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Weitzman Weekly

Weitzman Weekly

Spotlight: Project ECHO Pediatric and Adolescent Behavioral Health This week, I talked to Agi Erickson (Manager of Project ECHO) at Community Health Center, Inc’s (CHC) Weitzman Institute to learn about the upcoming Pediatric and Behavioral Health Project ECHO. Project ECHO is a form of telehealth that brings specialty expertise into primary care through case based learning and didactics. Providers present their most complex and challenging cases to an expert panel and receive recommendation from a multidisciplinary perspective on how to…

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Introducing a 10th Americorps Member!

Introducing a 10th Americorps Member!

This week we are pleased to introduce Kelly Ann! She joined CHC as an Americorps member this fall and is serving with the Diabetic Retinopathy program, but also active in other Americorps projects including Recess Rocks. Read her introduction below: Hello! I’m KellyAnn, an Americorps member with the diabetic retinopathy program. Originally, I’m from Guilford, Connecticut, where I currently reside…. I still live at home. You try living somewhere else on this stipend. 😉 I recently graduated from Wesleyan University,…

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Give Kids a Smile Kick Off 2015

Give Kids a Smile Kick Off 2015

The American Dental Association began the Give Kids a Smile Day (GKAS) program in 2002 during the month of February, which is National Children’s Dental Health Movement. Beth Kilian the Program Manager of Mobile Dental Services stressed the Community Health Center’s significant role in the celebration. It offers patients with HUSKY insurance and non – insurance based patients with the opportunity for free dental care for children. Our kickoff event began in our Meriden location on February 6th  with many children…

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Competing to Provide Quality Service

Competing to Provide Quality Service

As snow piles up, day after day, for some of us, it can become just a struggle to get to work, but the snow hasn’t buried the spirit of two of CHC’s Patient Service Associates.  In the midst of high call volume, a friendly competition developed between Luis Gomez-Arroyo and Crystal Martinez, about who could provide the best quality service to the most patients calling CHC. Last week, Luis handled 99 calls in one day, and when Crystal heard about…

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Introducing a 9th AmeriCorps Member!

Introducing a 9th AmeriCorps Member!

This week we are pleased to introduce Nam Duong, an Americorps member serving with the Weitzman Institute and involved in many other Americorps activities. Read on for his bio:  My name is Nam, and I’m serving my AmeriCorps term at CHC’s Weitzman Institute. I’m from Long Beach, California. I’m really fascinated by biology. After graduating with a degree in microbiology from California State University, Long Beach, I worked on research projects investigating embryonic neurogenesis and neglected parasitic diseases. Though moving…

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Recess Rocks Winter Series 2015 Underway!

Recess Rocks Winter Series 2015 Underway!

When its cold, snowy, muddy, or slushy there is no better time for an indoor Recess Rocks class! For those who don’t know, Recess Rocks! is a Community Health Center Program designed to help reverse childhood obesity by getting kids moving in schools! The program builds self-esteem, sharpens their minds with tricky moves (nothing is hard in recess rocks), and encourages lifelong healthy habits! This year we trained over a dozen of our AmeriCorps members as movement instructors. They are able to lead classes at…

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