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| JMSCHC Nutrition Tip | |
Know what's in your drink!
Your favorite frozen coffee beverage can have more than 500 calories and a large amount of sugar. For instance, a small McDonald's Frappe Mocha has 560 Kcal and 56g sugar (=14tsp). Make a healthier choice with the Iced Latte - 80Kcal and 6g sugar (1.5tsp)
Tip: Check company website and make a list of better choices!!!
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National Women's Health Week |
National Women's Health Week is a weeklong health observance coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health. It brings together communities, businesses, government, health organizations, and other groups in an effort to promote women's health. National Women's Health Week empowers women to make their health a top priority. It also encourages them to take steps to improve their physical and mental health and lower their risks of certain diseases.
Stay healthy!
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| Visit from New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez | | |
On Friday, April 29th, New England Patriot's TE Aaron Hernandez visited with children at the Gardner Pilot Academy in Allston to highlight that a healthy body starts with a healthy mind. He stopped by the Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center's School Based Site and our Health Center on western Ave. to learn more about JMSCHC primary care services, particularly in behavioral health. He is lending his name to support the work of our partner the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology (MSPP) and their Lucero Latino Mental Health Program to raise awareness about the need for culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health services to meet the unique needs of the growing Latino community.
JMSCHC is privileged to have several graduates of MSPP and the Lucero Latino program, as well as several interns on the team who are committed to closing the gap and who work very hard to eliminate health disparities in mental health. We are grateful to Aaron for his leadership in this issue.
Aaron Hernandez with MSPP behavioral health interns at the Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center: Meaghan Creedon, MA (far left), Shelly Reed, MA, and Lauren Utter
Aaron Hernandez with Erica Herman, Principal, Gardner Pilot Academy (left) and Elizabeth Browne, Executive Director, Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center
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| CDC & DPH visit JMSCHC | |
Representatives from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) visited our Allston site on April 21 to learn about the good work we have done with our Prevention & Wellness (P&W) program, which aims to educate patients and raise awareness regarding recommended preventive health screenings in a culturally appropriate way.
Our P&W team assists patients in navigating the health care system, our community partners and facilities and provides assistance to overcome barriers such as language,
transportation and health benefit coverage in order to offer
preventive services.
As a result of this program, our Pap test screening rate is 94% of women, we've doubled the number of screening colonoscopies performed each year, and the CDC was impressed by our use of our Electronic Medical Record and data in helping to run the program and measure outcomes and goals. Congratulations to our team for serving almost 5,900 patients since 2008!
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| Meet our Board of Directors | |
Our Board of Directors held its Annual Meeting on April 5th and held elections. We are honored to have this committed group of patients and community members to help govern and set the strategic direction of the health center.
 Standing from left: Tracey Mangham; Raymond Sleeper; Patrice McGregor, Will Luzier, Advisory member; Peter Koutoujian, Sr., Treasurer; Caroline Grossman; Angela Gonzalez; David Norton, Clerk; Selvin Chambers III; Sagrario Ortiz Seated, from left: Gabriela Canepa; Hieu Do, Vice Clerk; Hyacinth McLaren, Treasurer; Mel Scovell, Chairperson; Jan Rose; Addison Powers; Pramila Vivek, Vice Chairperson |
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Joseph M. Smith 
