Fall NewsletterNovember, 2013

Table of ContentsMary Moynihan Here to HelpPatients Understand AffordableCare ActDental Center Gets Big Boostfor Needy KidsWelcome New ProvidersThe Teen Center is Back!Goodwin Partners with CAPQuarterly DonationsBANFF Hits the SeacoastOnce Again!School-Based Flu Clinics InFull SwingCurrent Job Openings

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Dear Friends, Everyone needs access to dental care but as you know,not everyone can afford it. That's why I'm so happy to besharing the below news with you that our Dental Centerhas been awarded some much needed funding and has anew dentist on staff!To keep the momentum going and to help meet thegrowing demands for our sliding scale fee dentalservices, I'm dedicating much of my time this fall toraising awareness and funds to stabilize our dentalprogram. I'll be personally calling on dental centers in thearea to join us in keeping our Community Dental Programaccessible to ALL who need it. We are asking for yourhelp too. Would you consider supporting becoming a‘sustaining’ member of Goodwin Community Health’sDental Program? This program is like an annual appeal,but automatically updates yearly, unless you tell us tostop. You can sign up on our website, under donationsand set up a monthly, annual or reoccurring donation. Enjoy all the great updates below. Support from peoplelike YOU makes all of this happen. THANK YOU!Janet AtkinsExecutive Director

Mary Moynihan Here to Help PatientsUnderstand Affordable Care Act Goodwin recently hiredan outreach enrollmentspecialist, Mary

Moynihan, to offer

Gibson BrothersConcertThe famous bluegrass band, theGibson Brothers will be performingat the Rochester Opera House onFriday, November 15th at 8pm!This band just won for the 2ndyear in a row, the Entertainer ofthe Year award at the InternationalBluegrass Music Association inaddition to other awards. Topurchase tickets visit the Rochester Opera House Box

website or call (603)Office 335-1992. Tickets are only $20and benefit Goodwin CommunityHealth.

Donors This Past Quarter THANK YOU!

James Verschueren

Dover Women's Health P.A.Christopher Grizzaffi

Hugh & Charlotte MacDonaldCarol Garlough

Michael O'SullivanDavid & Maureen Staples

Jackie & Bob BrisboisJanet AtkinsRoger Fortier

DONOR SPOTLIGHTDover Women's Health

You may have seen our partnerDover Women's Health at AppleHarvest Day raffling off an IpadMini. They collected a little over$300 in proceeds that theydonated to Goodwin. Thank youfor your generous gift to ouragency!

Moynihan, to offerassistance for patientsthat may have questionsregarding the newhealth care system. Forthose without readyaccess to computers,

and those who are struggling to find answers online,

BANFF Hits the SeacoastOnce Again!Tickets are on sale NOW for the2014 BANFF Mountain FilmFestival. This annual show sellsout the Portsmouth Music Halleach year! Mark your calendars forWednesday, Feburary 12th 7pm.Visit toThe Music Hall Websitepurchase your tickets!

Red Cross Blood DriveGoodwin will be hosting a blooddrive on November 1, 2013 from12pm-5pm. To donate blood call1-800-RED-CROSS(1-800-733-2767) to set up anappointment.

School-Based Flu ClinicsIn Full Swing Goodwin staff participated inseveral school-based flu clinicsthroughout Strafford County.Melissa Silvey, Director of PublicHeath & Substance MisusePrevention, and Donna Bernier,Chronic Disease Manager,coordinated with schools in

Strafford County for students to

and those who are struggling to find answers online,Moynihan has office hours at Goodwin on Tuesdays andThursdays. She is also planning a number of community outreachevents following the Oct. 1st enrollment opening. “Peoplehave so many questions, and with the websiteexperiencing difficulties, I want the public to know thatthey can come to me for information, to talk about theirsituations and what is available to improve it,” saidMoynihan. “Im a resource who is informed, trained andgenuinely cares about helping people navigate thischallenging issue.” One upcoming outreach event will take place onSaturday, November 2nd from 11-2 at Midway Buick inSomersworth. Mary will be on hand to answer anyquestions regarding the new healthcare system and theoptions people have available to them. You don't have tobe in the market for a new vehicle to attend, the event isopen to anyone who is looking for guidance regarding theAffordable Care Act. A big thank you to Bob Demers andhis team at Midway Buick for taking an interest incommunity health! Visit their website .here For those interested in contacting Mary Moynihan call516-2556 or email . To read theenroll@GoodwinCH.orgfull story in Fosters, .click here

