Gold level recognition as part of the 2022 Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol™ Recognition Program!

The American Heart Association (AHA)  awarded Whittier Street Health Center  Gold level recognition as part of the 2022 Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol™ Recognition Program! CCCC_CERTIFICATE_GOLD_Whittier S_MA  

MAYOR WU, BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION ANNOUNCE NEW DAY SPACES AND EXPANDED SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES

For Immediate Release: Monday, October 3, 2022 Contact: Press Office, 617-635-4461 MAYOR WU, BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION ANNOUNCE NEW DAY SPACES AND EXPANDED SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES $6.9 million provided to organizations providing substance use services BOSTON – Monday, October 3, 2022 – Mayor Wu and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) today announced a number of investments […]

Day Engagement Center

In partnership with the Mayor of Boston, and the Boston Public Health Commission, Whittier will be launching a Day Engagement Center to provide health care, social services and support to our un-housed and vulnerable residents of Boston. For more information about this program, please contact Christine Pajarillo, LICSW, Vice President of Programs and Social Services […]

Whittier Street Health Center Hosts National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, September 27

In recognition of National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (taking place tomorrow, September 27), Whittier Street Health Center will be providing a Resource Table in the Main Lobby (at 1290 Tremont Street in Roxbury) from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., as well as offering Free Sexual Health Screenings and HIV Testing, available from 8:30 a.m. […]

Doctors urge COVID vaccination ahead of winter, but worry about weak demand

By: Priyanka Dayal McCluskey ( Senior Health Reporter .Priyanka Dayal McCluskey is a senior health reporter for WBUR) https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/09/19/covid-boosters-roll-out-fall-campaign   The staff at Whittier Street Health Center in Roxbury are texting patients about the new vaccines, and reminding them to get shots when they arrive for regular appointments. But it can be a hard sell, […]

Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services receives COVID booster at Whittier Street Health Center

Whittier Street Health Center, a community health center with a mission to serve as a center of excellence that provides high quality and accessible health care and social services that achieve health equity, social justice, and the economic well-being of a diverse patient population, had a special guest on its COVID vaccination roster when Massachusetts […]

National Health Center week

Whittier Street Health Center Stresses Importance of Eye Exams

  BOSTON, July 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Whittier Street Health Center, a community health center with a mission to serve as a center of excellence that provides high-quality and accessible health care and social services that achieve health equity, social justice, and the economic well-being of a diverse patient population, is emphasizing the importance of regular […]

President’s Award to Dr. Habib A. Sioufi

CONTACT: Nicole Joy Hales, PRfirst, 617-947-7983, nhales@prfirst.com   Whittier Street Health Center to Present President’s Award to Dr. Habib A. Sioufi   BOSTON, MA, ISSUED JUNE 20, 2022…Whittier Street Health Center, a community health center with a mission to serve as a center of excellence that provides high quality and accessible health care and social […]

Whittier Street Health Center Celebrates PRIDE Month

CONTACT: Nicole Joy Hales, PRfirst, 617-947-7983, nhales@prfirst.com   Whittier Street Health Center Celebrates PRIDE Month   ROXBURY and DORCHESTER, MA, ISSUED JUNE 13, 2022…Whittier Street Health Center, a community health center with a mission to serve as a center of excellence that provides high quality and accessible health care and social services that achieve health […]