About the Community Center of Excellence:

The Women’s Health Coordination Center is one of 12 centers to receive designation as a Community Center of Excellence in Women’s Health (CCOE) by the Office of Women’s Health, Department of Health and Human Services (www.4woman.gov). The mission of the CCOE is to increase the health and well-being of Valley women and their families through the delivery of comprehensive care, education, training, leadership development and community-based research. Our programs include:

The Healthy Divas 
The Healthy Divas is a health-centered network of women that support one another in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The program offers FREE health maintenance advice, healthy cooking classes, buddy system, childcare and monthly newsletters. For more information about this program, please click here.

Living Well Support Group:                                                           
The Living Well Support Group is for women living with chronic diseases.

 

Women’s Empowerment Groups:
WE! Women’s Empowerment Program is designed to inspire creativity and personal fulfillment for women in the Lower Naugatuck Valley by offering FREE arts and crafts events and a quarterly Women’s empowerment newsletter.

Women’s Health Series:
The CCOE works with staff at Griffin Hospital to offer monthly education sessions for women of all ages. This year, speakers will cover a variety of topics including stress management, heart disease, nutrition, and cancer. Calendar of events coming soon!!

Mentoring to Health Professionals and Consumers:
CCOE provides training for women in leadership roles in the following health professions: physicians, nurses, community outreach workers, midwives and public health practitioners. Additionally, leadership principles are infused in the consumer programming conducted through the CCOE.