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Baby Formula Shortage: Advice for Parents

As a parent, you may have worries or concerns right now about feeding your baby during the current formula shortage. At CHN, we are here

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Plant-Based Diet

Have you heard of a Plant-Based Diet? A plant-based diet focuses on eating more foods from plants at every meal. This could be fruits, veggies,

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Brain Health

Your brain is an organ, just like your heart! There are some things you can do to keep it working at its best. Learn more

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Discovering Umami: the 5th Taste

Have you heard the word “umami” before? You’ve probably used “sweet”, “bitter”, “sour”, and “salty” to talk about flavor. Umami is another way to describe

Krystal Smith registers a community member for the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site at The Church of God of East New York. Image courtesy of Stop the Spread

Creativity and Trust

The article by Genine Babakian discusses the challenges of COVID-19 vaccination efforts in communities of color in New York City, particularly among Black and Brown

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How Your Body Responds to Stress

Do you know how your body tells you it is stressed? Stress shows up in your body when your brain finds a threat to your safety. Threats can be physical, like seeing a bear in the woods. Threats

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Walking Stretches

As the weather cools, we encourage you to stay active outside by walking! We wanted to share some stretches you can do either before or

Two Senior Leaders Join Community Healthcare Network

Two Senior Leaders Join Community Healthcare Network: (1) Chief Diversity and People Officer (2) Chief Population Health Officer.   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2021

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Ways to Boost your Endorphins!

Now that we have cooler (and darker) fall days rolling in, we wanted to talk about keeping up your endorphins! Endorphins are our body’s all natural “feel good” hormones. They help

All Community Healthcare Network health centers and offices will be open on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Our mobile health clinics will not be operational due to weather conditions.

Update: Parent Portal Access

Dear Parent or Guardian,

We would like to inform you that as of September 1, 2026, access to your child’s Healow account through Community Healthcare Network (CHN) will be limited to viewing immunizations and referrals for all patients ages 12 and older. This change is required to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and New York State laws that protect minors’ rights to confidentiality.

You may still request your child’s medical records by calling or visiting your health center.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please speak with our front desk staff during your next visit or go to: chnnyc.info/nylaw

Thank you,
Community Healthcare Network (CHN)