﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:15:41 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>Shaping the Future of Primary Care: CHC Launches National Clinical Workforce Development Initiative</title><link>http://news.cision.com/community-health-center--inc-/r/shaping-the-future-of-primary-care--chc-launches-national-clinical-workforce-development-initiative,c9885298</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2067181</guid><description><![CDATA[Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) is launching a ground-breaking initiative advancing the training of the next generation of primary care providers, as well as focusing on implementing and improving team-based primary care at health centers nationally. A recognized leader in primary care delivery and the team-based care model, CHC will utilize state-of-the-art tools to engage health centers across the country through interactive training sessions, learning collaboratives and web-based resources.

The program is funded by a one-million dollar award from the Health Resources and Services]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:59:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Community Health Center, Inc. Selected to Provide Technical Support and Training to Health Centers Across the Country</title><link>http://news.cision.com/community-health-center--inc-/r/community-health-center--inc--selected-to-provide-technical-support-and-training-to-health-centers-a,c9816125</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1958719</guid><description><![CDATA[Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) announced today that it has been awarded the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) National Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement (NCA) focused on Clinical Workforce Development.  With $1 million in funding over the next two years, CHC will engage health centers across the country in developing health professions training programs at both the pre-professional and post-graduate level, and team-based primary care practice models.

“This HRSA National Cooperative Agreement, the only one awarded nationally for workforce]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:51:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>California HealthCare Foundation Report Highlights CHC’s Nursing Role as Pioneering Example for the Nation</title><link>http://news.cision.com/community-health-center--inc-/r/california-healthcare-foundation-report-highlights-chc-s-nursing-role-as-pioneering-example-for-the-,c9814124</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1955772</guid><description><![CDATA[The California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) recently published a report written by Dr. Thomas Bodenheimer and his team at University of California San Francisco (UCFS). The report, RN Role Reimagined: How Empowering Registered Nurses Can Improve Primary Care (http://www.chcf.org/publications/2015/08/rn-role-reimagined), explores the role of RNs in primary care, and how they can be utilized to improve primary care delivery. Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) was one of two primary care clinics highlighted in the report for pioneering the expansion of the RN role (the other exemplary]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2015 17:31:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>$274,422 Grant from CHEFA will Increase Access to Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents</title><link>http://news.cision.com/community-health-center--inc-/r/274-422-grant-from-chefa-will-increase-access-to-mental-health-services-for-children-and-adolescents,c9813051</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1954443</guid><description><![CDATA[Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), Connecticut’s largest primary care provider for special populations, headquartered in Middletown, CT, announced today that it has received grant funding in the amount of $274,422 from Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) to launch Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHO™) Behavioral Health (Project ECHO/BH) in its school-based clinics. This project, which is being administered by CHC’s Weitzman Institute, is designed to address inequities in behavioral health care for children and adolescents by]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:11:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CHC receives $1.2 Million in Federal Grant Commitment for Nurse Care Coordination Program</title><link>http://news.cision.com/community-health-center--inc-/r/chc-receives--1-2-million-in-federal-grant-commitment-for-nurse-care-coordination-program,c9805190</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1941982</guid><description><![CDATA[Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), Connecticut’s largest primary care provider for the underserved population, headquartered in Middletown, CT, announced today that it has received a federal grant   from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to improve patient’s health outcomes by expanding nurse care coordination to its state-wide network of health centers over the next three years.

The project has three primary goals: to improve and expand the Interprofessional Collaborative Practice  environment agency-wide by developing CHC’s  care coordination program,   to build]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2015 16:01:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Community Health Center Inc., Featured as a Best Practice in Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Whitepaper on “Interprofessional Collaboration”</title><link>http://news.cision.com/community-health-center--inc-/r/community-health-center-inc--featured-as-a-best-practice-in-robert-wood-johnson-foundation-whitepape,c9778515</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1899773</guid><description><![CDATA[Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) was recently featured in a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report highlighting how the country’s top health systems utilize interprofessional collaboration (IPC) to achieve better health outcomes for their patients. The report, Lessons from the Field: Promising Interprofessional Collaboration Practices (http://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/reports/2015/rwjf418568), explores the experiences and best practices of more than 20 hospitals, academic health centers, and community health centers, and delves into case studies from seven organizations that]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2015 15:31:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Conversations on Healthcare® Radio Show Explores Innovation and Reform in the Health Care System</title><link>http://news.cision.com/community-health-center--inc-/r/conversations-on-healthcare--radio-show-explores-innovation-and-reform-in-the-health-care-system,c9751594</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1858134</guid><description><![CDATA[“Conversations on Health Care®” is a nationally distributed weekly radio show on innovation and reform in the health care system, produced by Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC).  This week’s guest, Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network and Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, talks about his new book, The Age of Sustainable Development, and his work in global health initiatives.

