Institute staff present research projects at APHA Meeting & Expo in Atlanta

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Institute staff present research projects at APHA Meeting & Expo in Atlanta

From November 12-15, several Institute for Family Health staff members attended the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Expo in Atlanta, Georgia. This year’s conference theme was “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Overcoming Social and Ethical Challenges.” Institute staff presented the following projects: “COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness & Barriers to Vaccination: Comparing Perceptions Based on …read more

The Institute hosts 11th Annual Research and Innovation Symposium

The Institute held its 11th Annual Research and Innovation Symposium on May 24, 2023 at the New York Academy of Medicine. The event allows staff, students and organizational partners to showcase their research  and quality improvement projects and share findings with colleagues and the community.  It is also an opportunity to recognize the efforts of …read more

Get to know the IGNITE research studies: using DNA testing to understand chronic conditions

Since 2020, the Institute has been participating in two major studies that look at how genetics can affect certain chronic conditions. The IGNITE studies are funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and are looking for people to complete a series of questionnaires and a simple DNA test. Anyone who participates in one of …read more

The Institute holds Tenth Annual Research and Innovation Symposium

The Institute held its tenth annual Research and Innovation Symposium on May 25, 2022 at the New York Academy of Medicine. This event allows Institute staff of various disciplines to share innovative research and quality improvement projects with colleagues, the community and Institute partners. Awards were given to projects in four different categories—Research, Continuous Project …read more

The Institute, NYU and Mount Sinai researchers target COVID-19 disparities

A team of Institute researchers will work closely with similar teams from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to increase COVID-19 vaccine access and acceptance in New York City. Their work will focus on communities of color that were disproportionately affected by COVID-19, but where vaccination …read more

Join the All of Us Research Program

The Institute for Family Health is excited to share that we are partnering with the All of Us Research program. The program is led by the National Institutes of Health and is trying to recruit at least 1 million people to participate in an exciting new effort to improve health care. The goal of the …read more

The Institute Hosts 2019 Research & Innovation Symposium

Each spring, the Institute hosts a Research & Innovation Symposium where staff, students, and organizational partners showcase their research and evaluation projects in clinical and community innovation, continuous quality improvement, and scientific inquiry. The event recognizes the hard work of Institute staff and partners who constantly strive to improve their services and better serve their …read more

Clinical Research Fellowship in Family Medicine

The Institute for Family Health offers a two year research fellowship program in clinical research training. The fellowship is designed to train family medicine physicians in the fundamentals of clinical and population health research while simultaneously advancing the Institute’s mission of both generating and using evidence-based practices to benefit its diverse patient population. The fellowship …read more

The Institute Joins National “All of Us” Research Recruitment Effort

This month, the Institute received support from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration to join in a country-wide effort to enroll 1 million diverse U.S. residents in a pioneering national research program, All of Us. The Institute, along with dozens of organizations across the country, will conduct outreach to get the word out about All of …read more