HEALTH
The Dimock Community Health Center's new approaches to comprehensive careThe Dimock Community Health Center, located on our beautiful nine-acre campus in the heart of Roxbury, serves the residents of Roxbury, Mattapan, Dorchester and Jamaica Plain. More » |
Partners HealthCare Brigham and Women's Hospital: Promoting healthy familiesEarly in her training, Raquel Vargas-Vila, CNM, started out wanting to be an obstetrician, but quickly recognized the benefits that a career in midwifery provided to her. Simply put, being a midwife was a perfect fit. More » |
Becoming a Patient-Centered Medical Home: What's in it for our patients?After undertaking a challenging and complex application process that required more than one year to complete, the Geiger Gibson Community Health Center, the Mid Upper Cape Community Health Center and the Neponset Health Center were recently awarded the highest possible recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Physician Practice Connections (R) (PPC)-Patient-Centered Medical Home TM (PCMH) Program. More » |
Mattapan Community Health Center rocks the boat for new medical homeDr. Azzie Young, president and CEO of the Mattapan Community Health Center (MCHC), points to six reasons why the center's plan for a new $32 million health facility is so vital to the community it serves: a high incidence of vitamin D deficiency, hypertension or high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and asthma. Many of the 7,000-plus people who receive care there annually - not counting those with multiple visits - are suffering from these ailments. More » |
'Building Vibrant Communities'Located in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Whittier Street Health Center serves thousands of Boston residents living in public housing. National data, as well as community data, indicate that families living in public housing face higher rates of chronic diseases and other illnesses. More » |
Kids safest in rear-facing car seats until age 2CHICAGO - Children should ride in rear-facing car seats longer, until they are 2 years old instead of 1, according to updated advice from a medical group and a federal agency. More » |
