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,…
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…
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…
Last Thursday, September 19, 2013, the Community Health Center officially re-opened their School Based Health Center (SBHC) at Macdonough Elementary School located in Middletown, CT. With Middletown’s mayor, Daniel Drew, on site, CHC staff cut the ribbon and cheered as they welcomed Macdonough to their SBHC family, which includes over 100 schools from around the state. School Based Health Centers deploy healthcare providers to different schools to provide expanded medical, behavioral and dental hygiene services. Additionally, dental restorative services (root…
This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. John Bartlett, Senior Project Advisor for the Primary Care Initiative at the Carter Center. Dr. Bartlett discusses the Carter Center’s efforts to better facilitate behavioral health and substance abuse treatment in the primary care setting.
“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation” – General George Washington Last Friday, September 20, 2013, a large percentage of Community Health Center staff members from around the state attended the annual Stand Down event at the Connecticut Department of Veterans’ Affairs located in Rocky Hill, CT. The purpose…