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...
Community Health Programs has earned a perfect compliance score from the federal agency that provides critical funding for federally qualified health centers. The Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) delivered its findings following an...
Community Health Programs Children’s Attic Consignment Sale takes place May 19 and 20 at the CHP campus at 444 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington. Families seeking affordable clothing for their fast-growing children are invited to shop. The sale...
By Lia Spiliotes April 24, 2018 I am the mom of an adult son with autism, and it's meaningful to me that April is Autism Awareness Month. I appreciate this annual recognition of people who live with autism's challenges and rewards: adults and...
Did you leave your CHP appointment with a prescription for a health-enhancing hike? No problem -- CHP has a hiking path right outside the door of its Great Barrington Health Center! Thanks to a 2016 collaboration between CHP, Berkshire Natural...
CHP's chief executive officer, Lia Spiliotes, talked recently on "Berkshire Senior TV," a Pittsfield Community Television program hosted by Elder Services of Berkshire County. Watch here. Lia joined John Lutz, executive director of Elder Services,...
Susan Greenberg-Yarmush, certified nurse-midwife (CNM) with CHP Barrington OB-GYN, had a radio conversation on the WSBS 860-AM program "Ask the Nurse," with host Cynthia Henry, herself a retired CNM. You can download the program here to listen to...
For International Women's Day on March 14, Greylock Federal Credit Union staff showed up at CHP Family Services in Great Barrington, to help spiff up the building serving families in the South County region. Volunteers reorganized the children's...
CHP is excited about this upcoming event addressing aging well in the Berkshires! What: Berkshire Supergenarians: A Forum for Seniors When: Wednesday, May 9, 2018 , 8:30 a.m.-noon at the Berkshire Museum. About: If you’re a Supergenerian, in your...
