As many as 200,000 Americans are currently infected with the HIV virus and do not know it. And those who do not know they are infected are far more likely to infect someone else with the virus; every 9.5 minutes someone in the United States is infected with HIV. That’s almost 151 people every day! Getting tested helps prevent the spread of HIV, yet many who are at risk have never tested before.
NeponsetHealth Center and Geiger Gibson Community Health Center offers free anonymous HIV testing. Our walk-in testing hours at Neponset Health Center are Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Fridays from 1 to 5 p.m. Geiger Gibson Community Health Center’s walk in testing hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. To make an appointment during other business hours, call 617-282-3200 x3176. Neponset Health Center is located at 398 Neponset Ave, in Neponset Circle. Geiger Gibson Community Health Center is located at 250 Mount Vernon Street.
In our CYO Basketball Clinic your child or children will enhance their basketball skills while also developing their spiritual, emotional, social and physical gifts.
Week 1 - July 5th to July 8th - 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. - for children entering K2 and 1st Grade in the Fall
Week 2 - July 11th to July 15th - 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - for children entering 2nd to 4th Grade in the Fall.
Basketball from 9 to 12, Lunch and Wiffle Ball from 12 to 2 p.m.
(Boston Rocks program starts at 2 p.m. at the Garvey)
Week 3 - July 18th to July 22nd - 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - for children entering 5th to 7th Grades in the Fall
Basketball from 9 to 12, Lunch and Wiffle Ball from 12 to 2 p.m.
(Boston Rocks program starts at 2 p.m. at the Garvey)
$50.00 per child for Week 1 ($30.00 for 2nd child and family max of $100.00)
$60.00 per child, per week for Weeks 2 & 3 (40.00 for 2nd child and family max of $120.00).
Due to planned construction at Pope John Paul II our summer basketball clinic will be held at Garvey Park's outdoor court (in the case of inclement weather the program will move inside to the skating rink).
The camp will be staffed by Charlie Connors, Lisa Del Tufo, Molly Dalton, Meaghan Flynn and Caitlyn Doyle.
Submitted by JoelWool on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 11:29am
Public housing residents: share information, meet BHA officials, discover new and ongoing health programs and get a free lunch! Enter a raffle for gifts and a cash prize! The Community Committee for Health Promotion invites BHA and Section 8 residents to attend the 3rd Annual Bridging the Gap Event on June 25, 2011 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (with a lunch and cash raffle following immediately after) at 125 Amory Street, Community Room, Boston, MA 02119. Bridging the Gap is an event where Boston public housing residents, including Section 8, get together to meet their representative from the Community Committee for Health Promotion (CCHP), learn more about the organization and get healthy! The BHA Administrator will be present at the event.
Space is limited so call today 617-638-5366, or email us at CCHPBoston@gmail.com to reserve you space! This is a fun event and space is limited so RSVP today! Spanish translation provided.
Submitted by JoelWool on Mon, 03/14/2011 - 12:35pm
Seniors! Do you have difficulty walking, getting in and out of a chair, or climbing stairs? If you have some trouble with these or other daily activities and are between the ages of 70 and 89, you may qualify for The LIFE Study at Tufts University.
The goal of The LIFE Study is to find out how older people can make changes in their lives to help them to remain independent members of their communities for a longer period of time. Eligible participants will be randomized into one of two lifestyle interventions consisting of either a structured physical activity program or a health education program.
Eligible participants can choose to attend their intervention sessions in either downtown Boston at the Tufts University campus and nearby Boston Young Men’s Christian Union gymnasium or at Dorchester House Multi-Service Center (1353 Dorchester Avenue). Transportation options are available as needed. Study participants will receive monetary compensation for their time when screening and follow-up clinic visits are completed.
A dozen red roses, heart shaped boxes of chocolates and pastel candy hearts asking “Will you be mine?”. Yes, it is February! It is time once again to show our partners, spouses, and love interests how important they are to us.
Why not make this Valentine’s Day gift far more meaningful and lasting than the usual cards and candy you give every year? Now is a good time to show you care about your partner’s health and wellbeing, as well as your own. How? By getting tested and finding out what your HIV status is. Even better to bring your partner with you to Neponset Health Center’s HIV testing hours, and both of you get tested! Testing is free, anonymous and fast; you’ll receive your results within 20 minutes.
You or your partner may feel scared or nervous about getting tested. This is a natural reaction that many people experience. Talking with others about your concerns can help. When you and your partner go together to get tested, you receive mutual support from each other. That makes it easier for both of you.
Neponset Health Center’s walk-in HIV testing hours are Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 8:30 pm and Fridays from 1 to 5 pm. No appointment is needed, just walk in and tell a patient access representative at the front desk that you want to be tested. To make an appointment during other business hours, call Jake at 617-282-3200 x2236.
