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Poughkeepsie, NY (April 8, 2015) – Today, in celebration of National Public Health Week, community leaders gathered at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Dutchess County Healthy Families program’s grand opening of the “Nursing Nook,” a new, public breastfeeding space at the Family Partnership Center, community center on North Hamilton Street in Poughkeepsie, New York. …read more
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New York, NY (November 24, 2014) – The Institute for Family Health today announced that it launched a new website domain name, www.institute.org. The new domain name is accompanied by a website redesign that allows the organization to better showcase its achievements in the areas of health care service delivery, health professionals training and community-based …read more
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New York, NY (November 15, 2014) – The Institute for Family Health has been awarded $250,000 in Affordable Care Act funding to expand behavioral health services at two of its community health centers in New York. The Institute is one of 210 health centers nationwide that will receive a total of $51.3 million in new …read more
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Kingston, NY (November 3rd, 2014) – The Institute is delighted to announce the reopening of the Ob/Gyn and Specialty Care Center of Kingston, located at 1 Foxhall Avenue. The center was closed since early July, following a flood in the building. The center has now been repaired and renovated.
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Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW-R, SAP, the Institute’s senior vice president of psychosocial services and community affairs, received the Paul Ramos Memorial Award at the Community Health Care Association of New York State’s (CHCANYS) annual conference and clinical forum on October 20, 2014.
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Arash Alaei, MD and Kamiar Alaei, MD, DrPH will present the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health’s November Grand Rounds. Their presentation, entitled, “The Human Rights-Based Approach to Health for People Living with HIV/AIDS in Iran,” will discuss community based approaches for HIV/AIDS prevention and care in Iran, triangular clinics that integrate HIV/AIDS, STI, …read more
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In Observance of World Mental Health Day Bronx, NY (October 10, 2014) – In observance of World Mental Health Day, the Institute for Family Health’s Walton Family Health Center hosted a “Mental Health First Aid” training attended by NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray, NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett, Executive Deputy Commissioner for …read more
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New York, NY (October 7, 2014) – The Institute for Family Health was awarded nearly $3,000,000 in funding over the next three years to advance its work as a part of the Bronx Health REACH Coalition. The award, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), supports the multi-sectoral, participatory Coalition of over 70 …read more
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New York, NY (September 18, 2014) – Throughout the month of September, the Institute for Family Health will be observing national Suicide Prevention Month as part of its ongoing efforts to raise awareness about suicide prevention. The Institute, a New York State health center network, has played a leading role in promoting evidence-based suicide prevention …read more
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Mary Bassett, MD, MPH, Commissioner of Health at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, presented at the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health’s September 12, 2014 Grand Rounds. Her presentation, entitled “Place Based Solutions to Neighborhood Health Disparities,” described the health department’s plan to reduce health disparities in NYC using …read more
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