Article - June 6, 2019
SCC congratulates Joseph Buffaloe, HCV Case Manager, who was selected as a Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellow! The Bloomberg Fellows Program is a groundbreaking initiative to provide world-class public health training to individuals engaged with organizations tackling critical challenges facing the United States. Joe will focus his efforts on addiction and overdose, which is supported by his role as HCV case manager at Southwest Care Center. For more info regarding the Bloomberg Fellows Program visit: https://americanhealth.jhu.edu/fellowship
News - July 19, 2017
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that there are currently about 1.2 million people in the United States living with HIV. There are close to 50,000 more people who contract the virus each year. And one in eight people who have the human immunodeficiency virus don’t even know it. Which means these people are not getting …
Article - May 20, 2016
News - March 25, 2016
The American Diabetes Association recently awarded the Southwest CARE Center its prestigious Education Recognition Certificatefor SCC’s diabetes self-management education program. Issued as a confirmation of its belief that this SCC program offers high-quality education—and that it’s part of an essential component of effective diabetes treatment—this certificate assures patients that this SCC educational program meets the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management …
News - February 3, 2016
Heart Health Awarness Month February has officially served as Heart Health Awareness month since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into existence (as American Heart Month) with Proclamation 3566 back in 1963. At that time, diseases of the heart and circulatory system were responsible for over one-half of American deaths each year; today, that figure …