Reactions to the Supreme Court Ruling

Reactions to the Supreme Court Ruling

Since the Supreme Court Ruling about the Affordable Care Act, CHC leadership has been busy helping people understand the implications.  Here is the press release issued by CHC. You can also listen to a special Conversations on Health Care segment where Mark and Margaret discuss the ruling in the audio player at the bottom of this blog post. SUPREME COURT RULING UPHOLDING AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TO HAVE POSITIVE IMPACT ON UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS Middletown, Conn. (June 28, 2012) – Today’s ruling on…

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National HIV Testing Day – Success in Middletown

National HIV Testing Day – Success in Middletown

The following is a guest post from Kasey Harding-Wheeler, Director of HIV Services at CHC about National HIV Testing Day: If you walked down the streets of Middletown yesterday a few things probably caught your eye. The red balloons and sandwich board advertising National HIV Testing Day activities outside of our brand new Middletown building, the Oasis staff and volunteers decked out in red shirts passing out condom packets along Main Street, the posters asking, “Do you know your status?” and…

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Supreme Court Decision on Affordable Healthcare Act

Supreme Court Decision on Affordable Healthcare Act

Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court that upholds the Affordable Healthcare law, with the exception that the federal government’s power to terminate states’ Medicaid funds will have a far-reaching impact on healthcare providers, especially for those who work with underserved populations. If you are looking for a resource to explain the significance of this ruling and who brings deep experience in the workings for the healthcare system, we have such a person.  Dr. J. Nwando Olayiwola is the Chief Medical…

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Dr. Otis Brawley, Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society

Dr. Otis Brawley, Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society

This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Otis Brawley, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President of the American Cancer Society. Dr. Brawley speaks about his new book, “How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks and Talks About Being Sick in America”. Dr Brawley explores racial and ethnic disparities in cancer survival and looks at the costs incurred from overuse of certain cancer screenings that are not leading to better health outcomes.

Take the test, take control

Take the test, take control

In 1995, the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) founded National HIV testing day on June 27th.  Seventeen years later, this group continues to front this observance. The main goal of this day of awareness is to encourage people of all ages to “take the test, take control”. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that can lead to acquired immune deficiency syndrome, know as AIDS.  Too many people don’t know they have HIV. In the United States,…

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The Journey in the Pursuit of Wellness

The Journey in the Pursuit of Wellness

The following is a wonderful guest blog post by AmeriCorps member Brianna Martinez, about her journey in the pursuit of wellness. Salutations! For those of you that do not know me, my name is Brianna and I am the AmeriCorps HealthCorps member for the School Based Health Centers here at CHC. Since wellness seems to be on the tip of everyone’s tongue as of late, I thought I would reflect on my newly discovered infatuation with working out and losing weight. So…

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