This holiday season, the tune “Up on the Rooftop” kept echoing in my head. Partly because of hearing various high school choruses perform it, but also because of the roof top of CHC’s building on Main Street in Middletown. The rooftop has become an important place in the community, as illustrated in the blog post Up on the Rooftop at CHC. The views from the roof, with its gardens tended by local elementary school students, and space for various gatherings…
Meet Krishna Kothary, a Nurse Practitioner in Residency at CHC, Inc. ! – Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? University of Iowa – Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Global Health Minor; Johns Hopkins University – Masters of Science in Nursing & Masters of Public Health – What about joining CHC most excites you? To be around a group of passionate individuals working for the same cause! – If not seeing patients/serving at CHC you would rather be _____________? I…
This week Mark and Margaret speak with Susannah Fox, Director of Digital Strategy at the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Ms. Fox has been analyzing the intersection of technology and health care for over a decade, focusing on the cultural shifts taking place in health care, specifically in the areas of mobile technology and chronic disease.
Meet Nadine Byers, a HealthCorps Navigator serving in the Early Detection Program at CHC, Inc. ! – Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I have a bachelors degree in Women’s and Gender Studies from the University of Maine at Farmington. I also took classes at Allegheny College and the University of Southern Maine. – What about joining CHC most excites you? I am overwhelmed by the variety of wellness-related projects in which CHC is involved. I think…
This week, Mark and Margaret speak with David Gergen, Sr. Political Analyst for CNN, Director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard’s Kennedy School, and former advisor to four presidents. Mr. Gergen addresses the potential outcomes in the ongoing defecit discussion, as well as his views on the strengths and weaknesses of the Affordable Care Act.
Across the country, last Friday, the longest night of the year, people stopped to remember homeless people that have died. Here in Middletown, Martha Trevey, one of our primary care provider for homeless people, shared some of her thoughts with those gathered: Today, December 21 st, is the winter solstice. It marks the longest night of the year. It will be dark for over 15 hours tonight in Middletown, CT. For those of us that are homeless, this means 15 hours of…