John Hoffman, Vice President of HBO Documentary Films, Executive Producer of “Weight of the Nation”

John Hoffman, Vice President of HBO Documentary Films, Executive Producer of “Weight of the Nation”

This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Emmy Award-winning filmmaker John Hoffman, Vice President of HBO Documentary Films and Executive Producer of the “Weight of the Nation”, a four-part documentary series produced in conjunction with the Institute of Medicine and the National Institute of Health, that explores the growing epidemic of obesity in this country. Mr. Hoffman speaks about HBO’s commitment to using the documentary platform to publicize the causes of obesity, and engage communities in a dialogue about actions…

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Community Health Center, Inc. Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Community Health Center, Inc. Celebrates 40th Anniversary

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (May 1, 2012) – The Community Health Center, Inc., a state-wide primary care center specializing in the underserved and uninsured, is celebrating its 40th anniversary today, May 1st.   From its beginnings in a 2nd floor walk-up in Middletown in 1972, the Community Health Center has grown to serve more than 130,000 patients at over 200 locations across Connecticut, with medical, dental, and behavioral health care, with more than 500 staff and providers. “In the early 70’s, we were…

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Today, May 1st, CHC Turns 40

Today, May 1st, CHC Turns 40

Here is a letter to all the friends of Community Health Center, on the occasion of our 40th Anniversary: Dear Friends, Forty years ago today, May 1st, a group of Wesleyan University students and Middletown community activists came together under the banner that Health Care is a Right, Not a Privilege. We were drawn together because our friends, family and neighbors needed health care that was accessible, affordable and responsive to their needs. It wasn’t an easy road; there were no…

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Autism Awareness: An Easy Target

Autism Awareness: An Easy Target

I was a little hesitant towards writing a blog post reflecting on Autism Awareness month seeing that April only has a few days left, but I was given a little motivation from Aldon Hynes, the social media master here at CHC.  I have been reading up on Autism Awareness and wonderful advocacy foundations, such as Autism Speaks throughout April and it has been highly educational but I did not feel like I had enough of a personal connection with autism…

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The Power of Unity

The Power of Unity

On April 17, I was lucky enough to attend a Patient Navigation Conference hosted by the Connecticut Cancer Partnership.  Along with Marie Yardis, the EDP coordinator at CHC and Corazon Irizarry, a fellow AmeriCorps member, we spent the morning listening to Rian Rodriguez speak about how patient navigation has evolved over the past twenty two years. For me, the concept of patient navigation is very new but was made easy to understand why there was such a high need for…

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Daniel Wolfson, Executive Vice President and COO of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation

Daniel Wolfson, Executive Vice President and COO of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Daniel Wolfson, Executive Vice President and COO of the ABIM Foundation, which recently launched the “Choosing Wisely” campaign in conjunction with Consumer Reports and nine medical societies. The campaign seeks to reduce the overuse of unnecessary medical tests which waste limited healthcare resources, pose additional risks to patients and drive up healthcare costs in this country.