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For Your Health, Spring 2017

May 3, 2017

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Inside This Issue

Grant Recipients Making Powerful Impact on Area’s Top Health Priorities: Substance Abuse and Mental Health

As the opioid crisis has continued to take lives across Lowell and our surrounding communities, local officials have struck a common chord – it will get worse before it gets better. But there are signs that in Lowell, the momentum is beginning to swing in a new direction. According to the Lowell…

New Intensive Care Unit Expands, Improves Care for Critically Ill Patients

When someone requires the services of the Intensive Care Unit, much is at stake. These patients are the sickest and most vulnerable, and their families and loved ones are often under tremendous stress. It’s times like these when the details matter most. When Lowell General Hospital designed its…

Tufts Medical Center Specialists Help Keep Critical Care in the Community

Dr. Greg Schumaker is the Director of the Tufts Medical Center (MC) Intensivist Program at Lowell General Hospital, and he is an attending physician in the Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Division at Tufts MC. Through this Wellforce partnership, he oversees Lowell General Hospital’s Intensive…

Improving Care While Removing Stigma

How an integrated care model is helping patients lead healthier lives Taking its cue from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lowell Community Health Center (Lowell CHC) is working to reduce the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS and substance use disorder through universal testing…

Community Events Bring Screenings, Education to Those Who Need it Most

The 2016 Greater Lowell Community Health Needs Assessment identified several barriers that keep individuals from seeking preventive care, leaving them vulnerable to chronic disease and other serious conditions. Those barriers can include culture, language, transportation and socioeconomic status.…

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