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Health Justice Town Hall Meeting 2012

Health Justice Town Hall Meeting 2012

Community Health Center is proud to join with the African American Health Council of Southeastern Connecticut, the Commission on African American Affairs, the Commission on Asian American Affairs, the Commission on Health Equity, Connecticut Association of Directors of Health, the Connecticut Multicultural Health Partnership, the Hispanic Health Council, Health Justice CT, Ledge Light Health District and the University of Connecticut Health Center, School of Medicine, Community Based Education Office in sponsoring Health Justice Town Hall Meeting 2012 The meeting will be taking…

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QI Microsystems Symposium – Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

QI Microsystems Symposium – Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

Below is a piece written by Jackie Wang, a HealthCorps Navigator at the Community Health Center, Inc. serving in Quality Improvement. She recently took part in a symposium put on by CHC’s QI department which featured representatives from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals of the UK. When I arrived at CHC in August, I remember being impressed by so many aspects of the organization. From the comprehensive care it provides, to its statewide presence, to the beautiful rooftop garden in Middletown, I was blown away. I spent…

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Lillian Reba Moses

Lillian Reba Moses

From Mark Masselli: Tonight, I write with great sadness to say that Reba Moses, one of CHC’s founders, died this evening.  Just a week ago, she entered the hospice at Middlesex and family and friends gathered round.  We sat and talked and held her hand, and though Reba was weak, she was all there as we remembered the times we had shared and the work she had done.  Last night, she had made the decision to return to Middlesex Convalescent…

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Ladies Night Out

Ladies Night Out

Below is a piece written by Nadine Byers, a HealthCorps Navigator at the Community Health Center, Inc. serving in the Early Detection Program. She recently volunteered at an event titled “Ladies Night Out” at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown and commented on her experience. I participated in my first big outreach event for the Early Detection Program (EDP) last week.  Together with Nicole Jarjura, Patient Navigator for the Colorectal Cancer EDP, and four of my lovely HealthCorps Navigator comrades, I attended the Ladies Night…

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Honoring CHC’s Medical Assistants

Honoring CHC’s Medical Assistants

A message from The Community Health Center, Inc.’s Chief Nursing Officer, Bernadette Thomas, APRN, DNP, MPH, in honor of National Medical Assistants Recognition Day. Greetings everyone: In recent years, CHC has undergone tremendous change and growth: we have moved from paper charts to electronic records, we moved from offices to pods, and most recently, we became a Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home.   Throughout all of these changes the role of CHC’s Medical Assistants has been transformed into a complex…

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Stamford CHC Participates in National Depression Screening Day

Stamford CHC Participates in National Depression Screening Day

On Thursday, October 11th, health centers across the United States offered depression screenings as part of a national day dedicated to the awareness and prevention of this behavioral illness. The staff at CHC Stamford partook in the event – titled National Depression Screening Day – and produced some outstanding results. Post-Doc Resident Amy Wicker saw all patients, medical and dental staff for consults, warm hand-offs and individual screenings. Amy engaged in 11 informational discussions with patients interested in CHC’s services…

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