The Institute is thrilled to announce that our CenteringPregnancy™ project was recently awarded the designation of “Leading Practice” by the March of Dimes. Given to organizations whose projects are making an impact in their communities, the award is presented by the March of Dimes’ National Foundation.
New York, NY (November 29, 2011) — The Institute for Family Health announced today that it has received federal funding from HRSA to open a second Teaching Health Center program in New York State, this one to be located at its Family Health Center at North General, in the historic neighborhood of Harlem. The Institute’s program will seek to address the critical shortage of primary care physicians across the state by training 24 physicians in the next five years. The first class of eight family medicine residents will begin training in June 2012.
The Institute for Family Health developed a series of “Healthy Plates” to help patients lose weight and manage diabetes and other conditions. Healthy Plates are easy to use and are available for Criollo (Puerto Rican/Dominican), Soul Food and West African culinary traditions. The Institute’s Healthy Plates were recently featured in the American Association of Diabetes Educator’s
in Practice.
For more information about our Healthy Plates, click here.