New York, NY (June 4, 2018) – Health care and community leaders and elected officials gathered on Friday, June 1, to celebrate the opening of the Institute for Family Health at 17th Street. The state-of-the-art health center, the Institute’s 32nd health center site, is located at 230 West 17th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues. The event featured remarks …read more
New York, NY (May 1, 2018) – On Tuesday, May 1st, the Institute for Family Health opened a new health center, The Institute for Family Health at Westchester Square, located at 1420 Ferris Place in the Bronx. The center is the 32nd location in the Institute’s network of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). The site was previously operated …read more
New York, NY (April 26, 2018) – The Institute’s annual Research & Innovation Symposium was held last night at The New York Academy of Medicine. The theme of this year’s symposium was Research and Advocacy, which had the goal of not simply focusing on the science and data of research, but the positive social impact …read more
New York, NY (March 29, 2018) – This week the Institute for Family Health announced their “LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Top Performer” designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization. The designation was reported in the 11th edition of …read more
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 that motivates and supports Bronxites to ditch sugary beverages and embrace better health. BRONX, NY (April 18, 2017) —The Bronx has set …read more
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 Walton Family Health Center. The grant-funded program will provide evidence-based health care and care navigation services to about 225 women residing …read more
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 share innovative research projects with colleagues, the community and Institute partners. This year, Bronx Health REACH was the featured program of …read more
New York, NY (November 7, 2016) – The Institute for Family Health was recently awarded $536,360 in New York State funding over the next two years to expand its current Health Workforce Retraining Initiative (HWRI) Program in New York City and the Northern Metro regions. The overarching goals of this transformation are to improve health …read more
New York, NY (November 3, 2016) – The Institute for Family Health has been selected to train community health centers in New York City, Westchester and Rockland counties to implement the Advanced Primary Care (APC) model as part of the New York State Practice Transformation Technical Assistance Services program. The award is from the New …read more
New York, NY (August 1, 2016) — The Institute for Family Health’s Dr. Virna Little, in her new role as president of the Board of Directors, will welcome the membership of the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) at their upcoming annual conference. ACU is a nonprofit organization comprising clinicians, advocates, and healthcare organizations …read more
