Primary Care | Dental Care | Mental Health | Womens Health | Teens | Health Education | Nutrition |
Chronic Disease Management | Medication Assistance | Additional Programs
Primary Care
Alejandra Martin with patient
Adult Health Care for Men and Women
We provide comprehensive, integrated and personalized primary health care and services in a confidential, understanding environment. We treat everyone with the dignity and respect they deserve from pediatric through geriatric. Our family practice providers have the caring and training for all your primary health care needs, including work, school, and camp physicals.
Teen Health Care
We offer health care in a positive nurturing, confidential setting. Our staff understand teen issues and will assist teens with healthy safe choices, school and sports physicals, employment physicals, birth control education, preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, testing, counseling, guidance, and helpful resources.
Teen Clinics
Patients & Staff
Confidential, private health clinics for teenagers, 13-19, held at 22 South Main Street, Rochester on Thursdays from 1:30-4pm, walk-in’s available but appointments are preferred. STD testing and free condoms are also available.
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Download our Teen Clinic Brochure (PDF)
Pediatric Care
We love caring for little ones! From infancy through adolescence, we provide all pediatric health care services, including well-child check-ups, sick visits, education, counseling, developmental screening, immunizations, support for new parents, as well as sports, camp, and school physical exams.
Dental Care
RDH Jodi Carnes and patient
Dental Services
Dover: 603-749-2346
Rochester: 603-332-4249
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Avis Goodwin CHC offers integrated, comprehensive dental services to both children and adults at our Rochester and Dover locations. Our Dentists and Hygienists provide access to preventative and primary oral health care. Services include oral health exams, cleanings, oral hygiene instructions, fluoride treatments, digital x-rays, oral cancer screenings, amalgam and composite fillings, extractions, dentures and limited crowns and root canals. Most insurances are accepted and a sliding scale fee based on household income is available.
Note: currently AGCHC is not accepting any new (19+) adult patients to our Dental practice.
Download our Dental Program Brochure (PDF)
Smiles for Strafford County
603-516-2548
Our school based dental program is in several local elementary schools. Our Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) and Freddy the Purple Dinosaur, visit grades K-3 to provide oral health education in a fun way. With parental consent, children who do not have a dental home or have not seen a dentist in over 18 months are screened.
The Smiles program includes:
- Fun, educational learning activities
- Free screening for cleaning, fluoride treatments /or sealants
- Dentists to diagnose and approve treatments
- Cheerful bags filled with dental items/information for each child
- Referrals to dentists if needed
Mental Health
Mental Health Integration (MHI)
603-994-6358
AGCHC has integrated mental health services into existing medical services for established patients. A team of mental health providers, (a psychologist, psychiatric nurse practitioner and licensed social worker) works with your primary care provider. A Nurse Care Manager follows up with patients and families, providing education, resources, and monitoring patient outcomes. It is the goal of MHI to provide early detection and treatment for depression and other behavioral health disorders based on best practice. Social Workers and therapists are available with provider referral.
Womens Health
Family Planning & Title X Program
603-516-2748
The Title X funding mission is, “to provide each individual the information and means to exercise personal choice in determining the number and spacing of their children.” Per Title X all women have access to reproductive health care regardless of their ability to pay. This includes confidential counseling, screening, and treatment for reproductive and sexual health needs.
We provide educational materials, support services, and the providers to give women what they need to make those difficult choices, regardless of age or ability to pay. Providing access to reproductive care keeps women healthier, gives the younger woman time to mature physically and emotionally, and provides for healthier babies. Birth control is available on a sliding scale fee basis, based on ability to pay.
Focused on reducing teen pregnancies, we distribute educational materials on these confidential services through our community schools and at locations frequented by teens. Teens may come to our facility and be educated, tested, treated, and provided counseling on sexual preparedness and family planning in a confidential atmosphere. We do discuss involving parents or guardians if at all possible.
Breast & Cervical Cancer Program
603-516-2553
Joyce Grossi, BCCP Coordinator
We are part of the Let No Woman Be Overlooked Breast and Cervical Cancer screening program. This program provides FREE screenings to qualified women aged 18-64 who have no health insurance or have insurance that does not pay for these screening tests.
Obstetrical and Gynecological Care
603-749-2346
For deliveries we rely on our own Family Medicine Physician, Dr. Michael Thompson, who loves delivering our babies. We also partner with Rochester OB/GYN and our co-founder and long time supporter, Garrison Women’s Health Center for additional obstetrical, prenatal specialty care and deliveries.
