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Community Health Centers in China

Community Health Centers in China

On Thursday afternoons, I often participate in a discussion on Twitter about community health centers.  It is a ‘TweetChat’ that uses the hashtag, ‘#chcchat’.  Most of the participants are from the United States or from Canada.  However, we’ve also had participants join us from as far away as New Zealand and Australia, so I’ve come to think about community health centers internationally, but I’ve still thought of them as being predominantly Western European or English speaking. Today changed my view…

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“It Will All Be Perfect”

“It Will All Be Perfect”

Last year, I heard a powerful song by a fairly unknown music entitled, “It Will All Be Perfect”. I’ve spent my life just looking for a place that I belong And no matter what I try to do, something always has gone wrong No one’s taken time to know me and still loved me like you do There’s no one in this world I’ll ever love as much as you Still there’s a shame that’s deep within me I keep…

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National HIV Testing Day

National HIV Testing Day

Today, my Facebook wall and my Twitter feed is full of reminders that today is National HIV Testing Day.  Last week, we provided testing at our sites in Meriden and New Britain.  Today we are providing testing at our site in Meriden.  Have you been tested? The importance of testing was brought home to me in an email that Dr. Marwan Haddad sent to CHC staff working on promoting National HIV Testing Day.  I am sharing part of that email…

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Using Animation to Keep Kids Enrolled in Medicaid

Using Animation to Keep Kids Enrolled in Medicaid

Last month, the Connecticut Mirror ran an article entitled Study: Babies wrongfully lose state insurance at first birthday about a report by CT Voices for Children, HUSKY Program Coverage for Infants: Maintaining Coverage When Babies Turn One.  The crux of the article and the report was that: Thousands of infants inadvertently lose Medicaid coverage after their first birthday because of a confusing eligibility process that occurs when the state Department of Social Services changes the way the babies are categorized…

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