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BRINGING SPECIALIST CARE TO THE PATIENTS: ONCOLOGISTS SEEING PATIENTS AT A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
Christopher S. Lathan, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Medicine Faculty Director of Cancer Care Equity, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the current integrative model to combat disparities: Part I: The Set up Part II: The implementation Part II: Data Cancer Care Equity Program Focused effort to maximize research/and clinical efforts to combat racial disparities in […]
MoreAstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation Awards Grant to WSHC
Whittier Street Health Center has been funded by the AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation through the Connections for Cardiovascular HealthSM program, which provides annual grants of $150,000 and up to US-based nonprofit organizations engaged in improving cardiovascular health in their communities. Whittier received its first grant from the Foundation in 2011 and its second in 2012. The AstraZeneca […]
MoreGrammy-Award Winning Gospel Artist Dr. Bobby Jones to Host Whittier Street Health Center 11th Annual International Gospel Benefit Concert at the Berklee Performance Center
Grammy Award winning gospel music legend Dr. Bobby Jones will host Whittier Street Health Center’s 11th Annual “Saving the Health of the Community International Benefit Gospel Concert” on Saturday, November 23, 2013 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm at the Berklee Performance Center of the Berklee College of Music, 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA. The concert, […]
MorePhysicians Benefit by Studying the Art of Medicine
Canadian physician William Osler, MD, often credited with establishing the practice of the medical residency, once noted that, “The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade …” More medical schools are taking those words to heart, publishing literary magazines and artistic journals that encourage doctors, nurses and patients to express their feelings through […]
MoreWSHC at Driving for Wellness
On November 6, 2013, the Men’s Health Department at Whittier Street Health Center held the Driving for Wellness health fair at Logan Airport. Boston taxi drivers were invited for the event, which provided health services such as blood pressure screening, glucose screening, health benefits enrollment, and health information. More than 100 men received health […]
MoreMayoral Prize for Innovations in Primary Care: Update from Whittier Street Health Center
healthy boston blog Brought to you by Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston Public Health Commission Starting as a “well-baby” clinic in 1933, Whittier Street Health Center (WSHC) has grown into an accredited urban community health center with the mission to offer quality, accessible and reliable primary care services to over 18,500 diverse Boston […]
MoreWhittier Street Health Center Opens Mammography Suite
Boston.com- By Patrick D. Rosso, Town Correspondent Women who previously relied on the Dana-Farber Mammography Van, which only made monthly visits to the Whittier Street Health Center, can now stay on top of their health and not have to wait for the van’s visits. Dana-Farber recently announced the completion of its on-site mammography suite at […]
MoreDana-Farber adds mammography suite at Whittier Street Health Center
Building on their joint commitment to caring for area residents, Dana-Farber has opened a mammography suite within the Whittier Street Health Center, located in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. The suite, open Tuesday through Thursday and situated on the clinic’s first floor, is staffed with skilled, registered mammography technologists and additional members of the care team focused […]
MoreWhittier Street Health Center Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Emmy Award Winner and TV Host Tim Estiloz
Tim Estiloz, two-time Emmy Award winning TV host, reporter and producer hosts Whittier Street Health Center’s 2013 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 from 5-7:30 p.m. The free event will be held at Whittier Street Health Center’s Community Education Room, 1290 Tremont Street, Roxbury, MA, and will celebrate Hispanic and Latino American […]
MoreSurrounding the Patient … In a Good Way: Osagie Ebekozien and the Whittier Street Health Center
Whittier Street Health Center, a community health center in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, MA, runs a grant-funded, community-based model of diabetes care that brings best practices to the community by letting community members tell their own stories. Osagie Ebekonien, manager of quality assurance and performance improvement at Whittier Street recently spent some time with […]
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