The Institute for Family Health

A recognized leader in health care A recognized leader in health care delivery and health professional training delivery and health professional training in New York State. in New York State.

Our Mission

• Provide health care to those who need it Provide health care to those who need it mostmost

• Use the family practice model of careUse the family practice model of care

• Train students and health professionalsTrain students and health professionals

• Promote diversity in the healthcare Promote diversity in the healthcare workforceworkforce

• Participate in health services research Participate in health services research and policy developmentand policy development

Programs to Accomplish Our Mission

• Medical, dental, mental health programsMedical, dental, mental health programs

• Special programs/populationsSpecial programs/populations

• Educational programsEducational programs

• ResearchResearch

Manhattan Health Centers

Amsterdam CenterAmsterdam Center

East 13th St. Family Practice East 13th St. Family Practice

Phillips Family PracticePhillips Family Practice

Sidney Hillman Family PracticeSidney Hillman Family Practice

Washington Irving High School Health CenterWashington Irving High School Health Center

Care for the Homeless at eight sitesCare for the Homeless at eight sites

Bronx Health Centers

Mt. Hope Family Practice Mt. Hope Family Practice

Parkchester Family PracticeParkchester Family Practice

Urban Horizons Family Health CenterUrban Horizons Family Health Center& River Center for Counseling& River Center for Counseling

Walton Family Health CenterWalton Family Health Center

Westchester Avenue CenterWestchester Avenue Center

Mid-Hudson Health Centers

Family Practice Center of EllenvilleFamily Practice Center of Ellenville

Family Practice Center of Hyde ParkFamily Practice Center of Hyde Park

Family Practice Center of KingstonFamily Practice Center of Kingston

Family Practice Center of New PaltzFamily Practice Center of New Paltz

Family Practice Center of Port EwenFamily Practice Center of Port Ewen

Specialty Care Center of KingstonSpecialty Care Center of Kingston

Clinical Programs

• 25 federally-qualified 25 federally-qualified health centers in health centers in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Manhattan, the Bronx, and the Mid-Hudson Valleythe Mid-Hudson Valley

• Located in or serve a high Located in or serve a high need communityneed community

• Provide comprehensive primary care services Provide comprehensive primary care services and supportive services such as translation, and supportive services such as translation, insurance enrollment and transportation that insurance enrollment and transportation that promote access to health care promote access to health care

• Services are available to all, regardless of the Services are available to all, regardless of the ability to payability to pay

Clinical Programs

• Governed by a board that must be at least 51% Governed by a board that must be at least 51% patientspatients

• Meet other performance and accountability Meet other performance and accountability requirements regarding administrative, clinical, requirements regarding administrative, clinical, and financial operationsand financial operations

Our Patients

• A diverse spectrum of economic and A diverse spectrum of economic and social backgroundssocial backgrounds

Our Patients

• Many are Latino, African-American, Caribbean-Many are Latino, African-American, Caribbean-American, or recent immigrantsAmerican, or recent immigrants

Medical Care

• Primary care Primary care

• Women’s health services such as Women’s health services such as gynecology and family planninggynecology and family planning

• Prenatal and newborn care Prenatal and newborn care

• Dental care for adults and childrenDental care for adults and children

• HIV care and counselingHIV care and counseling

Additionally, at some sites:Additionally, at some sites:• ObstetricsObstetrics• Complementary medicine such as Complementary medicine such as

herbal treatments, holistic medicine, herbal treatments, holistic medicine, and homeopathyand homeopathy

Psychosocial Services

Mental Health ServicesMental Health Services• Help with depression, stress, family problemsHelp with depression, stress, family problems

• Psychiatry, psychiatric evaluations, medicationsPsychiatry, psychiatric evaluations, medications

• Individual, group, and family therapy for adults Individual, group, and family therapy for adults and childrenand children

• Play therapy for childrenPlay therapy for children

• Anger managementAnger management

Pharmacy Services

Pharmacy ServicesPharmacy Services• Federal 340B Pharmacy Federal 340B Pharmacy

program offers prescription program offers prescription medications to patients at a medications to patients at a reduced cost. reduced cost.

• Arrangements with pharmacies Arrangements with pharmacies located near each site to offer located near each site to offer pharmacy services.pharmacy services.

