The Institute for Family Health is accepting applications for eight family medicine PGY1s to begin training in July 2012 at the Harlem Residency in Family Medicine. The residents will be trained at the Family Health Center of Harlem, an EHR-equipped community health center located in the historic Manhattan neighborhood. The program is a federally-designated “Teaching [...]

The Institute’s Bronx Health REACH program, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was featured in two New York City publications. Made up of a coalition of community based organizations, health centers, faith-based institutions and others, REACH works to address health care inequity in underserved areas, and the underlying factors that impact [...]

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. The CenteringPregnancy™ program brings together women with similar due dates [...]

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 [...]

The National Association of Community Health Centers recently posted an interview with former Institute Healthcorp member, Amelia Goff. Now the Project Coordinator for the RCHN Community Health Foundation, Amelia spent her year of service working in the Institute’s Maternal Department, as the Prenatal Care Coordinator/Volunteer Doula. Asked about her experience, Amelia shared that the “Community [...]

In a recent opinion piece, “Bike Lanes Save Lives: Calmer Traffic is Good for All New Yorkers,” Linda Prine, M.D., the Institute’s Director of Women’s Health, and her co-author Ben Fried (a staff writer at the Daily News) describe the dangers of high-speed traffic and visually compromised drivers in New York City. Although more than [...]

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 [...]

September 14, 2011 – Four New York State health centers today announced a new, federally‐funded project to enroll more eligible children in public health insurance. In an effort to ensure a healthy childhood for all New York State children, the project partners – Hudson River HealthCare, the Institute for Family Health, Open Door Family Medical [...]

The Institute for Family Health’s Dutchess County Healthy Families Program recently hosted their annual Breastfeeding Awareness walk and reception in honor of World Breastfeeding Week. Drawing on the 2011 theme of Talk to Me! Breastfeeding is a 3D Experience, the program was sponsored by the Dutchess County Breastfeeding Coalition and numerous local agencies. Globally, World [...]

On June 1, the Institute for Family Health joined 12 other health organizations for the event “NYC Community Clinics Lead the Way! Recognition of Best Practices in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Services”. The purpose of the symposium, which was organized by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), was to share information [...]