Dental CenterGets BigBoost forNeedy Kids GoodwinCommunity Healthhas recently beenawarded fundingto improve theoperation of theGoodwin DentalCenter and toincrease servicesto the public,especially childrenin the greaterStrafford Countyarea. Thanks to anaward of $4,976from the American

Dental Association Foundation Samuel D. Harris Fund for

Strafford County for students toreceive the flu vaccine for free. Toview the full stories that werefeatured in Fosters click on thelinks belowThe Flu Forefront Students getVaccinated at SchoolsFree School Flu Clinics Availableto Area Students

CurrentJob Openings Goodwin has the following jobopenings available. To view thejob description for these positionsplease .click here

WIC Program Assistant PartTime (24+hrs)

Family Practice Physician,Full Time

Dental Assistant, Part Time& Per Diem

Dental Association Foundation Samuel D. Harris Fund for Goodwin Community Health willChildren’s Dental Health

conduct a program offering prenatal and postnatal oralhealth education and a coordination of child’s first dentalappointment for parents or caregivers of almost 200children, birth to age 5 through the Women, Infant &Children (WIC) clinics in both Strafford and CarrollCounties. This innovative project will providesoftware-based Oral Health Patient Education in a piloteffort to provide specific, directed lessons on dealing withthe prevention of early childhood dental disease. This

training will be provided both in-person and by reaching

training will be provided both in-person and by reachingparents/caregivers remotely when necessary using thesoftware. Additionally, Goodwin Community Health recentlyreceived funding from the American Dental AssociationFoundation , the Northeast‘Give Kids A Smile’ ProgramDelta Dental Foundation and the Cogswell BenevolentTrust to purchase and install softwareDentrix Enterprisein the dental practice. Dentrix Enterprise is a powerful,feature-rich management solution for community andpublic health centers designed to save time, money andimprove patient care which also interfaces with thepatient education software recently funded. “We are very pleased to have been selected from amongmore than 90 worthy applicants to receive funding fromthe ADA Foundation’s Samuel Harris Fund, along withthe funding from the , theGive Kids A Smile programNortheast Delta Dental Foundation and the CogswellBenevolent Trust ” says Janet Atkins, Executive Directorof Goodwin Community Health. “New staff andprogramming coupled with funding for better technologymakes a big impact on helping us to keep pace withgrowing needs for access to dental care fordisadvantaged kids and other vulnerable populations inour community.”

Welcome New Providers Gregory Fredette, D.M.D. & Trudy Trumpy, P.A.

Dr. Fredette joined Goodwin'sdental team in September. Hewas born and raised inRochester, NH and loves theSeacoast area. In 2008, hereceived a Bachelor’s ofScience in BiomedicalEngineering from WorcesterPolytechnic Institute. Dr.Fredette earned his DMD fromTufts University School of

Dental Medicine in 2012. Before joining GCH, he spent ayear in Private Practice outside of Boston. He enjoysrunning, cooking, sports and spending time with friendsand family.

Gertrude (Trudy) Trumpy P.A.

Gertrude (Trudy) Trumpy P.A.brings over thirty-five years ofexperience in primary-care andfamily practice to GoodwinCommunity Health. She has aspecial interest in women’s andadolescent health and recentlymoved to New Hampshire fromMaryland. She earned a B.A. inSociology from the University ofMaryland and her Physician’s

Assistant Degree from Albany Medical College-Hudsonvalley Community College.

The Teen Center is Back! Goodwin is relaunching itsTeen Center. The focus ofthese visits will be onmaking health choices,learning how to remainsafe and healthly, and howto prevent pregnancy andsexually transmistedinfections. Teen Center hours are Tuesday's 3-5pm. Appointments preferred but walk-ins are welcome. Teens are welcome to bring a friend! P.S. Our Teen Center has its own . TellFacebook Pagethe Teens in your life to give it a "Like"

Goodwin Partners with CAP Fuel Assistance Offered to Eligible PatientsPatients at Goodwin Community Health will be able toapply for fuel and electrical assistance here at our HealthCenter. This program is possible through a partnershipwith Community Action Partnership(CAP) of StraffordCounty. Staff will be on site to meet with applicants andprocess applications every Monday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.through November 25. To read the full story click here.

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