Trust science, not unfounded beliefs, assumptions or worse Dr. Pablo Hernandez Imagine this: A deadly virus is killing children, robbing too many of them and their parents of a bright future. As outbreaks emerge, parents keep their children in isolation and live in fear that they are unprotected from the silent virus. [...]
HIV cases spiked this year. We need more screening December 01, 2021 Stephen J. Kerrigan Members of a non-government organization make a red ribbon, the universal symbol of awareness and support for those living with HIV, with candles on the eve of World AIDS day in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (Ajit Solanki/AP) [...]
America250 Launches 11 Advisory Councils Advisory Councils expand the reach and resources of America250 to engage all Americans in the most inclusive commemoration in U.S. history Washington, D.C. –America250, the nationwide commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026 led by the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, has established 11 Advisory Councils across a variety [...]
Kennedy Community Health to build new Milford center three times size of current one Will be built across the street from existing facility MILFORD — After operating a small health care center on Cape Road for the past seven years, the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center plans to increase its reach by building a bigger office across the [...]
Congressman Jim McGovern, Ismael Rivera and the Program RISE to Receive 2021 Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Award Two critical champions of community health will be honored for their work through the COVID-19 pandemic with the 2021 Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Awards at Polar Park in Worcester on October 7. The annual [...]
Connell Sanders: Worcester Public Schools’ best kept secret is in the nurse’s office By Sarah Connell Sanders Correspondent Before Courtney Pelley became the Chief of Staff at Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, she worked as a high school chemistry teacher. “As a new teacher, it took me a while to learn [...]
Kennedy Community Health Center Vastly Expands Access to Care in Worcester to Better Serve Patients Post-COVID Expansion Showcases Investment in Community Health WORCESTER, MA— Worcester area residents will soon have vastly increased access to health care services under a significant expansion announced today by the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center (Kennedy Community [...]
Kennedy Community 5K Now a Walk/Run, In and Out of Polar Park By: John Conceison Kennedy Community Health and Worcester Red Sox have partnered to present the center's annual 5K walk/run at Polar Park this year When the event began in 2015, it was a fine walk in the park in Worcester for a tremendous [...]
Sarah Connell Sanders: Polar Park’s first 5K is two weeks away I have a feeling the Kennedy Community Health Annual 5K Walk & Run will mark a lot of firsts for Worcester. Aside from being the inaugural 5K at Polar Park, it is also the first in-person race for many of Worcester’s runners who [...]
Worcester health center focusing on community vaccination efforts PHOTO | GRANT WELKER Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center's Milford medical clinic By Sam Bonacci Worcester’s Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center announced Monday it has been expanding efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to the Central Massachusetts communities through ongoing partnerships. After vaccinating thousands [...]