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Whittier Street Health Center Hosts 18th Annual Men’s Health Summit and Father’s Day Celebration
(Boston, MA) June 2018 –Whittier Street Health Center will host its 18th Annual Men’s Health Summit on Saturday, June 23rd 2018 and will honor eight Men’s Health Champions for helping to promote health and well-being in the community. NBC 10’s Frank Holland to serve as the keynote speaker. The Men’s Health Summit, which is free […]
MoreWhittier ranked # 1 in Behavioral Health Services Patient Survey – Overall Satisfaction 2017
Whittier ranked # 1 in Behavioral Health Services Patient Survey – Overall Satisfaction 2017: The Crossroads Group has recently determined that in 2017, Whittier Street Health Center was the top–scoring Behavioral Health (mental health and substance abuse services) organization in their national database in terms of overall patient satisfaction, among organizations using the same standardized […]
MoreHealth centers feel the pinch of uncertainty as Congress mulls funding
Frederica M. Williams, president and CEO of Whittier Street Health Center Marc Bernsau By Jessica Bartlett – Reporter, Boston Business Journal Nov 2, 2017, 7:00am EDT Updated Nov 2, 2017, 9:47am EDT With a vote expected this week in Congress to reauthorize funding for community health centers, local health centers say the uncertainty around […]
MoreIt Takes A Village: Opioid Abuse Campaign
WSHC is launching a campaign to address high rates of opioid abuse in our community on Wednesday, October 18th with a patient/family/provider lunch from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. We will convene stakeholders including elected officials, HRSA representatives, patients and community to develop strategies to combat this public health emergency. Opioid abuse is creating one of […]
MoreFamily Resource Center
WSHC is partnering with The Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Home for Little Wanderers to establish an on-site Family Resource Center for Boston families in crisis. More than half of our children are DCF-involved and live in crisis. The Family Resource Center and our Behavioral Health team will work to stabilize families […]
MorePanel Discussion Regarding Food Deserts
“Basic Black: Strategies to Reduce Food Deserts Can an urban farm make a difference in a community labeled a food desert? Host Callie Crossley looks at strategies to reduce food deserts, particularly for those low-income neighborhoods. Panelists include Mallory Sin, community nutritionist at Whittier Street Health Center, Vivien Morris, founder of the Mattapan Food & […]
MoreWSHC Support Data Privacy Day by Signing On as a Champion
Whittier Street Health Center Joins the National Cyber Security Alliance in Global Effort to Support Data Privacy Day by Signing On as a Champion Hundreds of Organizations and Individuals Collaborate to Generate Awareness About the Importance of Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data and Enabling Trust 1/26/2017 —Today Whittier Street Health Center announced its commitment to […]
MoreFrederica Williams: Local Women of Influence awards – Boston Business Journal
Check out photos from the Boston Business Journal’s 2015 WomenUp: Local Women of Influence awards – Boston Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2015/12/08/scenes-from-the-2015-womenup-local-women-of.html#g32
MoreDr. Sherar Andalcio interviewed on the Urban Update show on Sunday November 27th
Dr. Sherar Andalcio will be interviewed on the Urban Update show on Sunday November 27th (Thanksgiving Day weekend) Urban Update is a Sunday morning show that airs at 11:30am – right after “Meet The Press” on WHDH NBC – Channel 7. The show’s estimated audience of over 40,000 households is composed of viewers from Eastern Massachusetts, Southern New Hampshire, […]
MoreFrederica Williams is Boston’s Whittier Street Health Center hero – Boston Business Journal
President & CEO, Frederica Williams named Boston’s Whittier Street Health Center Hero by the Boston Business Journal. Ms. Williams was presented with the Women of Influence Award at a breakfast event hosted by the Boston Business Journal in December 2015. http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/print-edition/2015/10/09/womenup-frederica-williams-whittier-street-s.html
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