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...
Shopping on Amazon? You can support the work of the Institute for Family Health through AmazonSmile, which donates 0.5% of the price on Amazon purchases to the Institute through their website. Just click the...
Dr. Chandra Singh is a third-year resident in the Harlem Residency in Family Medicine. As part of her residency training, Dr. Singh assists a local nonprofit, Harlem Children’s Zone, with health-related initiatives. The Harlem Children’s Zone...
Bronx, NY (February 12, 2016) – Last night, the ECHO Free Clinic, held its third annual gala at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. Maxine Golub, the Institute’s SVP for Planning and Development was the...
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...
Dr. Casey Crump is the new vice chair for research in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Mount Sinai. In addition to being a researcher, Dr. Crump is a family practitioner...
Photo: Class of 2018 residents from our THC-funded Harlem Residency in Family Medicine. Our Mid-Hudson Family Medicine Residency Program is partially funded by THC. WHAT IS AT RISK? Though the THCGME (Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical...
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,...
Thanksgiving day, starts the holiday season for many of us and with it, the flood of emotions that often take residence in us during these weeks. While taking the time to count our blessings,...
Just in time for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, our final #DiabetesMonth “Health Tip of the Week” offers some advice about portion control. The Institute created a series of cultural “Healthy Plates” to depict a simple and effective...
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...
Stress can cause blood glucose levels to be high. In people who have diabetes this can be an issue because there is not enough insulin to get the increased blood sugars into cells. Reducing...
In recognition of American Diabetes Month, each week this month we will highlight one staff member that works on our diabetes team. This week, meet Ashleigh Glowacki, Diabetes Prevention and Education Coach at Kingston...
Get to know your grains! Carbohydrates are an important part of everyone’s diet, but the type and amount we eat is especially important to consider for those living with diabetes. Whole grains are the...
Physical activity and exercise are important for managing diabetes. Hard working muscles are more sensitive to insulin and will remove glucose from the blood better. For people with or at risk for diabetes, it...