The Institute Celebrates Our Community HealthCorps Team for AmeriCorps Week (March 5th – March 12th)
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The Institute Celebrates Our Community HealthCorps Team for AmeriCorps Week (March 5th – March 12th)

March 8, 2016

New York, NY (March 8, 2015) – This week is AmeriCorps Week and what better time to recognize the hard-working AmeriCorps members that staff our health centers.  We currently have 19 young health professionals...

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Filling the Mental Health gap in the Bronx

February 10, 2016

Victoria Ward, LCSW, Bronx Regional Director of Psychosocial Services for the Institute spoke with us about the new Early Childhood Mental Health Program which operates out of our Walton Family Health Center. Describe your role...

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We’re Here for the Holidays!

December 21, 2015

Many of our health centers have regular or extended hours over the next two weeks.  If you get sick over the holidays or just want to get one last physical before 2015 is out,...

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Meet Our Diabetes Team: Margaret Walsh, FNP

November 20, 2015

Continuing with our weekly introductions to members of our “diabetes team,” in recognition of American Diabetes Month, meet Margaret Walsh, FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner) from Walton Family Health Center in the Bronx, NY. You may recall seeing Margaret...

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Meet Our Diabetes Team: Migdalia Morel

November 4, 2015

In recognition of American Diabetes Month, each week this month we will highlight one staff member that works on our diabetes team. First up is Migdalia Morel – a Diabetes Health Coach at our Walton...

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Take Control of Your Health this American Diabetes Month

November 2, 2015

“It’s really rewarding when I’m sitting with a patient and you can see the light bulb go off – they say ‘wow, I have diabetes but it doesn’t have me.  I’m going to take control...

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The Bronx Wins 2015 RWJF “Culture of Health” Prize

October 28, 2015

Congratulations to The Bronx, N.Y., for being named a 2015 RWJF Culture of Health Prize winner! Bronx residents and organizations have united to revitalize everything from jobs and schools to housing and the environment....

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Nutrition Comes to Life

October 20, 2015

As a FoodCorps service member, I have had the opportunity to work with three schools in the Bronx to engage kids with experiential learning in school gardens, in classrooms, afterschool programs with cooking lessons...

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