Give your Valentine, and yourself, a special gift for Valentine’s Day this year. Get Tested…and Know!
Submitted by CodmanHealthCtr on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 9:23am
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department introduces a series of free photography workshops called Pics in the Parks. Open to residents ages 9 and up, the program works toward developing tricks and techniques for taking great photographs in Boston’s picturesque parks. The eight-week photography workshops will be held every Tuesday beginning June 29 twice a day at 10:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The morning session is for children ages nine to 16, while the evening session is geared toward adults. Please bring a digital or film camera and pre-register by calling (617) 961-3051.
Pics in the Park photography instructor Betty Jasper, a Northeastern University undergrad majoring in Digital Arts and Photography, is a third-year student currently completing her internship with the Boston Parks and Recreation Department. Betty has taken a variety of photography courses at Northeastern and this past summer traveled to Venice, Italy for additional learning opportunities.
At the end of the summer, the Parks Department, with support from the City of Boston’s Photography Department, will present a photography exhibit highlighting the best of participant’s photos from all eight workshops at Boston City Hall. Throughout the workshops, photos will be posted on Facebook on the Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s fan page.
Dates and locations for Pics in the Parks are as follows:
June 29 Schoolmaster Hill, Franklin Park, Dorchester
July 6 Medal of Honor Park Memorial, South Boston
July 13 Copps Hill Burying Ground, North End, Boston
July 20 Public Garden, Bridge, Boston
July 27 Millennium Park Tot Lot, West Roxbury
Aug 3 George Wright Golf Course Clubhouse, Hyde Park
Aug 10 Rose Garden, Back Bay Fens, Fenway
Aug 17 Jamaica Pond Boathouse, Jamaica Plain
For information call the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at (617) 961-3051 or visit ParkARTS at www.cityofboston.gov/parks.
Submitted by CodmanHealthCtr on Thu, 04/08/2010 - 2:00pm
Interactive methods are usually ignored or marginalized as "icebreakers" to be used only in the first few moments of a meeting, or first few hours or days of a group's experience. This workshop demonstrates the depth and richness of several interactive exercises and how to use them to engage the hearts, minds, and energies of diverse groups of people. Learn how seemingly simple activities can help your participants connect to the goals of your meeting, as well as to one another. You will leave this workshop with specific tools you can use in the next meeting you facilitate!
Date: Thurs 4/15/10 OR Thurs 5/20/10
Time: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (3 hours)
Cost: $50 per person
Location: Somerville, MA
Contact: sapna@teenempowerment.org
Submitted by CodmanHealthCtr on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 3:33pm
Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston
Blue Hill Club
George Robert White Youth Development Center
15 Talbot Ave
Dorchester, MA 02124
617-506-5390
Sundays: February 21 through April 11, 2010
Baseball Training - Boys
Ages 13-18
9am - 11:30am
Tee Ball - Boys & Girls
Ages 5-8
12pm - 1:30pm
Softball Training - Girls
Ages 9-12
1:45pm - 3:30pm
Softball Training - Girls
Ages 13-18
3:30pm - 5:30pm
This is a collaboration with the Boston Polic District B-3 & the Boston Red Sox Foundation's Reviving Baseball in the Inner Cities (RBI) Program to introduce baseball and softball to the youth of Dorchester and Mattapan. This is a parent-participatory program with limited space available.
Contact: Officer Jose Ruiz
District B-3
Community Service Office
617-343-4717 ruizj.bpd@cityofboston.gov
As many as 200,000 Americans are currently infected with the HIV virus and do not know it. And those who do not know they are infected are far more likely to infect someone else with the virus; every 9.5 minutes someone in the United States is infected with HIV. That’s almost 151 people every day! Getting tested helps prevent the spread of HIV, yet many who are at risk have never tested before.
Public housing residents: share information, meet BHA officials, discover new and ongoing health programs and get a free lunch! Enter a raffle for gifts and a cash prize! The Community Committee for Health Promotion invites BHA and Section 8 residents to attend the 3rd Annual Bridging the Gap Event on June 25, 2011 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (with a lunch and cash raffle following immediately after) at 125 Amory Street, Community Room, Boston, MA 02119. Bridging the Gap is an event where Boston public housing residents, including Section 8, get together to meet their representative from the Community Committee for Health Promotion (CCHP), learn more about the organization and get healthy! The BHA Administrator will be present at the event.
Seniors! Do you have difficulty walking, getting in and out of a chair, or climbing stairs? If you have some trouble with these or other daily activities and are between the ages of 70 and 89, you may qualify for The LIFE Study at Tufts University.