A lot of people dislike fire drills, but it is important to be prepared for possible fires. Likewise, it would be nice if we lived in a world that didn’t need community services, but things happen from time to time when we need staff of community based organizations to help us all out. Yesterday, all of this came together when a fire started at 31 Green St in Middletown. It spread to 29 Green St and people had to be…
This post is an email from Kasey Harding-Wheeler, who is our Director of HIV Service: Thank you so much to everyone who attended or helped plan World AIDS Day. It was a moving tribute to the people we have lost to HIV/AIDS, those living with HIV and the providers and staff who care for them on a daily basis. With HIV funding in such a precarious state right now it is incredibly important that we keep HIV/AIDS and the need…
This week, Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Aneesh Chopra, the first United States Chief Technology Officer. Aneesh discusses growing the economy through innovations in healthcare technology, new federal initiatives to improve the healthcare system, and what “unleashing” data means for patients, innovators and the healthcare system as a whole.
A guest post from Fairfield County AmeriCorps member Diana Desmornes: Saturday December 3rd, 2011, The Day Street Community Health Center hosted a holiday party for kids of Washington Village, a housing complex located directly across the street from the health center. We were excited to have 32 kids and their parents attend the party! During the two hours, we provided a nutrition workshop, healthy snacks, interactive games, and face painting. Dr. Brandon, a chiropractor/Yoga instructor, spoke about the benefits of…
The following is an email from Dr. Marwan Haddad to our CHC staff helping in the day to day battle against AIDS: We are now three decades into the HIV epidemic. Though we have made great strides in these last 30 years, HIV continues to be a local, national, and global problem! The latest statistics from CDC estimate about 1.2 million people in the U.S. are infected with the virus but only 80% are diagnosed. Of those diagnosed, only about half…
This week, Conversations on Health Care focuses on school-based health centers. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Linda Juszczak, president of the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, about how SBHCs reduce barriers to healthcare for children, teens and families. Ms. Juszczak comments on the key principles of school-based health centers, and the support for their expansion under federal healthcare reform.