Pre-natal Care
603-749-2346
The Prenatal Team uses a comprehensive, friendly approach, individualizing each woman’s care. Our providers, registered nurses, nutritionists, social workers and breast feeding counselors. offer support, resources, and answers to your questions during your pregnancy. We follow you through your delivery with our OB/GYN partners. After your baby is born, you and your child can continue at AGCHC as a family unit.
Download our Prenatal Oral Health brochure (PDF)
Baby Steps Program
Donna Desmaris, Outreach Coordinator, with some gifts given to babies born through AGCHC
An Infant/Child Developmental Specialist is available with AGCHC provider referral, at both sites during well child checks to answer your questions about development, provide information and suggestions to promote your child’s development. Early referrals can be made for children with special needs.
Welcome to the World
603-994-6364
When a child is born to an AGCHC patient, we celebrate! We bring a gift
to the new mom and infant during their hospital stay or at their two week office checkup. The gift includes useful items, information and resources for both mom and the newborn. Often, there is something in the gift bag that is handcrafted by volunteers in our community, made especially for these babies just entering the world.
Health Education
Lyme Disease Seminar
Health & Wellness Education
603-516-2554
AGCHC offers educational seminars on a wide-range of health care issues. They are available for groups or all shifts in your company with flexible scheduling and are a valuable addition to your meeting or employee benefits package.
Seminar Topics Available (others by request):
AGCHC Programs ~ Depression ~ Diabetic Management ~ Nutrition
Domestic Violence ~ Stress Reduction ~ Smoking Cessation
And more!
Nutrition
Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC)
603-994-6366
Your child has you, and you have WIC (Women, Infants and Children Program). This is a preventative free health and nutrition service providing milk, juice, cereal, eggs, fruits, vegetables, beans, bread, cheese, peanut butter, baby food and infant formula to pregnant women, new mothers and children up to age five. These foods supply important vitamins and minerals during rapid childhood growth and development. Our breastfeeding staff provide education, support and equipment to pregnant and nursing women. Call to apply for this free program or learn about eligibility.
Mother and son patients
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
603-994-6366
The Commodity Supplemental Food Programs (CSFP) is a Federally funded free program, which works to improve the health of low-income, other new mothers up to one year postpartum, infants, children up to age six, and seniors at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA commodity foods.
Nutrition Services
Our providers may refer you to one of our fully qualified nutritionists to assist with food choices and dietary goals. Patients that seek prenatal care with us receive nutritional advice to aid in having a healthy baby.
Chronic Disease
Chronic Disease Management
603-516-2547
Our Chronic Disease Manager will help you with programs to learn to live with and manage your chronic illness, be it diabetes, asthma, or another, through the use of:
- Free Diabetic Meter Checkup Days
- Diabetes seminars and conferences
- Individual diabetic management
- Kryptiq secure e-mail messaging / prescription refills
- Guest speakers on Chronic Disease topics
- School Action Plans
- Nutritional education….and more!
Download Stoplight Diabetes Brochure Indonesian
Download StopLight Diabetes Brochure English (PDF)
Visit here for the 2010 New Hampshire Diabetes Guide
Red Hat Society
AGCHC Red Ladies
603-516-2547
Join our local chapter #74415 of the Red Hat Society for social interaction, health, laughing and fun. This chapter is open to the public. Pink Hat Chapter (for those under age 50) also available.
Medication Assistance
Medication Assistance Program (MAP)
603-994-6352
We offer several medication assistance programs to qualified Avis Goodwin Community Health Center patients who cannot afford their medications
Additional Programs
StraffordCare
603-516-2551
A comprehensive network of community primary, specialty, dental and other health care providers who offer their services to the uninsured at a reduced cost. This program is open to residents of Strafford County only. You must be under the age of 64, meet income guidelines and not be eligible for existing services such as NH Medicaid or Medicare. You need to be an established and active patient of AGCHC to participate. Participants without a primary care provider will be linked with one.
Download our StraffordCare Brochure for Patient Participants (PDF)
Download Our StraffordCare Brochure For Interested Providers (PDF)
Health & Safety Council of Strafford County (HSCSC)
(Formerly Northern Strafford County Health & Safety Council)
603-335-0168
HSCSC addresses public health, chronic disease prevention, and
public health emergency planning (e.g., bio-terrorism, infectious
diseases, etc.) to improve and protect the public health and well-being of residents in Strafford County, NH.
