In the beginning of January, I attended a meeting about a grant that CHC had received from the Department of Public Health. The grant was specifically for CHC to host a skin cancer and sun safety awareness event sometime during July which seemed like centuries away at the time. It was decided that the event would be called “KEEP THE SUN FUN” and the ball slowly began to roll in the direction of Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, CT….
I had the pleasure to meet with Dr. Velandy Manohar of the Community Health Center, Inc. to speak about the important and sometimes sensitive topic of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). On Wednesday, June 27, I was informed that it was Veterans and National PTSD Awareness Day and that the entire month of June serves as a month dedicated to this very important observance. With only 1% of the US population serving within our armed forces, this is definitely a…
If you have been able to visit the beautiful rooftop of the new Middletown building, then you might have noticed seven empty garden plots waiting to be filled! These garden plots were specifically inserted into the blueprint of the rooftop to benefit local community members such as the students of the Macdonough Elementary School Garden club. Throughout the course of the school year, thirty or so students have been meeting once a week to learn about the art of gardening…
Although Fathers day is less than a week away, National Men’s Health week should not only be a time to promote healthier dad’s, but to also encourage good health among the brothers, uncles, cousins, grandfathers, friends and everyone in between who are involved in your life. National Men’s Health Week 2012 started on Monday, June 11, and will continue until Sunday, June 17 which is Father’s Day in the US, Canada, and UK. The purpose of Men’s Health Week is to heighten…
It can be hard to acknowledge why exactly we get a three day weekend around the time of Memorial Day. Summer is right at our fingertips, beach trips and Barbeques are on the agenda, and getting a Monday off from work is always a nice treat…but that’s not the most important thing about the last Monday in May year after year. I had the privilege to be in Middletown for this year’s Memorial Day parade and I felt like it…
Written by AmeriCorps members Asya Tsarkova and Hope Brigham Every month, the AmeriCorps members participate in a monthly training day as part of our service year. Our trainings topics have varied from group formation and community outreach, to resume building, and cultural sensitivity. Our AmeriCorps group has been very lucky to have presenters from both the Community Health Center Inc. and outside agencies. On Tuesday May 15th our Global Health themed training was one of the unique trainings in which…