Hurricane Sandy, and host a radio show with my daughter. Yet as Social Media Manager for CHC, I…