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COMING SOON: One Appointment, Multiple Healthier Outcomes- Study results from the IMPLICIT ICC model of Screening Mothers at Well Child Visits

March 2, 2018

The Institute for Family Health health centers are a part of the IMPLICIT Network- an FMEC Collaborative, a family medicine maternal child health learning collaborative dedicated to improving birth outcomes. The IMPLICIT Network developed...

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Allan Clear Presents Grand Rounds on December 8th

December 7, 2017

New York, NY (December 7, 2017) – Allan Clear, will present the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health’s December Grand Rounds. His presentation, titled “NYS DOH AIDS Institute Drug User Health Priorities and...

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The Institute Opens New Health Center in Manhattan

December 5, 2017

New York, NY (December 5, 2017) – On Monday, December 4th, the Institute for Family Health opened a new health center, The Institute for Family Health at 17th Street, located at 230 West 17th Street in Manhattan. This...

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The Institute’s Brooklyn Health Center Featured on WNYC

November 14, 2017

New York, NY (November 14, 2017) – The Institute was featured in WNYC’s The Affordability Project, a series focusing on the increasing struggle to afford to live in New York City and what it...

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The Institute’s Sidney Hillman/Phillips Family Practice is Relocating to Two Brand New Locations in December

November 8, 2017

New York, NY (November 7, 2017) — As of December 4, 2017, the Insitute’s Sidney Hillman/Phillips Family Practice will be moving to two brand new, expanded locations. These new, state-of-the-art locations — one located on West 17th Street...

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Icilma V. Fergus, MD, Presents Grand Rounds on November 10th

November 8, 2017

Her presentation, titled “Approach to Cardiovascular Disease Management for the High Risk Population,” will provide learners with an understanding and overview of cardiovascular disease topics relevant to an urban community with high CV morbidity...

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The Institute’s Dr. Neil S. Calman Elected to National Academy of Medicine

October 20, 2017

New York, NY (October 20, 2017) – Dr. Neil S. Calman, president and CEO of The Institute for Family Health, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Election to the Academy is considered...

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Dr. Jack Geiger, Creator of U.S. Community Health Center Model, Presents Grand Rounds on October 13th

October 6, 2017

His presentation, titled “America's Community Health Centers: origins and future,” will enable learners to understand the creation of the discipline of community-oriented primary care in apartheid South Africa, to trace the political process by...

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The Institute’s PurpLE Clinic Receives $600,000 in Funding to Expand Access to Primary Health Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking in NYC

October 5, 2017

New York, NY (October 5, 2017) – The Institute for Family Health was awarded $200,000 per year for three years by the federal Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). The funding will expand the work of the...

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Institute for Family Health Receives Federal Funding to Prevent and Reduce Childhood Obesity in the Bronx

September 28, 2017

New York, NY (September 28, 2017) — The Institute for Family Health was awarded $350,000 per year for three years by the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and...

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Institute Awarded $1.8M to Build Call Center in New Paltz, NY

July 24, 2017

New Paltz, NY (July 24, 2017) – The Institute for Family Health was awarded more than $1.8 million by New York State as part of the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program. The funding will...

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The Institute Opens First Brooklyn Health Center

July 17, 2017

Brooklyn, NY (July 17, 2017) – On Monday, July 17, the Institute for Family Health will open the Cadman Family Health Center at 300 Cadman Plaza West in Brooklyn, near the Downtown Brooklyn /...

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The Bronx Leads The Charge To Combat Chronic Illness With The Launch Of The Healthy Beverage Zone

April 19, 2017

Union Community Health Center, Bronx Health REACH led by the Institute for Family Health’s and partners of the Bronx’s #Not62 – The Campaign for A Healthy Bronx, unveil the Healthy Beverage Zone, a movement...

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The Institute Will Launch New Program for Mothers of Young Children in the Bronx Funded by March of Dimes®

April 17, 2017

Bronx, NY (April 17, 2017) – The Institute for Family Health was awarded a one year grant from the March of Dimes® to improve health outcomes among mothers of young children who visit the Institute’s...

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The Institute Holds Sixth Annual Research & Innovation Symposium, Highlights Work of Bronx Health REACH

April 6, 2017

New York, NY (April 6, 2017) – The Institute’s annual Research & Innovation Symposium was held last night at The New York Academy of Medicine. The event allows Institute staff, of various disciplines, to...

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The Institute’s Dr. Ephraim Back Receives Program Director Recognition Award from the AFMRD

April 4, 2017

  Kingston, NY (April 4, 2017) – The Institute for Family Health is delighted to announce that the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD) presented Dr. Ephraim Back, residency program director for the...

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