CHC is celebrating Give Kids a Smile Day and National Children’s Dental Health Month at sites around Connecticut this month! Yesterday, our site in Stamford hosted an event and it was a huge success! Below is an email to the Community Health Center, Inc. from someone who attended to event. “Subject: THANK YOU!!!!! Mark, Margaret, Adele: I wanted to write a quick note thanking you and CHC for the wonderful event you organized yesterday at Franklin Common — a free dental…
This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Beverly Malone, Chief Executive Officer of the National League for Nursing which is dedicated to the improvement of nursing education. Dr. Malone is also on the Advisory Committee at the Office of Minority Health at the Department of Health and Human Services and talks about the need for improved access to better nurse training to meet the growing health industry demands, especially in underserved communities.
My name is Sayali Ghatpande and I am a HealthCorps Member serving with the Connecticut Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, EDP for short, here at the Community Health Center of Middletown. EDP offers preventative services, treatment, and follow-up care for uninsured and underinsured female patients aged 21-64. Besides its focus on breast and cervical health, EDP also focuses on colorectal health, providing patients with access to many preventative services, including mammograms, Pap testing, annual gynecological visits, and colonoscopies….
This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with former Utah Governor Michael Leavitt, who was also Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush. Governor Leavitt, founder of the health consulting firm Leavitt Partners, discusses how they are advising state and local governments as well as corporations to navigate the dramatic changes underway in the health care industry.
The following is a message from CHC President/CEO Mark Masselli: Good Morning, Today, we celebrate the life and spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as we do every year on this third Monday in January. But even before this national celebration began in 1986, the spirit and actions of Dr. King motivated and inspired people around the world. I’m sure many of you have taken a moment to reflect on his work or heard his words and thought about…
Have you ever heard of a Zine? Until a few months ago, I had only heard brief mention of the term and figured it was just another new phone app or media website. It turns out that a Zine (pronounced “zeen,” like “magazine”) is a self-created news publication in the raw form and has become a very popular news outlet for different organizations. Any topic, format, size and target audience can be utilized when creating a Zine and here at…