Albany, NY – The US Department of Health and Human Services awarded Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Center a three-year $4.8 million annual operating grant under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. §254b).
Whitney Young Health is among the nearly 1,400 health centers nationwide that act as a medical home…
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Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Center welcomes four new members to its board of directors. Marlowe S. Cochran is the Information Security Administrator for Siena College. Denard O. Cummings is the Bureau Director for New York State Department of Health’s Bureau of Supportive Housing and Partnership for Long-Term Care. In addition to operating her private…
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Code Name: Endo Awareness
A menstrual cycle (sometimes given a code name like “Tom” (time of the month), or “The Visitor”) is a time during the month where the endometrium, which is the inner lining of a woman’s uterus, sheds, causing her to bleed for a few days at a time. It is common…
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Have a Healthy Heart and Become Aware in the Month of February!
Every year, one in four deaths are caused by heart disease. In addition, the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States is heart disease. Heart disease is preventable by healthy lifestyle choices and management of…
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Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites. It has been found in Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific Islands and in a few returning travelers to the United States. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The illness is usually mild…
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Around 12,900 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed and around 4,100 women will die of cervical cancer in the next year. Furthermore, around 79 million Americans currently have human papillomavirus or HPV. With regular screening and a vaccine, both cervical cancer and HPV can be prevented.
What is cervical cancer?
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 7, 2016
Media Contact:Maureen YeeWhitney M. Young, Jr. Health Center, Inc.920 Lark Drive, Albany, NY 12207518-591-4471
WHITNEY YOUNG HEALTH NAMES NEW CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Whitney Young Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Marietta Angelotti, BA, MD as Chief Medical Officer, effective January…
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