Two wonderful friends — Dr. Vin Gupta and Beth Fouhy — made a virtual return to Boston last February to help “Spread Community Health” & benefit Caroline’s favorite cause

WHAT: Charles River Community Health (CRCH) — a vital safety-net resource and the only community health center for the 168,000 residents of Allston-Brighton, Watertown, and Waltham — is pleased to present an exciting panel discussion: Spread Community Health! Community Health Centers: Ensuring Health Equity & Access; Building Resilience, hosted by the Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care. 

WHEN: Virtual panel took place Wednesday, February 24, 2021  7 to 8 pm

WHO: Featured Panelists:
Beth Fouhy moderator — Senior Politics Editor, NBC & MSNBC
Vin Gupta, MD, MPA — Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation; NBC & MSNBC Medical Contributor; former board member, CRCH
David Duong, MD, MPH — Director, Harvard Medical School Program in Global Primary Care & Social Change; CRCH board member 
Elizabeth Browne, MBA — CEO, CRCH; Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers board chair
Berlineda Pierre — Community Health Coordinator, CRCH

About Charles River Community Health. We are the only community health center for the 168,000 residents of Allston-Brighton, Watertown, and Waltham. We serve as an indispensable resource in our community. Our patients are largely immigrants from Central and South America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa; from the local Muslim community; and from the local LGBTQ community. Before coming to us, many had never received basic services, such as health screenings or dental care. In 2020, 94% lived at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. Most are on Medicaid or other subsidized public insurance  (43%), or are uninsured (35%). Sixty percent of patients receive services in a language other than English. It is critical that we maintain staffing and program capacity, continue to deliver excellent holistic clinical care that is needed to minimize the spread of COVID-19, deliver essential care to our patients, protect our patients, staff, and community — and address the very real health inequities stemming from COVID-19.  Visit us at charlesriverhealth.org Twitter: @CharlesRiverCH. Donate to the COVID-19 Relief Fund