COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INCORPORATED

Programs: Medical department: community health center, inc. (chc) provides comprehensive primary medical care to patients of all ages, from newborns to geriatric patients through its primary care offices across the state of connecticut. It provides care in traditional office settings as well as in school based health centers, homeless shelters, and domestic violence centers. Chc's model of care is based on the principles of advanced access, planned care, and the chronic care model supported by electronic medical records and a team-based approach to care. Chc also provides prenatal care and specific specialty and support services including hiv/aids, podiatry, diabetes education, nutrition, and pharmacy consultation. Chc is actively involved in training the next generation of medical (see schedule o) healthcare professionals and welcomes students and residents from multiple universities and colleges of nursing, medicine, and pharmacy as well as operating the country's first residency program for family nurse practitioners.

dental department: community health center, inc. (chc) is one of the largest providers of clinical dentistry in the state of connecticut. It provides comprehensive general dentistry services from multiple offices across connecticut, as well as in its innovative mobile dentistry program which goes to over one hundred and thirty schools to bring dental care to low income and uninsured children. Chc's teams of dentists, hygienists, and dental assistants provide state of the art dental care emphasizing prevention and restoration of oral health. When restoration is not possible, surgical extraction and prosthetics are the next course of action. Chc welcomes residents in general dentistry and students from the university of connecticut school of dental medicine as (see schedule o) well as dental assistant and dental hygiene students from a number of colleges and schools.

behavioral health department: community health center, inc. (chc) provides individual, group, and family treatment for adults and children referred primarily from its primary care department, as well as from community sources. The chc behaviorial health team includes psychiatrists, psychiatric aprns, psychologists, lcsws, and social workers who work in an integrated model with the primary care team to assure coordinated, comprehensive care. Chc partners with multiple school systems to imbed a chc behavioralist within schools to provide early intervention and treatment of behavioral health disturbances.

all other programs: community health center, inc. (chc) is concerned with the interface of personal health with population health and community health as a community health center. To this end it is extensively involved in conducting community outreach, health education, and prevention/wellness programs such as the "family resource center" and its dance/physical activity space, "vinnie's". It operates a 24/7 battered women's shelter, conducts home visitation program such as the nurturing family network, and provides extensive support services to special populations such as housing services for persons living with hiv/aids.