UCHC was one of the host locations for the first “Needle Take Back Day”. This was a collaborative effort between, City Councilor, Annissa Essaibi-George, BU School of Public Health, Boston Health Commission, and the MA League of Community Health Centers. The strategy for this event was to help reduce the number of improperly discarded needles…
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Congratulations to Susan Cavanaugh, Clinical Director of the Upham’s Elder Service Plan On Her Retirement Susan Cavanaugh, Clinical Director of the Upham’s Elder Service Plan/PACE, was recently recognized for her dedication and commitment to the PACE Program. Susan worked at PACE for the past 16 years and was a great support to the staff and…
DetailsUCHC was awarded the Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley’s 2018 Community Reinvestment Grant to support our Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Initiative. With these funds, our goal is to expand upon our annual events aimed at connecting youth to positive out-of-school-time activities throughout the year: the annual job readiness workshops held in partnership…
DetailsUCHC was awarded the “Business of the Year” Award at the end of June. Mayor Martin Walsh presented the award to Jay Trivedi during his trolley tour through the business districts. The Mayor visited each district and presented individual volunteer and business awards in each. UCHC was honored to receive the award and continues to…
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UCHC was awarded a Targeted Grant from Eastern Bank. In 2018, Eastern Bank celebrated the Bank’s 200th anniversary. As part of the celebration and to honor its first depositor, Rebecca Sutton, “Targeted Grants” have been designated to support organizations addressing a range of issues that disproportionately impact women, such as sexual assault, domestic violence, human…
DetailsWe received notification that UCHC is only one of four community health centers in Massachusetts to receive the National Quality Leaders award from HRSA! The designation is reserved for community health centers that exceed national clinical quality benchmarks, including Healthy People 2020 goals, in chronic disease management, preventative care, or perinatal/prenatal care. View the Letter…
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