The Institute will soon be expanding our ongoing effort to prevent opioid overdoses in our communities, thanks to new funding from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency (SAMHSA). The new five-year grant will support distribution of overdose reversal kits at our health centers and in the community, a training program for other …read more
New York, NY (September 11, 2014) – Assembly Member Dick Gottfried will present the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Grand Rounds. His presentation, “Making Health Policy in New York State,” will discuss recent health-related policymaking in the State. Assembly Member Dick Gottfried represents the 75th Assembly District in Manhattan. He is chair of the …read more
Congratulations to Dr. Ephraim Back who was recently awarded the 2018 Family Physician Educator of the Year award by the New York State Academy of Family Physicians (NYSAFP). Established in 1991, the NYSAFP’s Family Physician Educator of the Year Award is designed to “recognize persons, who in the opinion of the Academy, have made outstanding contributions …read more
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
Funding from March of Dimes® will support the new initiative Bronx, NY (May 1, 2018) – The Institute for Family Health was awarded a one year grant from March of Dimes® to improve health outcomes among mothers of young children who visit the Institute’s Urban Horizons and Stevenson Family Health Centers in the Bronx. The …read more
New York, NY (May 8, 2018) – In the current issue of Health Affairs, the Institute’s Diane Hauser co-authored a study titled, “Views Of Primary Care Providers On Testing Diverse Patients For Genetic Risks For Common Chronic Diseases.” The theme of the May issue is “Precision Medicine.” For the study, they surveyed 488 primary care …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
Brooklyn, NY (April 10, 2018) – Health care and community leaders and elected officials gathered on Tuesday, April 10, to celebrate the opening of the Institute for Family Health’s Cadman Family Health Center in Brooklyn. The state-of-the-art health center, the Institute’s first in Brooklyn, is located at 300 Cadman Plaza West, near the Downtown …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
