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Established in 1971 to give a voice to the state’s network of community health centers as leading providers of primary care, the Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS) is one of the leading primary care associations in the country. CHCANYS organizes, educates and advocates on behalf of more than 70 federally qualified community health centers located throughout New York State. Community health centers provide high quality, affordable and accessible primary and preventive care to more than 1.4 million New Yorkers at over 445 sites in urban, suburban and rural settings.
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2010 National Health Center Week
is Just a Few Weeks Away
Start planning now. Click here for CHCANYS NHCW Resources.
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Tools to Help You Map Out Healthcare Needs in Your Community
 The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Robert Graham Center have teamed up to develop HealthLandscape. HealthLandscape is a powerful interactive web atlas that enables community health centers and other healthcare professionals to combine, analyze and display information in ways that promote understanding and improvement of health and healthcare. Click here to see HealthLandscape in action. |
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Hudson River Health Care Purchases Land for Expansion in Monticello
 With $2.85 million in financing from the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC), Hudson River HealthCare (HRHC) has acquired prime downtown Monticello property to expand primary care and dental services to low-income patients in Monticello and surrounding communities. A federal grant for $200,000 secured by Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) will help purchase needed equipment for the new center. Click here to read more. |
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Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center Cuts Ribbon on New Offices
 With health reform on the way, the folks at Whitney Young are getting ready to care for even more patients. WMY leaders were joined by State Senator Neil Breslin who secured a $500,000 grants for the Center to relocated its administrative offices and create new clinical space in its main site. Click here to read the story in the Albany Times Union. Click here to watch the YNN (local cable news) story. Click here for the preview story in the Business Review.
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Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center Cuts Ribbon on New Facility
 On June 7, the ribbon was cut at the Kaplan Family Pavilion, the GHVFHC new 60,000 sq. ft. state of the art medical home in Newburgh. Over 200 friends and supporters gathered at the Center as Congressman Maurice Hinchey, Orange County Executive Edward Diana, Mrs. Patricia Larkin on behalf of her husband Senator William J. Larkin joined Linda Muller, President and CEO, friends, supporters and community leaders, in acknowledging the realization of this new facility made possible by the generous anchor grant of 2.5 million dollars from Mr. William Kaplan and the Kaplan Family Foundations. Click here to read more.
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Institute for Family Health Opens Health Center at North General in Harlem
 The Institute for Family Health announced its plan today to provide critical health services for Harlem residents served by North General Hospital, which will close this week. The Institute has federal and state approval to open a community health center in the North General building which will begin operations on Tuesday, July 6. The health center, which will accept all patients regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay, will offer outpatient services including urgent care, primary and preventive health care, behavioral health, dental and many specialty services. Click here to read IFH’s press release. |
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Open Door Family Medical Center Has Lots to Celebrate
 June was a busy month for the Open Door Family Medical Center. Dannon (the yogurt folks), awarded Open Door a $30,000 Dannon Next Generation Nutrition Grant to fund the Center’s Fit for Life program. Click here to read more. Congressman John Hall stopped by at Open Door newly minted Mobile Dental Unit which was parked outside of the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester in Mt. Kisco. Click here to read more. The American Lung Association honored two Open Door staffers for their tireless efforts to create an “asthma-friendly” environment for students at Port Chester Middle School. Click here to read more. |
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Hudson Headwaters Health Network Featured on Huffington Post
 James R. Knickman, President and CEO of the New York State Health Foundation, wrote on piece for the Huffington Post about patient-centered medical homes. In talking about what works, Knickman writes about the Adirondack Regional Medical Home Pilot piloted by Dr. John Rugge at Hudson Headwaters Health Network. To read Knickman’s piece, click here.
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