Now in its sixth year, “Conversations on Health Care’s” hosts Mark Masselli, President and CEO of CHC, and Margaret Flinter, CHC’s Senior]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:01:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New England eConsult for Specialty Care Network Launched by Community Health Center, Inc.</title><link>http://news.cision.com/community-health-center--inc-/r/new-england-econsult-for-specialty-care-network-launched-by-community-health-center--inc-,c9750042</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1855606</guid><description><![CDATA[Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), Connecticut’s largest primary care provider for the underserved population, headquartered in Middletown, CT, announced today, that it has launched an eConsult network for specialty care.  eConsults are clinical consultations between a primary care provider (PCP) and a specialist conveyed electronically via a web-based, HIPAA compliant communications system developed by Safety Net Connect. This New England network came out of a 2-year randomized pilot that CHC, UConn and the Weitzman Institute recently completed for cardiology.  An evaluation of the 2-]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2015 14:57:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Connecticut-Based Community Health Center, Inc. Helps Colorado Healthcare Providers Battle Against Pain through Telehealth Program</title><link>http://news.cision.com/community-health-center--inc-/r/connecticut-based-community-health-center--inc--helps-colorado-healthcare-providers-battle-against-p,c9746717</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1850639</guid><description><![CDATA[Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), Connecticut’s largest federally qualified health center, has been chosen by the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing’s (HCPF) Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) to develop and deliver the Chronic Pain Disease Management Program, which leverages cutting edge telehealth technologies to assist Colorado primary care providers in treating chronic pain and reducing opioid abuse among Medicaid clients.

Colorado selected CHC based on its expertise in quality improvement and the use of telehealth to transform primary care and help primary]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 18:51:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pfizer Awards $299,997 Grant to Community Health Center, Inc.’s Weitzman Institute</title><link>http://news.cision.com/community-health-center--inc-/r/pfizer-awards--299-997-grant-to-community-health-center--inc-s-weitzman-institute,c9694932</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1772763</guid><description><![CDATA[Funds to be used to establish an online professional learning community to improve pain management and reduce prescription opioid misuse in primary care
Community Health Center, Inc.’s (CHC) Weitzman Institute has received a grant in the amount of $299,997 from Pfizer’s Independent Grant for Learning & Change. This funding will allow Weitzman Institute (WI) to establish an online professional learning community on chronic pain management in the primary care setting – PainNET. The goal of PainNET is directly aligned with the mission of CHC and WI; to provide the highest quality of care to]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:27:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Health Center Leaders Discuss Leveraging Telehealth Innovation to Affect Organization Change</title><link>http://news.cision.com/community-health-center--inc-/r/health-center-leaders-discuss-leveraging-telehealth-innovation-to-affect-organization-change,c9650712</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1706426</guid><description><![CDATA[Community Health Center, Inc.’s (CHC) President and CEO, Mark Masselli, and VP/Chief Quality Officer, and Director of CHC’s Weitzman Institute, Dr. Daren Anderson, were invited to give presentations on their expertise of primary care innovation as part of the first-ever convening of the Global ECHO Community in Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 11-13.

Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) started as an intervention to improve access to Hepatitis C treatment in rural New Mexico. It has now transformed into an international model for strengthening primary care and]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2014 13:11:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Connecticut-Based Community Health Center, Inc. Helps New Jersey Healthcare Providers Battle Against Pain, Opioid Addictions and Overdoses</title><link>http://news.cision.com/community-health-center--inc-/r/connecticut-based-community-health-center--inc--helps-new-jersey-healthcare-providers-battle-against,c9610380</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1645379</guid><description><![CDATA[Community Health Center, Inc., a Middletown, Connecticut based, federally qualified health center with over 200 service locations throughout the state, announces the launch of The Breakthrough Series Pain and Opioid Management Collaborative between its Weitzman Institute (WI) and health centers in New Jersey. This collaboration seeks to train primary care providers in best practices and advanced treatment methods for chronic pain and opioid dependence and abuse; a sharply growing problem in New Jersey where, according to the Department of Human Services, the use heroin and other opiates —]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2014 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Connecticut-Based Telehealth Program Expands Pain Management Expertise to Delaware Health Centers</title><link>http://news.cision.com/community-health-center--inc-/r/connecticut-based-telehealth-program-expands-pain-management-expertise-to-delaware-health-centers,c9463924</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1423439</guid><description><![CDATA[Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), a state-wide primary care system based in Middletown, CT, announces the expansion of its successful telehealth program to Delaware. Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an innovative program that uses video-conferencing and case-based learning to expand access to specialty care for underserved patients. The project joins specialists and primary care providers for a weekly video conference session during which they discuss cases and explore treatment options for patients with complex illnesses such as Hepatitis C. The program]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:42:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. RECEIVES $250,000 GRANT FROM AETNA FOR STUDY TO IMPROVE COORDINATION OF HEALTH CARE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/community-health-center--inc-/r/community-health-center--inc--receives--250-000-grant-from-aetna-for-study-to-improve-coordination-o,c9305458</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1116051</guid><description><![CDATA[Research Aimed at Improving Patient Health, Enhancing Patient Experience and Lowering Costs
The Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) has been awarded a $250,000 grant from health care benefits company Aetna to conduct a two-year study aimed at improving the coordination of health care for low-income and underinsured patients at community health care clinics and similar safety-net health care providers.

The study’s goal is to create a measurement toolkit that can successfully evaluate the levels of care coordination at primary care practices providing outpatient care for underserved]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:11:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SUPREME COURT RULING UPHOLDING AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TO HAVE POSITIVE IMPACT ON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.'S PATIENT POPULATION</title><link>http://news.cision.com/community-health-center--inc-/r/supreme-court-ruling-upholding-affordable-care-act-to-have-positive-impact-on-community-health-cente,c9278947</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision513747</guid><description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Paul Mayer
860-729-9111
paul@chc1.com

Middletown, Conn. (June 29, 2012) – Yesterday’s ruling on the Affordable Healthcare Act by the US Supreme Court will have a far-reaching impact on healthcare providers, especially for those who work with underserved populations, according to the founder of one of the state’s largest providers of healthcare to these consumers. “ This decision allows progress to continue on providing affordable healthcare to all,” says Mark Masselli, President/CEO of Community Health Center, Inc.

“The Patient Protection and]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supreme Court Decision on Affordable Health Care Act - Community Health Center offers interview resource</title><link>http://news.cision.com/community-health-center--inc-/r/supreme-court-decision-on-affordable-health-care-act---community-health-center-offers-interview-reso,c9278869</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision513138</guid><description><![CDATA[DATE:            June 28, 2012

Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court that upholds the Affordable Healthcare law, with the exception that the federal government's power to terminate states' Medicaid funds will have a far-reaching impact on healthcare providers, especially for those who work with underserved populations.

If you are looking for a resource to explain the significance of this ruling and who brings deep experience in the workings for the healthcare system, we have such a person. Dr. J. Nwando Olayiwola is the Chief Medical Officer of Community Health Center, Inc, one of the]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:18:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NEW MUSIC VIDEO ROCKETS KIDS TO A HEALTHIER 2012 AND HELPS COMMUNITIES REVERSE CHILDHOOD OBESITY</title><link>http://news.cision.com/community-health-center--inc-/r/new-music-video-rockets-kids-to-a-healthier-2012-and-helps-communities-reverse-childhood-obesity,c9214453</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision446096</guid><description><![CDATA[Recess Rocks®, a proven children’s movement program based in Connecticut, teams with PBS Kids® personality “SteveSongs” to help grade school kids get fit and sharpen academic success.
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (February 1, 2012) – One-third of our nation’s children are overweight or obese. Moreover, today’s children are the first generation likely to have shorter life spans than their parents due to increased risks for associated complications including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure and asthma. Compounding this disturbing trend is the reduction of recess in as many as 40]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:23:10 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>