Dr. Deborah Vasquez, Director of Pediatrics at Whitney Young Health discusses what the biggest health issue children are facing today is.
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Swimming is a great recreational activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages as a great way to beat the heat. It's important to know how to stay safe when you're in or around any body of water. Get the tips here!
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The series will offer eight FREE, family-friendly movies to children and families from neighborhoods around the Palace Theatre in downtown Albany.
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Check out the photos of WYH attending the 2017 Capital Pride Parade and Festival here.
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Here's the latest update with construction.
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Kate Washburn, LMHC, Behavioral Health Clinician at Whitney Young Health is here to help you swap negative thoughts for positive ones so you can live a healthy and happy life.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this week we have Whitney Young Health's Behavioral Health Clinician, Elizabeth Seguinot, LMHC, reminding everyone that taking care of your mental health is extremely important and by following these directions, here is how you do it.
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WYH is proud to announce the newest members to join our Board of Directors in 2017!
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Take the ACEs Quiz to see if stress from childhood is affecting your adult health today.
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Maia Betts, LCSW-R, Director of Mental Health at Whitney Young Health spoke about Women and Mental Health at recent Capital Region Chamber's Women's Business Council event. Maia discussed how WYH is taking measures to ensure our female patients are receiving the helpful mental health care they need.
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Mark your calendars and start going through your medicine cabinets because it's time to get rid of of any unused or expired medication they may have in their home in a safely and responsibly.
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It's important for children to be fully immunized. Diseases that can be prevented with vaccines can be very serious—even deadly—especially for infants and young children. Read on the 14 different kinds of diseases that can be prevented if you vaccinate your child.
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In this week's edition of Alcohol Awareness Month, Jacalynn Romeyn explains what is really defined as "one drink" for all the various types of alcohol.
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For Wayne Hacker, 52, of Lansingburgh, losing 181 lbs. in one year would have been impossible to accomplish alone. With the help of Molly Ward, RD, CDN, CDE, and Ryan Marshall, FNP-C, at the Troy Health Center, the dream to live a healthier lifestyle became a reality. We interviewed Wayne to hear about how the Troy staff helped him through his journey to starting. This is his story.
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It's the final days of National Nutrition Month and to wrap it up, Kathryn Palmer, WIC Director at Whitney Young Health is putting the spotlight how a high-sodium diet can cause negative effects in your body and what you can do to fight it.
Ryan Marshall, a Nurse Practitioner at our Troy Health Center, signed the “80% by 2018” pledge, which aspires to bring the number of people screened for colorectal cancer up to 80% in the Capital Region by 2018.
This week's edition of National Nutrition Month is from Molly Ward, a Certified Diabetes Educator and Registered Dietitian at Whitney Young Health. Molly is putting the spotlight on sugar and the steps you can take to eliminate it from your diet
This $25,000 grant from KeyBank that will go towards funding our various services that will help improve patient care.
