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Roxbury Center Targets Health Disparities In Boston’s Poorest Neighborhoods
90.9 wbur By Marina Renton CommonHealth Intern July 24, 2015 When it comes to health in Boston, it’s hard to deny there’s a great divide across neighborhoods. Need proof? A 2013 Boston Public Health Commission report found that, from 2000 to 2009, the average life expectancy for Boston residents was 77.9 years. But in […]
MoreCommunity Health Centers Marry Fitness Centers for the Sake of the Patients
July 14, 2015; WGBH Most of us understand that our health is deeply affected by the ability to exercise safely and eat fresh food that won’t poison our systems over time. But, what do you do if your neighborhood is unconducive to such stuff? In Roxbury, a relatively low-income Boston neighborhood, the Whittier Street Health […]
MoreAt Roxbury Health Center, A New Approach To Fitness
6:19 PM – TUE JULY 14, 2015 / WGBH NEWS / A medical center with a new gym in Roxbury is changing the way doctors approach healthcare. Patients at Whittier Street Health Center get prescriptions for medicine — and exercise. The health center director believes adding exercise to a daily regimen will change lives… Bob […]
MoreBoston Health Center Aims to Improve Life Expectancy for Urban Residents Opens New Fitness Center and Community Garden
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh to officiate at Grand Opening on June 27 BOSTON, June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — It is now well known that the census tract with the lowest life expectancy in Boston is in Roxbury, the urban neighborhood where the average resident lives just 58.9 years. Three miles away, in the toney upscale Back […]
MoreWhittier Recognized by Tufts Health Plan
From left to right: Dr. Claire Levesque, CMO of Commercial Products (Tufts Health Plan); Mariella Spencer, Clinical Case Manager (Whittier Street Health Center); Yinette Fuertes, Cardiovascular Case Manager (Whittier Street Health Center); Adeola Ogungbadero, Vice President of Clinical Support Services (Whittier Street Health Center); Dr. Jonathan Harding, CMO of Senior Products (Tufts Health Plan) Whittier […]
MoreWhittier Joins Pride Parade
Whittier Street Health Center and Project ME were proud to be participants in the 2015 Boston Pride Parade on Saturday, June 13, in celebration of Boston’s 45th annual Pride Week. The theme for this year’s Pride Week is “Wicked Proud,” which evokes the storied history of Pride in Boston and, on the other hand, to provide a […]
MoreWhittier CEO Featured as a Newsmaker
Whittier Street Health Center’s President and CEO, Frederica M. Williams, is featured on the Comcast Newsmakers program: This video is also available on YouTube.
MoreTufts Health Plan creates collaborative to address challenges and encourage growth for small businesses
4/23/2015, 6 a.m. To encourage the growth of local small businesses, Tufts Health Plan has developed the Small Business Accelerator Forum, a collaborative where leaders from relevant industries can engage with small business owners on how to best leverage the opportunities and overcome the challenges they face in today’s marketplace. At the first event on […]
MoreNew Program to Weave Popular Clinics into Network of Patient-Centered Care
April 15, 2015 12:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) launched its newest evaluation program, Patient-Centered Connected Care™ Recognition. The program responds to the growing number of choices available to consumers selecting care beyond a traditional primary care physician. “I commend organizations who adopt this model” Patient-Centered Connected […]
MoreBBJ Calls Whittier President “Transformer” of Real Estate
The Boston Business Journal featured Whittier Street Health Center’s President and CEO, Frederica M. Williams, as one of the men and women reshaping views and impressions of Greater Boston’s real estate landscape. Her profile reads: Why she is transformational: After taking over Whittier Street Health Center in 2002, Frederica Williams has transformed the federally funded health […]
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