Staff and Budget

• Over 600 staff members:Over 600 staff members:

– family physiciansfamily physicians

– family nurse practitionersfamily nurse practitioners

– psychiatristspsychiatrists

– social workerssocial workers

– health educatorshealth educators

– nursesnurses

– practice administratorspractice administrators

– administrative staffadministrative staff

• A budget of approximately 45 million A budget of approximately 45 million dollarsdollars

Electronic Health Records & HIT Projects

• Patient-centered carePatient-centered care

• Continuous quality improvement Continuous quality improvement

• MyChart/MyHealthMyChart/MyHealth

• Public health/Syndromic surveillancePublic health/Syndromic surveillance

Special Programs

• Medical, health education, and social Medical, health education, and social services for the uninsured. services for the uninsured.

• A joint project with students from Albert A joint project with students from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and New York Einstein College of Medicine and New York University School of MedicineUniversity School of Medicine

The Walton-ECHO & NYC Free ClinicsThe Walton-ECHO & NYC Free Clinics

Special Programs

Care for the Homeless ProgramCare for the Homeless Program

• Primary care and support services serving Primary care and support services serving

homeless individuals and familieshomeless individuals and families

Special Programs

Care for the Homeless ProgramCare for the Homeless Program

• Eight locations in ManhattanEight locations in Manhattan

–Soup kitchens and drop-in centersSoup kitchens and drop-in centers

–Transitional housingTransitional housing

–Senior residenceSenior residence

–Center for homeless youthCenter for homeless youth

Special Programs

Ryan White Programs for People Ryan White Programs for People with HIV-Related Illnesseswith HIV-Related Illnesses

• Primary care, counseling, case Primary care, counseling, case managementmanagement

• Three locations:Three locations:Sidney Hillman Family PracticeSidney Hillman Family Practice

Urban Horizons Family Health CenterUrban Horizons Family Health Center

Family Practice of Hyde ParkFamily Practice of Hyde Park

Special Programs

Healthy Families, Healthy Start, and Healthy Families, Healthy Start, and Community Health Worker ProgramsCommunity Health Worker Programs

• In-home supportIn-home support for mothers-to-be for mothers-to-be and families with and families with young childrenyoung children

• In Ulster and In Ulster and Dutchess Dutchess CountiesCounties

Health Professions Education

Family Medicine Residency TrainingFamily Medicine Residency Training

• The Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family The Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Practice in Manhattan, NYPractice in Manhattan, NY

• The Mid-Hudson Family Practice The Mid-Hudson Family Practice Residency Program in Kingston, NYResidency Program in Kingston, NY

Health Professions Education

• Promotes diversity in the health professionsPromotes diversity in the health professions

• Encourages students to choose health careersEncourages students to choose health careers

• Places providers in underserved communitiesPlaces providers in underserved communities

New York Metropolitan Area Health New York Metropolitan Area Health Education Center Program (AHEC)Education Center Program (AHEC)

Educational Programs

Community HealthCorps ProgramCommunity HealthCorps Program

• A national AmeriCorps programA national AmeriCorps program

• Develops future health care workersDevelops future health care workers

• Promotes health for the underservedPromotes health for the underserved

• Recruits volunteers Recruits volunteers to support to support community healthcommunity health

Leadership Training

Professional and Faculty DevelopmentProfessional and Faculty Development

• Training in strategic Training in strategic planning, leadership, planning, leadership, diversity, and morediversity, and more

• Prepares health Prepares health professionals to become professionals to become leaders and administratorsleaders and administrators

• Open to members of other Open to members of other organizationsorganizations

Research & IRB

• Clinical and health services research Clinical and health services research supports our core mission to provide supports our core mission to provide access to superior care for allaccess to superior care for all

• Supports community-based participatory Supports community-based participatory researchresearch

• The Institute’s Institutional Review Board The Institute’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a peer-review body responsible (IRB) is a peer-review body responsible for safeguarding the rights of human for safeguarding the rights of human subjectssubjects

Addressing Racial Disparities in Health Care

Bronx Health REACH/Bronx Healthy Hearts/Bronx Health REACH/Bronx Healthy Hearts/

NY Center of Excellence in the Elimination NY Center of Excellence in the Elimination of Disparitiesof Disparities

• Community coalition to Community coalition to reduce racial disparities reduce racial disparities in diabetes and heart in diabetes and heart diseasedisease

• Work for legislative and Work for legislative and regulatory changesregulatory changes

• Work with schools, Work with schools, churches and restaurants churches and restaurants to promote health, fitness to promote health, fitness and good nutritionand good nutrition

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