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Yearly Archives: 2020

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Today, World AIDS Day: HOCC Wears Her Ribbons Proudly!

HOCC wears her RED RIBBONS today to show support for all people living with HIV, to unite and to commit to fight against HIV and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related...

Read more December 1, 2020 at 12:17 pm

December First – World AIDS Day – Since 1988

40/40 A time to reflect, a time to honor, and a time to celebrate!   2020 marks 40 years since the first AIDS cases were reported in the United States, beginning an epidemic that...

Read more December 1, 2020 at 8:32 am

It’s a beautiful day in our neighborhood, across our country, and likely the world!

  It is a time to reflect and be grateful! Tomorrow HOCC will be celebrating our annual  Reflection and Gratitude program with HOCC on the Go. We may not be in-person, but I know...

Read more November 8, 2020 at 1:14 pm

HOCC the Vote!

Don’t forget to HOCC the Vote! This reminder is one of HOCC’s oldest traditions to support your right to vote Just three more days to vote! If you have any questions follow the link...

Read more October 31, 2020 at 7:40 pm

We Want You to Know: Getting a flu vaccine during 2020-2021 is more important than ever!

We Want You to Know Getting a flu vaccine during 2020-2021 is more important than ever because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. When you get vaccinated, you reduce your risk of getting sick with...

Read more October 17, 2020 at 11:38 am

Safety First: HOCC cancels all in-person programming in September and October!

Important notice:  As you know, HOCC is all about health and wellness and monthly we could have 80-100 women join our monthly program.  In light of HOCC’s size coupled with  the continued uncertainty in reopening...

Read more September 8, 2020 at 9:38 am

Safety First: HOCC cancels all in-person programming for July and August!

Important notice:  As you know, HOCC is all about health and wellness. In light of the uncertainty in reopening our communities and businesses in Boston, we have proactively decided to cancel all in-person July...

Read more July 10, 2020 at 7:34 pm

We want you to know: wear a mask in public!

The World Health Organization (WHO) created confusion this week when it reported that “asymptomatic patients rarely spread the disease”. Currently, the best evidence suggests that people without symptoms can and do readily spread the...

Read more June 11, 2020 at 5:40 am

HOCC’s 23rd Anniversary: Health, Wellness, and Justice!

Happy 23rd Anniversary! There are many challenges we have already faced in this new year: the pandemic has taken so many lives and still remains a threat to our health; social distancing keeps us...

Read more June 8, 2020 at 10:01 am

Phase Two Of Reopening Massachusetts To Start this Monday

Just three hours ago, Governor Baker announced that Phase II of the Commonwealth’s reopening plan will begin on June 8th. Businesses and sectors set to begin opening in Phase II are subject to compliance...

Read more June 6, 2020 at 5:42 pm
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We Want You To Know… May 7th is HOCC’s 11th Annual Health Fair Virtual – The Importance of Women’s Health.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health leads National Women’s Health Week to encourage all women to be as healthy as possible. During National Women’s Health Week each...

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We Want You to Know…It’s important to embrace that healthy eating evolves as we age and we have very different nutritional needs as we age.

“Food is Medicine” is a concept that reaffirms the connection of recognizing that access to high-quality nourishment is essential for well-being.  Today’s post is to refresh our prior discussion about how the Mediterranean...

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Healing Our Community Collaborative, Inc. (HOCC)

Program Location:
Old South Church
645 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116

Phone: (617) 285-7755
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HOCC’s mission is to empower women living with, affected by, or at risk for HIV by creating and maintaining a collaborative group of care providers and consumers whose shared purpose is to: improve health literacy and self-care; advance knowledge about women’s experience of HIV/AIDS and other disease processes; enhance problem-solving capacities and self-advocacy; promote healthy lifestyle & behavior changes; create solutions together to prevent HIV infection and transmission; reduce health disparities in women of color; and improve access to and retention in optimal care settings.

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