Talking with children about the recent school shooting in Sandy Hook 12/14/12

Talking with children about the recent school shooting in Sandy Hook 12/14/12

The following is a message from Dr. Tim Kearney, Chief Behavioral Health Officer, Community Health Centers, Inc. All of us as parents and those who work with children wish that we could protect them from the knowledge of the tragedies that occur in the world around them and from the impact that this knowledge has on them. Unfortunately we cannot; especially in this age of constant news feeds and social media.  We must therefore help them to develop the skills to…

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Danbury Homeless Connect

Danbury Homeless Connect

Today, staff from CHC are participating in The 6th Annual Danbury Project Homeless Connect.  You may have read about it in the Danbury Patch or the NewsTimes.  But, what you may not have heard are some of the stories about what makes this such an important event.  One of our dental hygienists shared a few stories about last year’s event. An overweight woman told me she has diabetes.  I asked if she was checking her blood numbers daily and she…

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Help-Portrait 2012 Middletown – Follow Up

Help-Portrait 2012 Middletown – Follow Up

Smiles were in abundance this past Saturday at CHC, as a number of our HealthCorps Navigators and several staff members hosted the health center’s inaugural Help-Portrait event. Members of the Middletown community were invited to 675 Main Street, where high-quality portraits were taken – entirely free of charge – between 10am and 4pm. We were fortunate enough to have two photographers – Jesse Goldman and Daniel Robles – who volunteered their expertise throughout the day, and the result was sixty-six…

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HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Jackie Wang

HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Jackie Wang

 Meet Jackie Wang, a HealthCorps Navigator serving in Quality Improvement  at CHC, Inc. ! –          Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? University of Michigan, BS in Biochemistry, graduated in 2012. –          What about joining CHC most excites you? The chance to meet and work with so many interesting people. –          If not seeing patients/serving at CHC you would rather be _____________? Trying new restaurants or curling up with a good book. –          What musical artist currently dominates your…

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Help-Portrait 2012 – Middletown

Help-Portrait 2012 – Middletown

The Community Health Center, Inc. will be hosting its inaugural version of Help-Portrait on Saturday, December 8th from 10am until 4pm. Founded by Celebrity Photographer Jeremy Cowart, Help-Portrait is a community of photographers coming together across the world to use their photography skills to give back to their local community. As the holiday season approaches in December, photographers around the world will be grabbing their cameras, finding people in need and taking their picture. When the prints are ready, the…

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