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Can working at a health center be rewarding? It sure can!
Here’s what you need to know about the COVID-19 Vaccine.
Valuable information about the new COVID-19 Vaccines. By Ellen Hey, FNP, Chief Clinical Officer, and Dr. Jose Canario, Former Medical Director, Finger Lakes Community Health, an independent health care organization with eight health centers in the region. For many of...
The Impact of Community Health Centers during the Pandemic
Communitu health centers made a huge impact during the pandemic. Testing, Vaccines. And so much more.
Medication paving the way to HIV prevention.
Medication paving the way to HIV prevention. By Ken Metasavage, Health Advocate, Finger Lakes Community Health, an independent healthcare organization with eight health centers in the region. HIV or the Human Immunodeficiency Virus is a disease that is transmitted...
¡Imagínese contraer COVID-19 con su bebe!
La experiencia de un trabajador agrícola con COVID-19. Camila (no es su nombre real), una trabajadora agrícola, se despertó con fiebre, dolores corporales, escalofríos, agotamiento y falta de apetito. Durante el fin de semana, su esposo y su hijo pequeño también se...
More than 40% of children have tooth decay by Kindergarten!
A leading chronic health issue for children in the U.S. By Dr. Anthony Mendicino, DDS/ Dental Director, and Laurie Turner, RDH /School-Based Dental Administrator, Finger Lakes Community Health. 40% of children have tooth decay? Yes, that’s a startling statistic but...
Imagine getting COVID with your baby!
One farmworker's experience with COVID-19. Camila (not her real name), an agricultural worker, woke up with a fever, body aches, chills, exhaustion, and had no appetite. Over the weekend her husband and young child also became sick. Two days later she called the...
A Nurse’s Perspective: “My life changed overnight because of COVID-19.”
Going above and beyond during COVID-19By Jamie Jeffrey, LPN - Newark Community Health When I became a nurse twenty years ago, I never thought I’d be faced with a life-threatening virus like COVID-19, nor could I have predicted my reaction. For the past nine years,...
Need to see a doctor but can’t get to the health center? Choose a Virtual Visit.
Now you don’t have to come to the health center to see your provider for non-urgent medical conditions. Innovative telehealth technology often called “virtual visits” uses the power of the internet to deliver a medical consultation directly to you! You can use your...