Congratulations are in order for Richard “Rik” Haldeman, PA, the Clinical Director of Whitney Young Health’s HIV Program, as he was awarded the New York State Department of Health’s Commissioner’s Special Recognition Award at this year’s World AIDS Day Event at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center.
Rik was given this award for…
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November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Did you know that an estimated 84.1 million adults ages 18 years or older (33.9%of U.S. adults) have prediabetes? This week we have Dylan Farnan, DTR, Whitney Young Health WIC Program’s WIC Qualified Nutritionist educating you on the always knowing your numbers when it comes to Hemoglobin A1c, blood glucose,…
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November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Did you know that 90%-95% of all diabetes cases are type 2?
This week we have Molly Ward, RD, CDN, CDE, Whitney Young Health’s Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator, educating you on nine ways to care for your diabetes once you’ve diagnosed.
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1. See your…
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Identify your risk for Diabetes!
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Did you know that of the 30.3 million adults with diabetes, 23.1 million were diagnosed, and 7.2 million were undiagnosed?
This week we have Molly Ward, RD, CDN, CDE, Whitney Young Health’s Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator, wanting you to be on…
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Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced her new bill that would exp and New York’s Basic Health Program at Whitney Young Health.
Basic Health Program Expansion Act of 2018 legislation would allow New York State to expand access to the high-quality, low-cost Basic Health Program (BHP) to low- and middle-income New Yorkers and people across…
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Whitney Young Health hosted its annual fundraiser on Thursday, September 20 at Revolution Hall in Troy. The Legacy Event is an annual fundraiser that celebrates healthcare change-makers in the community who help advance the health center’s mission of providing quality affordable healthcare to medically under-served residents of the Capital Region.
This year’s Living the Legacy Award recipient was Virinchi…
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