Age of Champions Health and Wellness Fair, New Hampshire best doctors: Seacoast health news
11th Annual Age of Champions Health and Wellness Fair set for April 20
DURHAM — The Center on Aging and Community Living is inviting the community to join them on Saturday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lundholm Gymnasium, UNH, 145 Main St., Durham, for the 11th Age of Champions Health and Wellness Fair at the Lundholm Gymnasium on the campus of the University of New Hampshire.
“The Age of Champions Health and Wellness Fair is a free community-oriented intergenerational wellness event, made possible by the Center of Aging and Community Living in partnership with UNH,” said Samantha Leiper, Project Director-UNH CHHS institute for Health Policy and Practice. “It truly is a celebration of aging in the state of New Hampshire.”
Leiper went on the say that event is aimed at people of all ages and will feature dozens of vendors, free health screenings, workshops, demonstrations, and educational programs. “The event also provides high-impact, real-world experience for UNH students about to head out to the workforce,” she noted. “Additionally, it introduces the community to informational resources and organizations that serve older adults.”
For more information, contact contact Leiper at Samantha.Leiper@unh.edu or visit CACL’s Facebook page for event updates and information: https://www.facebook.com/unhageofchampions.
69 Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Doctors ranked among New Hampshire’s best
DOVER – Sixty-nine Wentworth-Douglass Hospital doctors have been named by their peers to the 2024 “Top Doctors” list published in the March/April edition of New Hampshire Magazine.
These doctors represent a wide array of specialties across the organization, including those who work exclusively at the hospital, individual practices, and at the Mass General Cancer Center at Wentworth-Douglass. These physicians focus on a wide variety of treatment areas, ranging from neurology to family medicine, and many more."I am delighted that so many of our talented physicians are being recognized as “Top Doctors”, which underscores their steadfast dedication to excellence,” said president and chief operating officer Darin Roark. “Our physicians have consistently demonstrated unparalleled commitment and passion to caring for our Seacoast community, ensuing exceptional care and compassion for all our patients. It’s their standard of excellence that distinguishes Wentworth-Douglass Hospital."
New Hampshire Magazine’s annual “Top Doctors” list is comprised by healthcare research firm Castle Connolly. Physicians across the country are invited to participate in an annual survey and can nominate their peers in hundreds of specialty categories. After physicians are nominated, they are vetted through a physician-led research team that reviews each nomination and confirms whether they meet criteria that considers qualifications, education, hospital and faculty appointments, research leadership, professional reputation, and disciplinary history. Interpersonal skills and outcome data, where available, is also considered.
The full list is available online at: nhmagazine.com/new-hampshires-top-doctors.
April Prostate Support Group of New Hampshire meeting
STATEWIDE — The Prostate Cancer Support Group of New Hampshire announces its monthly meeting by Zoom for April 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. This meeting will feature two Zero Prostate Cancer. net webinar replays especially focused on the early identification and diagnosis of prostate cancer. Send an email to dbraiterman@outlook.com or look on the group's Facebook page for a link to this Zoom meeting. There is no cost to attend.
Dartmouth Health receives $3.1M in congressional funding for improvements to community health
LEBANON – Dartmouth Health is the recipient of $3,092,000 from over $103 million awarded across New Hampshire from congressionally directed funding. The funding was secured by U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) as part of the final government funding package for fiscal year 2024.
The breakdown of the funding Dartmouth Health received is as follows:
- $1,292,000 to the department of psychiatry to fund a licensed independent clinical social worker training program
- $750,000 to Cheshire Medical Center to purchase robotic technology for the physical therapy program
- $650,000 to Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Nashua to expand the clinic’s diabetes care program
- $400,000 to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center to fund a childcare workforce program through the Early Care & Education Association of the Upper Valley
“This funding our health system received will benefit our staff and patients in varied and vital ways: growing the critically needed mental health workforce in New Hampshire; bringing improved services to rural corners of the state; improving our capacity to care for endocrinology patients, as diabetes and other endocrinologic diseases are on the rise; and supporting affordable, high-quality childcare in a region where many of our employees live,” said Joanne M. Conroy, MD, Dartmouth Health’s CEO and president. “I want to thank Sen. Shaheen on behalf of Dartmouth Health for securing this funding, which will help us in our mission to continually improve the world-class care we provide our communities and be an employer of choice in the Granite State.”
A full breakdown of the funding New Hampshire received can be viewed here: https://bit.ly/4aBIdXL.