Champion of Change Nomination

Champion of Change Nomination

“Congratulations on your nomination as a White House Champion of Change for Public Health and Prevention! As a public health and prevention leader, you play a critical role in improving the health of your community… Your leadership is essential to moving our nation from a focus on sickness and disease to one that is based on wellness and prevention. Thank you for championing the improvement of health outcomes and reduction of health disparities; your efforts will have lasting effects on…

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The First Day of #ObamaCare Enrollment

The First Day of #ObamaCare Enrollment

It isn’t everyday you get to be on the front lines of history being made.  It isn’t everyday that you get to participate in an event that will help make people’s lives better.  When you get to do both, at the same time, it is a special occasion. On Tuesday, October 1st, CHC assisted uninsured people in enrolling in new health insurance plans made available through AccessHealthCT.  We had outreach and eligibility specialists, trained by AccessHealthCT helping people with the…

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Dr. H. Jack Geiger, Physicians for Social Responsibility

Dr. H. Jack Geiger, Physicians for Social Responsibility

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. H. Jack Geiger, co-founder of Physicians for Human Rights and Physicians for Social Responsibility, both of which went on to earn the Nobel Prize for Peace. Dr. Geiger is considered the founder of the Community Health Center movement in this country and discusses his decades of activism for equality in health care.

Homegrown Jelly at CHC

Homegrown Jelly at CHC

What would you do with a trellis filled with concord grapes waiting to be picked? If you guessed why not make a few jars of homemade jelly then you are on the right track! Upon request, I assumed that making Jelly was a long process that required a special talent such as riding a uni-cycle or providing primary care services for 35 years in Middletown. It turns out that all you need is a basic recipe, access to a food processor, sugar,…

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Who are you, Marianne Martinez?

Who are you, Marianne Martinez?

Happy 291st birthday Samuel Adams! On this date, one of the organizers of the Boston Tea Party immersed into this world and made a giant contribution to society. Along with signing the Declaration of Independence, making him a Founding Father of this country, Adams was a brewer based out of Boston. His contribution to the country inspired brewers Jim Koch, Harry Rubin and Lorenzo Lamadrid to creat what is today the largest American-owned beer company, Sam Adams. Cheers! …and there…

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Dr. Carl Lecce Celebrates 35 Years with The Community Health Center, Inc.

Dr. Carl Lecce Celebrates 35 Years with The Community Health Center, Inc.

CHC is proud to announce Dr. Carl Lecce’s thirty-five years of continuous practice as a family physician at the Community Health Center in Middletown. On September 6th, 1978, Dr. Carl Lecce began practicing medicine at the Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC). He had just completed his residency in family medicine as a member of the first graduating class of the then new Middlesex Family Practice Residency Training Program. Today, he celebrates thirty-five years as the epitome of the true family…

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