White Mountain Community Health Center

07/28/2025

Join us for Hoops & Scoops at the Conway Public Library Park on Wednesday, August 6 from 4:30-6 pm to celebrate National Health Center Week!

There will be complimentary ice cream from the Trails End Ice Cream truck, hula hooping led by Josie Lamb, APRN, Zumba led by Billing Assistant Gisella Gambino, arthritis-friendly exercises led by Margie Riforgiato, APRN, and a houseplant and seed giveaway. Meet our providers and learn more about our programs and services!

This year's National Health Center Week celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Health Center Program, and highlights the benefits of investments in public health. Since their inception as part of President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, Community Health Centers have helped people rise out of poverty, saved lives, improved public health, and reduced healthcare costs for everyone.

A delay to the funding renewal for the Health Center Program and cuts to Medicaid at the state and federal levels threaten those gains. Interim Executive Director Julie Everett Hill, RN explained, "When people are unable to afford access to medicine or basic health care, illnesses and chronic conditions that could have been managed by a routine visit to a primary care provider grow into larger issues that require more expensive hospital-based care."

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Join us for Hoops & Scoops at the Conway Public Library Park on Wednesday, August 7 from 4:30-6 pm at the Conway Public Library Park to celebrate National Health Center Week. Trails End’s ice cream truck will be serving complimentary ice cream, and Family Nurse Practitioner Josie Lamb, APRN will b...

07/28/2025

Thank you to MWV Farmers' Market for making fresh produce more available to everyone in our area! Please help spread the news!

The FREEdgeFree produce for anyone in need. We are thrilled to announce our new community refrigerator. We're calling it the FREEdge. We've heard from many folks in the state that some of the hardest things to secure for folks experiencing food insecurity are fresh fruits and vegetables. We wanted t...

07/21/2025

Executive Director Kenneth "JR" Porter has announced his retirement after eight years leading White Mountain Community Health Center, due to health challenges. Director of Operations Julie Hill, BSN RN will serve as interim executive director. Read the full announcement here: https://www.whitemountainhealth.org/the-latest/executive-director-jr-porter-announces-his-retirement

There will be a casual farewell gathering at Tuckerman's Brewing on Hobbs Street on Friday, July 25 from 4 to 6 pm to see him off - all are welcome!

06/27/2025

Come find us at White Mountains Pride tomorrow! Erin White, our community health worker, will be there all day! She'll have seeds you can plant in little pots right there or take home for your garden, tons of information about our programs and services, and is there to answer any questions you have and explain how we are here for everyone in our community who needs caring, respectful healthcare that values each person for who they are 💗🏳️‍🌈💗

06/23/2025

This Tuesday (tomorrow!) Erin White, our community health worker, will be at the MWV Farmers' Market in North Conway from 3:30-6:30 sharing information about our services along with other local organizations that serve families in our area. If you visit all the tables, you'll get a voucher you can use at the farmers' market! Come say hi to Erin and learn more about all the support for families our valley has to offer!

06/13/2025

Do your kids want FREE breakfast and lunch for the summer? The New Hampshire Food Bank Summer Nutrition Program is available to ALL YOUTH ages 18 and under (no income requirements). In Carroll County there are two options - Tamworth (Pick-up once a week) or Ossipee (dining-in three days a week) you can choose what works best for your family. Find more details below:

Tamworth Location (for anyone, not just Tamworth kids)
- 6/25 and 8/20 at Tamworth Recreation at 104 Durrell Road
- 7/9 to 8/13 at The Bearcamp Center for Sustainable Community 1164 Bunker Hill Rd, South Tamworth.

7 days worth of breakfast & lunch
o Pick up on Wednesdays between 3:30pm-5:00pm.

Both sites are open to the public, but registration is required.
Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/1H2NFqwEkW

Ossipee Location (Open to all, not just Ossipee kids)

Ossipee Central School, 68 Main Street in Center Ossipee, will be serving breakfast and lunch Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday between 7/8 - 8/7
• Breakfast will be open to the public from 7:30am-8:00am.
• Lunch will be open to the public between 11:30am-12:00pm.
• No registration is required

06/11/2025

NH Gives is today! Our goal this year is to raise $5000 to support our care coordination program. The federal grant that supported this program was abruptly cut off this spring. With the help of our community, we can keep it going and continue to provide this support to our patients.

Donate here: https://www.nhgives.org/organizations/white-mountain-community-health-center

Our care coordinators, Cheryl Frankowski and Erin White, work with hundreds of patients every year to help them with issues that go beyond traditional primary care but have a real effect on health and wellbeing. They help people find housing, access food, apply for disability and other programs that have really complex application processes, navigate out of abusive relationships, and so much more. You can read more about what they do on our NH Gives page above.

