Due to the storm and travel warnings, our New York City health centers will close for in-person service at 4:00pm on Thursday, 2/18. This includes appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine scheduled after 4:00pm. Please check our website for updates. Travel safely!
Bronx, NY (October 1, 2020) – The Institute for Family Health was awarded $198,000 in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expand access to the seasonal flu vaccination in the Bronx. This funding will enable the Institute’s Bronx Health REACH program to collaborate with community partners in the Bronx to create expanded …read more
Bronx, NY (September 18, 2020) – The Institute for Family Health this week welcomed the inaugural class of a new, comprehensive family nurse practitioner (FNP) residency program in the Bronx. The Institute’s FNP residency program will provide residents with a structured, supervised year of clinical practice and continuing education, with a specific focus on serving …read more
New York, NY (July 23, 2020) — The Institute for Family Health was awarded a four-month, $50,000 grant through New York City’s “Test and Trace,” or T2, Initiative. In this role, the Institute’s Bronx Health REACH program will collaborate with their extensive network of community partners (including faith-based organizations, schools and food retail settings) to …read more
Kingston, NY (June 24, 2020) – The Institute for Family Health was awarded a five-year, $2,000,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)’s primary care training enhancement program. The Institute will use the funds to enhance training at the Mid-Hudson Family Medicine Residency Program in …read more
Kingston, NY (June 17, 2020) – On Sunday, June 14, 2020, Dr. Mark Josefski was recognized by the New York State Academy of Family Physicians (NYSAFP) for his extraordinary accomplishments as a physician educator. The Family Medicine Educator of the Year award is presented annually to an outstanding individual at the NYSAFP’s Congress of Delegates meeting, held …read more
New York, NY (May 5, 2020) – The Institute for Family Health has provided free diagnostic testing for the coronavirus (COVID-19) for over 200 people at its Family Health Center of Harlem, in cooperation with New York State. The Institute established the health center as a testing site at the request of the Office of the …read more
New Paltz, New York (April 30, 2020) – The Institute for Family Health has received a grant of $729,118 from the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau to expand telehealth services in response to COVID-19. The funds will allow the organization to purchase needed software and equipment to ensure reliable, high-volume access to remote primary …read more
Kingston, NY (March 12, 2020) – The Institute for Family Health was awarded a one-year, $123,470 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation for its Building a Trauma Resilient (BTR) Kingston initiative, a community effort in New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley dedicated to helping children and families impacted by trauma. Funds will enable the Institute and …read more
New Paltz, NY (March 10, 2020) – The Institute for Family Health opened an expanded, renovated call center within their New Paltz Family Health Center on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The expanded call center includes 44 workstations, allowing the Institute to provide centralized telephone support to patients from any of 17 Institute health centers in …read more