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e-newsletter
July 2017
(603) 626-9500
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Manchester Community Health Center,
Child Health Services at MCHC,
and the West Side Neighborhood Health Center
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Greetings!
August is heating up with two fun events on the MCHC calendar. First, our annual Prescription for Fun! Family Fun Day & Health Fair on August 14 -- then our celebration of World Breastfeeding Week on August 30. Scroll down to find out more, and see what else we've been up to.
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340 BABIES TAKES A TEAM TO DELIVER
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Did you know that MCHC offers complete prenatal services?
In 2016, 340 mothers who were patients at Manchester Community Health Center welcomed their newborns. With over 16,000 patients in Greater Manchester, MCHC offers family-centered prenatal care including free, walk-in pregnancy testing, prenatal care at two locations in the city, and round-the-clock phone support for pregnant patients. Most forms of insurance are accepted, and MCHC offers low-cost options for patients who qualify.
In addition to nurse-midwife Dorice Reitchel, moms can get help from nutritionist Sandy Bryant on breastfeeding and receive educational visits from a home visiting nurse from the Manchester Health Department. And MCHC now offers weekly childbirth classes to its patients, presented by a certified childbirth educator.
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o learn more, please visit our prenatal website page!
Pictured: Recent MCHC parents Blerim and Elizabete Grajcevci and their team.
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AUGUST HEATS UP WITH TWO FUN EVENTS AT MCHC
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On Monday, August 14, join us for our third annual Health Fair and Family Fun Day – Prescription for Fun! We'll be at our 145 Hollis Street location from 5-7 pm with FREE food, music, games and healthy fun, in celebration of National Health Center Week.
On Wednesday, August 30, celebrate World Breastfeeding Day with Manchester Community Health Center, Southern NH Services and Women, Infants & Children (WIC).
The event is free for MCHC patients and families. Enjoy light refreshments, a breastfeeding resource table, raffle prizes, and more!
World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is an annual celebration and awareness campaign highlighting the benefits of breastfeeding in communities across the globe.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. PETER KIPROP, U.S. CITIZEN
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On July 4, MCHC's own Doctor Peter Kiprop joined 100 other NH residents to become a United States citizen at a ceremony held in Portsmouth. Dr. Kiprop, who lives in Manchester, has been a staff physician with MCHC since 2008.
This photo of Dr. Kiprop and his son was taken by Kimberly Haas and appeared on the front page of the Union Leader.
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NANCY EVANS RETIRES AFTER 12 YEARS WITH SMP
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On June 27, with an epic potluck and a sing-along parody of the Eagles' "Already Gone," staff at Child Health Services at MCHC bid a fond farewell to newly retired Nancy Evans, after 12 years in our child development clinic.
Nancy was part of Special Medical Programs at MCHC, a Health Care Coordination Program serving Hillsborough, Rockingham, and Strafford Counties. Coordination services are provided to any family with a child (birth - 21 years of age) with special health care needs.
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WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU
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As always, MCHC relies on the generosity of our community to deliver the excellent care and wraparound services that keep our patients healthy.
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Anagnost Investments, Associated Grocers of New England, Bank of America, Bob's Discount Furniture, Brady Sullivan Properties, Catholic Medical Center, Child & Family Services, Cross Insurance Agency, Geneia, Goodwin Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Hage Hodes, Harvey Construction Corporation, Manchester Community College, Market Street Settlement Group, MCPHS University, The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester, Merchants Fleet Management, Northeast Delta Dental, Rene LeClerc Insurance Agency - State Farm, Retina Vision Center, LLC, SilverTech,
St. Mary's Bank, 92.5 The River
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This project is supported in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
Manchester Community Health Center is an FTCA Deemed facility.
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