This approach to healthcare means our patients will have better outcomes – but it’s also just the right thing to do for people in our community who are struggling. Please help us continue this critical work!

06/10/2025

NH Gives starts this evening! Our goal this year is to raise $5000 to support our care coordination program. The federal grant that supported this program was abruptly cut off this spring. With the help of our community, we can keep it going and continue to provide this support to our patients.

Donate here starting at 5 pm: https://www.nhgives.org/organizations/white-mountain-community-health-center

Our care coordination team helps patients when they’re facing difficult situations that affect their health and wellbeing but go beyond the scope of traditional primary care – they’ve lost their housing, they’re in an abusive relationship, they have a new diagnosis that’s really stressful and hard to navigate. Our care coordinators connect these patients with other local organizations that can help, assist with applications, help them think through next steps, and offer encouragement and support through setbacks.

This approach to healthcare means our patients will have better outcomes – but it’s also just the right thing to do for people in our community who are struggling. We are so gratified to be able to do this work, and we intend to continue despite this funding setback. But we could use your help.

We believe in a community that doesn’t leave people to struggle on their own. If you share this vision, please support our care coordination program this NH Gives Day!

06/02/2025

A huge thank you to everyone who made this year's Whitaker Wander 5k an enormous success! Here are some more photos - see our other post for horizontal photos of the race.

Over 100 people participated in this year's race, the highest number we've ever had, including 84 runners and walkers and 23 kids' 1-mile fun run participants. We raised almost $8000 to support our programs and services, which make healthcare accessible to everyone in our community.

Congratulations to the runners with the top speeds in their categories: Marcelo Maiorano (one of our nurse practitioners!), Kaitlyn SeeHusen, Andrea Leonard, and Stephen Paul. And congratulations to everyone who completed the course! You can see the full list of participants and times on our website: https://www.whitemountainhealth.org/the-latest/congratulations-to-whitaker-wander-5k-runners-and-walkers

Thank you to our Whole Family sponsors: Crest Auto World, Leone McDonnell & Roberts PA, NEEBCo, NorDx, Northeast Delta Dental, Settlers Crossing, and Valley Originals.

And to our Whole Person sponsors: Cheese Louise, Conway Daily Sun, Cooper Cargill Chant PA, Flatbread Company, Southern Maine Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, and Zakon Group.

A huge thank you to all the local organizations and companies that donated raffle items, supplies, food and drink, and otherwise supported this event! And to all of the staff, board members, and community volunteers who were critical in making this happen!

Save the date for next year's race: May 16, 2026.

06/02/2025

A huge thank you to everyone who made this year's Whitaker Wander 5k an enormous success! Over 100 people participated in this year's race, the highest number we've ever had, including 84 runners and walkers and 23 kids' 1-mile fun run participants. We raised almost $8000 to support our programs and services, which make healthcare accessible to everyone in our community.

Congratulations to the runners with the top speeds in their categories: Marcelo Maiorano (one of our nurse practitioners!), Kaitlyn SeeHusen, Andrea Leonard, and Stephen Paul. And congratulations to everyone who completed the course! You can see the full list of participants and times on our website: https://www.whitemountainhealth.org/the-latest/congratulations-to-whitaker-wander-5k-runners-and-walkers

Thank you to our Whole Family sponsors: Crest Auto World, Leone McDonnell & Roberts PA, NEEBCo, NorDx, Northeast Delta Dental, Settlers Crossing, and Valley Originals.

And to our Whole Person sponsors: Cheese Louise, Conway Daily Sun, Cooper Cargill Chant PA, Flatbread Company, Southern Maine Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, and Zakon Group.

A huge thank you to all the local organizations and companies that donated raffle items, supplies, food and drink, and otherwise supported this event! And to all of the staff, board members, and community volunteers who were critical in making this happen!

Save the date for next year's race: May 16, 2026.

05/02/2025

Join us for the Whitaker Wander 5k! On Saturday, May 17 at 9 a.m. runners and walkers will wend their way through the beautiful trails of North Conway’s Whitaker Woods. The 5k will be followed by a 1-mile Kids’ Fun Run at 10 a.m.

Come help us celebrate health and wellness in our community by registering for the race at https://www.runreg.com/wander2025!

Funds raised through the Whitaker Wander 5k will go towards all of our programs, helping to make healthcare accessible to everyone in Mount Washington Valley.

Registration is $15 for adults and $5 for kids. We want everyone to be able to join in! If you’re a patient of the health center and the fee is high for you, call us at (603) 447-8900 for discounted registration.

RunReg - online running event registration