Stop Tuberculosis in your Lifetime

Stop Tuberculosis in your Lifetime

Every year, on March 24, people across the world generate awareness about the bacterial disease called Tuberculosis. Although a cure for this disease was discovered in 1882, close to 1.5 million people lost their lives to TB in 2011. Mainly in underdeveloped countries, the disease remains a huge issue, especially when proper testing and medications continue to be out of reach. In the movement to eliminate this curable illness, success starts with awareness. A good way to really grasp the…

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Celebrating National AmeriCorps Week!

Celebrating National AmeriCorps Week!

During the designated week of AmeriCorps service across the country, March 10-18, many different groups organized service projects that promoted the week’s theme, “AmeriCorps Works”. At the Community Health Center, Inc. there are fourteen driven individuals that make up our HealthCorps team who volunteered their time at a CT Special Olympics event, Middletown Minds in Motion, serving lunch at St. Vincent de Paul’s, and concluded the week in New Haven at a “Healthy Living for Kids” event, Recess Rocking the…

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Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, who took office just as his state was implementing the most far-reaching health reform to date in this country. Governor Patrick discusses the impact of these reforms on health, healthcare, costs, and the economy in his state and his views about the national impact of the Affordable Care Act.

Emergency Drills

Emergency Drills

It was around thirty years ago.  I was a college student teaching at an elementary school in Ohio.  I had grown up in the Northeast and had never been in a tornado drill, but there I was, as the sirens sounded.  Fortunately, the young students all knew what to do and the teacher whose class I was helping with quickly led me through the motions of the drill. This morning, there was a state wide tornado drill across Virginia.  I…

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The Blue and Gold Banquet in New Britain

The Blue and Gold Banquet in New Britain

Yvette Highsmith-Francis, director for CHC sites in Hartford. County started reading the poem, “A Boy in Blue”. Blue and gold are the colors this morning, Boys in uniform shiny and bright; With smiling faces to left and right, We pay tribute to our Cub Scout tonight. Around her, a couple dozen cub scouts from Pack 732 in New Britain listened on.  It was there day.  Some were moving up from Tiger to Bear, others were moving on to Webelos, or…

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Bringing Healthcare to the People

Bringing Healthcare to the People

The following is from an email by Amy Taylor edited for the blog: On Tuesday, March 13th the Franklin Street Community Health Center partnered with Neighbor’s Link of Stamford to hold a Health Day.  CHC of Stamford brought an array of medical staff and diagnostic equipment to Neighbor’s Link to break down the barriers to accessing medical care. CHC’s Mobile Dental unit had two dental chairs in use for the duration of the day.  CHC also offered glucose testing, blood…

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