There’s a special family behind Ward’s Nursery – the Ward family, of course – and they are among CHP’s treasured financial supporters in the community. Greg, Eva and Sam Ward are regulars on the CHP donor rolls because they believe in CHP’s promise...
Kashmira Madhuwala’s immigrant experience brought her from her home in Gujarat, India to a series of stops in Chicago and Northern Berkshire. Finally, in2012 she took a job in Great Barrington, at a motel owned by her uncle. Soon, she met and...
With $70,000 in grant funding in hand, Community Health Programs has plans for a new ‘food depot” to support its food security programs based on Great Barrington. But CHP’s comparatively modest 900-square-foot food distribution building is...
By Molly Rivest, DNP, FNP Read in The Berkshire Eagle Read in Commonwealth Magazine I am a former captain in the U.S. Air Force, where I worked as both a research physicist and as an advocate for sexual assault victims in the military. Today, I am...
Sherri-Lee Ryanmann has been named as Community Health Programs’ director of behavioral health. A licensed independent clinical social worker, Ms. Ryanmann earned her master’s in social work from the State University of New York/Nelson A....
With the addition of clinical space in North Adams, Community Health Programs has completed the first phase of its countywide dental expansion project, and design work is now under way for a new dental practice facility in Adams. These steps are...
CHP's newest board members, Arlene Schiff and Katherine Westgate The Community Health Programs Board of Trustees has named two new members: Arlene D. Schiff and Katherine Westgate. A resident of Lenox, Arlene Schiff is the national director of LIFE...
For parents of children who receive special needs instruction in public schools, working with schools to build a unique education plan for their child can be overwhelming. Community Health Programs hope to help parents understand the process with a...
Community Health Programs has named three new clinicians to CHP practices in Pittsfield and Great Barrington. Susan Ray-Lamond, M.D., has joined CHP Berkshire Pediatrics in Pittsfield. A longtime pediatrician in the Hampshire County area, she...
Community Health Programs has named Dr. Alexandre Dias to the CHP dental team. He will be based at CHP Neighborhood Dental Center in Pittsfield. Dr. Dias' appointment reflects CHP's plan to expand its dental health network in Berkshire County, in...
CHP Berkshire Pediatrics in Pittsfield has been selected to receive a 2021 Massachusetts Health Quality Partner (MHQP) Experience Award. Berkshire Pediatrics received the award in the category of patient-provider communications. MHQP introduced...
By Annie Schwartz, MS, RDN, LDN Typically, New Year’s resolutions revolve around a renewed resolve to embark on a new diet or exercise regimen, but as the reality of our busy lives sets in, our resolve inevitably breaks down over time, and we’re...
