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...
On May 12, 2023, Institute staff were pleased to welcome New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey to the Family Practice Center of Hyde Park. For the past several weeks, Senator Hinchey and her staff...
The Institute is pleased to share that Dr. Alba Pumarol, MD, the Institute’s Regional Medical Director for the Bronx, has received the 2023 United Hospital Fund Tribute to Excellence in Health Care Award. The...
The Institute for Family Health is pleased to offer the DAISY Award to honor extraordinary nurses. Through the nomination of patients, patients’ families, and fellow staff, nurses who win a DAISY Award receive recognition...
On April 10, the Institute launched a campaign promoting COVID-19 vaccination in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Working with nonprofit media agency F.Y.Eye, we secured 15 billboards (8 in English and 7 in Spanish) and 5...
Naloxone (also known as Narcan) is now FDA-approved for sale over the counter in pharmacies nationwide. You will now be able to find naloxone at your local pharmacy, available without a prescription. Naloxone is...
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...
Paige Pinyerd, one of the Institute’s perinatal care navigators, works with patients who are pregnant or have just given birth. She spoke with us about how she helps patients get the most out of...
The Institute’s produce prescription program offers biweekly produce boxes for a period of six months, at greatly reduced cost, to families struggling with food insecurity who are referred by their care team. The program completed...
From February 27—March 9, Institute staff and board members gathered online to meet with elected state representatives for the annual advocacy outreach event led by the Community Health Care Association of New York State...
As New York City has seen an influx of asylum seekers who arrive via Texas and Florida, Institute staff and providers in our school-based health centers have been working to help the children who...
Institute providers and staff collaborated with Pointe of Praise Family Life Center in Kingston to offer heart health resources and free blood pressure readings to parishioners on Sunday, February 19. The Ulster County Department...
Staff members in the Institute for Family Health’s Immigrant Health Initiative have been working to connect newly arrived asylum seekers from Florida and Texas to health care and social services in New York City....
Each year, we invite our partners, vendors and community to sponsor messages of gratitude to our incredible staff. We are so grateful to this year’s sponsors, whose contributions are supporting the Institute’s essential health...
The Institute has joined the DAISY Foundation to honor outstanding nursing care by offering the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, an annual award that recognizes the clinical skill and compassion in nursing care. The...
