News

April 04, 2020

NYT reports on financial struggles of CHC's due to COVID-19

“Providers of health care in the nation’s poorest neighborhoods are used to toiling below the radar, treating chronic diseases and other ravages of poverty in places many Americans never see. But the spillover effects of the coronavirus, in cutting off routine procedures and checkups that are the day-to-day rhythm of medical economics, are hitting this sector hard too, with layoffs, furloughs and fears that a system of government-supported clinics dating back to the War on Poverty could collapse.”

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March 05, 2020

Covid19 (Coronavirus) Updates

At Lowell CHC, we are committed to keeping our patients up to date on the latest news related to Covid19 (Coronavirus). We will continue to update our community as new information becomes available. For recommendations on what you can do to protect your health and the health of our community, and important guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), visit our landing page.

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January 21, 2020

Lowell CHC Employee Honored at MLK Day Event

On Monday, January 20th, Lowell CHC Director of Health Promotion & Education Mercy Anampiu was presented with Middlesex Community College Foundation’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Living the Dream Award. The Award is given to an individual who performs exemplary deeds of service in the City of Lowell; helps individuals and community through extraordinary acts; promotes peace, unity and diversity; and, makes efforts to combat long term, persistent problems that impact the community. 

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January 19, 2020

Lowell Community Health Center Marks 50 Years

“Community health centers like LCHC are driven by community empowerment, engagement and meeting community needs in the face of changing circumstances in health care delivery, insurance, state and national policy and other forces at play, said CEO Susan West Levine. ‘At our core, for the last 50 years, we have made sure that this health center has been here to address the specific and unique needs of our community, regardless and in response to all of those forces,’ West Levine said….”

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November 29, 2019

Health Center Partners with UMass on $1M grant for asthma research

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November 14, 2019

Lowell CHC Honored as Top Women-Led Business

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October 27, 2019

Lowell CHC Awarded Grant from GLHA

The Greater Lowell Health Alliance revealed the findings of its latest Community Health Needs Assessment, emphasizing five key priorities: mental health, substance addiction, alcohol abuse, cancer and nutrition. To address these areas and more, the organization issued 12 grants totaling $185,000 to local health, housing and education organizations — including a $25k grant for Lowell CHC’s Community Health Education Center (CHEC).

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October 23, 2019

Shake Up Your Holiday Season at the DLC Winter Mixer!

Are you ready to shake up your holiday season? Now in its 5th year, the Winter Mixer is an event for the young, and the young at heart! Attended by more than 100 people each December, the evening is organized by our Developing Leaders Council - a group of committed young professionals learning about nonprofit board service and serving as Health Center ambassadors in the community. Tickets on sale now for the special early bird price of $25!

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September 12, 2019

Eastern Bank Supports Strong Women, Strong Families at Lowell CHC

You might recall reading about our Strong Women, Strong Families program, an innovative way Lowell CHC is addressing substance abuse disorder in new and expectant moms, with support from Women Working Wonders, a fund of the Greater Lowell Community Foundation. Now, we’re thrilled to announce the program has received an extra boost, thanks to a Targeted Grant from Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation. 

We are honored to have received a $10k grant through Eastern Bank’s Grants for Good program, which focuses on...

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August 16, 2019

Lowell CHC Awarded Grant for Strong Women, Strong Families Program

Thanks to a $5,000 grant to Lowell Community Health Center (Lowell CHC) from the Women Working Wonders Fund of the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, more young mothers-to-be in recovery for substance use disorder (SUD) will have access to supports to improve outcomes for themselves and their child. 

The Health Center’s “Strong Women, Strong Families” project supports Women Working Wonders’ objective to assist women in transition, to encourage women to build on their strengths and increase self-worth while reducing stigma associated with substance use...

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