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Overdose-Prevention Grant Heralded On Grand
During November, The City of New Haven held a press conference focusing on overdose prevention. Roughly $10 million in federal aid will flow to the New Haven area over the next five years to help municipal health departments take a regional approach in combating the...

Fair Haven Community Health Care Receives Top National Quality Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FAIR HAVEN COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE RECEIVES TOP NATIONAL QUALITY AWARDS New Haven, CT – For Immediate Release — Fair Haven Community Health Care (FHCHC) has been recognized for the 6th year in a row as a national Health Center Quality Leader. The...

Grand Pharmacy Celebrates One Year!
One year ago, on October 24th, we opened up Grand Pharmacy. Within the first year, Grand Pharmacy has served nearly 4,000 unique patients! Our Pharmacy team set the standard to serve patients with a smile and create a welcoming atmosphere. Grand Pharmacy has continued...

Interview with Dr. Lacey Whitmire from Fair Haven Community Health Care for La Voz Hispana Radio Connecticut
Dr. Lacey Whitmire joined Abelardo King and State Representative Juan Candelaria on La Voz Radio to discuss the impact of breast cancer on Latina women. Having access to cancer screening may be barrier for Latina women and Dr. Whitmire discusses that with King and...

Connecticut’s Morning Buzz: Fair Haven Community Health Care – Breast Cancer Screenings
On Monday, October 23rd, Fair Haven Community Health Care's Clinical Director of Quality and Wellbeing, Mellisa Pensa was invited to WTNH's Connecticut's Morning Buzz to discuss breast cancer awareness and screenings with Co-Host Natasha Lubczenko. As part of our...

FHCHC breaks ground on a new community healthcare center
Construction officially broke ground on our new state-of-the-art community health center in Fair Haven on Thursday! While we were joined by CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen earlier in the day to discuss the new COVID-19 vaccine, the festivities continued as we moved...

New CDC director visits FHCHC to promote new COVID-19 vaccine
On Thursday October 5th, Dr. Mandy Cohen, the new director of the CDC visited Fair Haven Community Health Care (FHCHC) to talk about the updated COVID-19 vaccine and it's availability to the New Haven community. During the visit, Dr. Cohen was joined by Senator...

In Fair Haven, Healthcare Expanders Dare To Dream
On Tuesday, August 22nd, state Attorney General William Tong and state Comptroller Sean Scanlon organized a roundtable with the goal being to bring together local and state elected officials, healthcare providers, and the community to talk about the importance of...

Healthcare Access for DACA Recipients Forum Hosted by the State Comptroller and Attorney General
On August 22nd, Fair Haven Community Health Care welcomed State Comptroller, Sean Scanlon and Attorney General, William Tong as they hosted a roundtable discussion surrounding healthcare access for DACA recipients. The goal of the event was to bring together local and...
A Patient’s Moving Story at the Health by Wealth Collective Panel
Last week, one of our pediatric providers, Dr. Leslie Sude was a panelist at a national convening...