About Us

Bronx Health REACH (BHR), a community coalition led by the Institute for Family Health, was founded in 1999 with the goal of eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities in the Bronx. The community coalition of more than 80 organizational members, including: advocacy groups, health care providers, schools, community and faith-based organizations, small businesses and city agencies, employs a community-based and community driven effort to realize its stated goal.

BHR focuses on implementing community-informed evidence-based strategies to improve nutrition and physical activity, increasing the rates for flu and COVID-19 vaccinations, and promotes policy and system changes that leads to community transformation.

This program is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $640,000 in 2026-2027, representing about 52% of total program costs. The contents of this website are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, HHS or the U.S. Government.