CHP welcomes Dr. Vandana Sethi to the staff of CHP Neighborhood Dental Center in Pittsfield. Sethi joined the Pittsfield practice after completing Berkshire Medical Center’s dental residency program at CHP Neighborhood Health Center. She earned her...
The Children’s Attic consignment sale in May was a great success, grossing over $20,000 to support Family Services programs at CHP. The Children’s Attic sale will take place once a year going forward. We would like to thank Salisbury Bank for its...
As part of the national Reach Out & Read program for more than 15 years, Community Health Programs last year gave out 1,000 books to children ages 6 months to age 5. We are committed to supporting families in the Berkshires and beyond...
Back to School: Tips to Give Children and Teens, a Healthy Start “Back-to-school” is just around the corner for our Berkshire County children, but a new school year can challenge the whole family's health. But your children’s health can remain...
Did you know that Community Health Programs provides vision care? And that CHP on Wheels -- our mobile health van -- has ophthalmology equipment that makes our vision care services available at our different practice locations in Great Barrington,...
World Breastfeeding Week prompted a CHP Family Services celebration of the benefits of breastfeeding on Thursday, Aug. 2. Our guests, their babies and other children joined our staff to mark the occasion and connect with other nursing moms. Thanks...
By Lia Spiliotes Aug. 7, 2018 This past year, with strong bipartisan support, Congress invested nearly $10 billion in the nation’s 1,400 community health centers, recognizing that a strong community-based system of care -- where people have certain...
Dr. Andrew Beckwith, obstetrician/gynecologist with CHP Barrington OB-GYN, spoke at length with host Alan Chartock on WAMC's Medical Monday program, on topics ranging from pregnancy to menopause. Listen here, as Alan and Andrew talk women's health.
In a world filled with inequality, crises and poverty, breastfeeding can be a building block for lifelong health for babies and mothers. Even an hour or a day of breastfeeding after birth delivers benefits to mother and baby; nursing exclusively...
Dr. Sandeep Kumar has joined the medical staff at CHP Berkshire Pediatrics in Pittsfield. Dr. Kumar is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Kumar was most recently a senior associate consultant at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems...
CHP Family Services and South Berkshire WIC will host a celebration of World Breastfeeding Week on Thursday, Aug. 2, from 10-noon. Breastfeeding women, expectant mothers and their children are invited to the free event, from 10 a.m.-noon, at CHP...
Family practice physicians Dr. Stephen A. Alsdorf and Dr. Lisa Nelson have joined the primary care medical team at CHP Great Barrington Health Center. Drs. Nelson and Alsdorf, who care for children, teens and adults, practiced most recently at...
