HGTV: Whitney Young Health edition! Thank you to our volunteers, Julianna and Nyasha from Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region’s “Eureka!” program, for helping us spruce up the Pediatric rooms at our Albany Health Center with this amazing outer space mural! Julianna and Nyasha, who are students at Albany Academy for Girls and Loudonville Christian School,…
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WYH Volunteers Paint Murals in Pediatric Rooms
WYH Hosts 1st Whitney Wellness Warriors Kids Kamp
To improve the knowledge of the benefits of healthy eating and exercise, Molly Ward, RD, CDN, CDE, Whitney Young Health’s Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist. along with our Nursing staff, came up with the idea of a program that educates kids and their families in an interactive way rather than just talking about it. The first…
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Whitney Young Health Offering HIV Testing on National HIV Testing Day
Tomorrow is #NationalHIVTestingDay. Did you know that Whitney Young Health always offers free and confidential HIV testing with the following programs:
CPTS Program (located at our Albany Health Center, 920 Lark Drive in Albany) from 8:00am – 4:30pm.
Project UP-BEAT (located at our Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Treatment Center, 10 Dewitt Street in Albany)…
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New faces at Whitney Young Health
WYH Once Again Sponsoring the Palace’s “Summer in the City” Series
Whitney Young Health is once again a corporate sponsor for the Palace Theatre Albany’s “Summer in the City” movie series this summer.
“Summer in the City” is a FREE movie series that takes place every Tuesday during July and August so local kids, summer camps and families can get out of the heat and…
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Whitney Young Health’s Pride Week Activities
Whitney Young Health is a proud supporter of Pride Week and the LGBTQ community. This week will be participating in a number of activities:
Saturday, June 9th, WYH will be at In Our Own Voices‘ Health and Wellness Expo providing information on our various services as well as giving out some great giveaways.
Sunday…
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The Healing of Trauma
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This week we have Elizabeth Seguinot, LMHC, a Behavioral Health Clinician at our Albany Health Center is defining trauma and steps you can take to heal.
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In the book “The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma,”by Bessel Van der Kolk, MD, trauma…
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Join the Whitney Monthly Challenge
Do you want to make a difference in your community each and every month? Let us introduce you to the Whitney Monthly Challenge. The Whitney Monthly Challenge is your opportunity to change the lives of our patients each and every month through donating. Your donation goes directly to providing our patients with affordable healthcare they…
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Tips on Mindfulness Meditation Through Walking
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Did you know that approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S.—43.8 million, or 18.5%—experiences mental illness in a given year. This week we have Judi Santopietro, LMHC, a Behavioral Health Clinician at our Albany Health Center giving advice on how practicing meditation can improve your overall mental health.
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