Have Safe, Happy Holidays – Know the Myths About Alcohol With These Community Health Tips By Kasia on November 29, 2022 in Community Health Tips The holidays are a time for friends, family and celebration. As most of us know, it’s also when people can drink too much, with consequences ranging from fights and falls to serious motor vehicle accidents and crashes. People can unknowingly put themselves at risk by believing the myths about alcohol use that may be common […] Continue Reading
It’s November – Time to Get Educated About Diabetes at Community Health By Kasia on November 6, 2022 in Community Health News At Community Health, American Diabetes Month is a time to spotlight diabetes awareness, education and care management. The American Diabetes Association says, “It’s our chance to show the world what life with diabetes is really like and provide ways to manage it.” Community Health agrees that it’s time to get educated! Continue Reading
Community Health Awarded for Quality Care By Kasia on October 25, 2022 in Community Health News Community Health is a Health Center Quality Leader, ranking among the top 20% of the Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) in the country. The Rutland-based FQHC has been recognized nationally for overall clinical quality performance by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Continue Reading
Alzheimer’s Support Is on the Way at Community Health By Kasia on October 22, 2022 in Community Health News Edith’s daughter would give anything in the world to have one day with her mom as she was before Alzheimer’s wiped her memory of the people in her life. “She doesn’t recognize anyone,” said Claudia Courcelle, Director of Care Management at Community Health. “She was part of our family for years.” At one time, Edith […] Continue Reading
Community Health Is Helping Kids Heal and Stay Healthy By Kasia on October 7, 2022 in Community Health News For almost five years, school-based clinician Kayja Champine, MS,LCMHC, NCC, saw firsthand just how the middle school children were faced with dramatic changes in their lives. Then covid turned things upside down. (Watch our video of what kids were thinking about once the vaccine became available.) Being thrown into the uncharted world of remote learning; […] Continue Reading
Where Should I go for the RIGHT Care? By Kasia on October 4, 2022 in Community Health News In that moment of urgency, when you see a loved one, someone near to you or your own health is of concern, the question arises – Where do I go to get the help I need? Community Health has joined Rutland Community Collaborative’s “Right Care, Right Place” initiative which is designed to help determine the most appropriate direction […] Continue Reading
Community Health Among the Best Health Centers in the US By Kasia on September 23, 2022 in Community Health News It isn’t surprising to Wicher that Community Health ranks among the top 20% of the Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the US for the quality of clinical services it provides. An annual review by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) used data and information from the 2020-2021 year to qualify Community Health as a Health Center Quality […] Continue Reading
Community Health’s Prescriptions for Nature and the Outdoors By Bill Ackerman on September 16, 2022 in Community Health News Social prescribing is gaining recognition in the US, said Arwen Turner, Executive Director of Rutland-based Come Alive Outside. “Our NatureRX program is unique because our programs aren’t solely a partnership with a health care provider and a parks system. CAO, a nonprofit, provides the one-on-one coaching which is a different approach to the program than […] Continue Reading
Community Health Connects with Vermont Food Programs By Bill Ackerman on September 14, 2022 in Community Health News “We are on a mission,” said Jill Jesso-White, Community Health’s Director of Communications, “a mission to dispel rumors about food insecurity, healthy eating habits and nutrition. We have joined forces with Vermont Farmers Food Center, The Vermont Foodbank, Hunger Free Vermont and 3SquaresVT to reach out and engage with those who are unaware of or […] Continue Reading
Community Connection Fall 2022 By Kasia on September 8, 2022 in Community Connection, Community Health News Dear Community Health Family, When I was a kid, I would rely on my parents to take me to the doctor. There was a paper chart. Now, you have a nearly complete medical record available electronically. At Community Health we focus on providing quality, state-of-t he-art services along with brilliant providers who are among the […] Continue Reading
