News from Wheeler

Imagine that you are 18 years old and preparing for life as an independent adult outside of the foster care system. The prospects may be scary but made easier by a Wheeler program to help emerging adults navigate the journey.

Wheeler's community health center at 43 Woodland Street in Hartford is now open on Saturdays from 9 am to 1 pm as well, providing walk-in and scheduled care for cold and flu symptoms, aches and pains, minor cuts and bruises, behavioral health, addiction services, and more!

Education classes for Wheeler primary care patients with diabetes and pre-diabetes will be offered at our community health centers in Hartford and New Britain starting in December.

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Late-night stories. Songs by the campfire. Hikes, games, and more. These were among the many memories made by nearly 100 Connecticut foster children, including youth in Wheeler’s care, and their siblings, at the 11th Annual Siblings Connections Camp, August 4-9, at WFSB-TV Channel 3’s Kids Camp in Andover.

Heather Clinger, MPH, CPS, program manager, Wheeler’s Connecticut Center for Prevention, Wellness and Recovery, Wheeler, was named president of Southington’s Town-wide Effort to Promote Success (STEPS) Advisory Board for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.

Wheeler has received $122,000 in federal awards for quality care, including special recognition as the only health center in Connecticut ranked in the top two percent of all centers nationally that improved quality of care between 2017 and 2018 in one or more measures that promote behavioral health, diabetes health, and heart health.

Teams from across Wheeler recently participated in two community events in Bristol, providing individuals and families with information about our many programs and services.

Wheeler’s Heidi Levitz, early childhood specialist, was part of Access Health CT’s series on National Health Center Week (August 4-10, 2019) and highlighted how community health centers serve many generations within families.

A new foster care music video—a collaboration between Wheeler’s Foster Care Team and the Annie E. Casey Foundation—premiered recently at the North American Council on Adoptable Children conference in Las Vegas.

More than 150 people attended an August 7 National Health Center Week Celebration at the Wheeler Family Health & Wellness Center at 43 Woodland Street, Hartford.

Chris Popilowski, senior recruiter, Wheeler Foster Care Programs, is featured in an Exvadio Network podcast about the need for foster families for children and youth in Connecticut.

Wheeler’s Dr. Michael P. Twist, psychiatric medical director, was featured was part of Access Health CT’s series on health and the LGBTQ community. The series features perspectives on the state of health for the LGBTQ population in Connecticut, available services, barriers to care, and strategies for effectiveness.