Piedmont Heath Services leading the way on health outreach

How can outreach workers and health–care providers collaborate effectively? That’s a subject about which Piedmont Health seems to know a thing or two. Representatives of Piedmont Health’s Farmworker Health Program, along with the N.C.Farmworker Health Program (NCFHP),...

Something to Chew On: Bad teeth affect more than your mouth

Is there a connection between your head and your heart, or more specifically between your mouth and your heart? This is not a particularly new question. In fact, in the 1920s the possibility that poor oral health might result in poor overall health led to many...

Glasshalfull Fundraiser for Piedmont Health Services

Every 5th Wednesday, Glasshalfull in Carrboro donates 10 percent of their sales to Piedmont Health’s Carrboro Community Health Center. Drop in for a glass of wine or dinner for a great cause!  (full list of 2019 dates is below). Glasshalfull is a contemporary American...

Brian’s Column: Update on the Funding Cliff

It is with great concern that I update you on the Community Health Centers funding cliff. As most of you know, the federal funding source for health centers expired at the end of 2017. Congress needed to renew the program by Sept. 30, 2017 to keep Community Health...

End of an Era

On April 28, 2018, an era will come to an end at Piedmont Health Services. On that date, Dr. Carol Klein will retire after 35 years here. Carol has been at Piedmont Health long enough that she has treated not only the parents of some of her current patients, but their...