Whitney Young Health’s newly-relocated Troy Health Center is NOW OPEN at 849 2nd Avenue, Riverside Plaza in Lansingburgh. The health center provides family medicine, general dentistry and behavioral health services to people of all ages. This state-of-the-art, 4,950 square-foot health center features four medical exam rooms, four dental operatories, and an integrative behavioral health treatment…
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Whitney Young Health is proud to be a sponsor once again for the Palace Theatre’s Summer in the City movie series.
“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 enjoy a day…
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This week, Kathy DeRosa, V.P. of Mission Services of Community Health Programs at St. Peter’s Health Partners presented Whitney Young Health with an award for our efforts in treating tobacco dependence and promoting smoking cessation with both our patients and employees. During medical appointments, a member of our Nursing staff will ask a patient if they use…
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Father’s Day is June 16th. Support Whitney Young Health by shopping for the father figure in your life with Amazon Smile. It’s the same thing as shopping on regular Amazon except they donate a portion of your total to us.
This is a great way to support our 20,000 patients while you do your…
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David Shippee, Whitney Young Health’s President & CEO, hosted a behind the scenes tour of the new Troy Health Center (849 2nd Avenue, Riverside Plaza) today. Mayor Patrick Madden of Troy and Kate Manley, President of the Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce were in attendance to see the 4,950 square-foot facility that will provide…
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Whitney Young Health’s WIC Program and the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants have joined together to provide a bilingual group series on health and wellness for refugee and immigrant mothers in the Albany area. This is the third time the organizations have collaborated in providing this program, with this time focusing on mothers who speak…
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It’s National Infant Immunization Week! Do you know if your child is up to date on vaccinations? Quickly see when your child needs each vaccine, so you can stay on schedule and protect your baby from 14 serious diseases by age two: https://go.usa.gov/xEsdZ
Whitney Young Health’s Pediatric services offers immunizations for children of all ages….
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In honor of April being Child Abuse Prevention Month, the New York State Office of Children and Family Services hosted a baby shower with proceeds benefiting the 2,000 families who participate in Whitney Young Health’s WIC Program. Earlier this month, our WIC staff attended the planting of the pinwheels, the national symbol for child abuse prevention, then attended the…
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Whitney Young Health, in partnership with the Alliance for Better Health and the Hudson Mohawk Area Health Education Center, designed Project ENSURE PCMH, an innovative clinical practicum opportunity for Baccalaureate nursing students to experience working in a Patient Center Medical Home (PCMH). Whitney Young Health is a Level 3 Patient Center Medical Home, a care delivery model whereby patient treatment is…
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Whitney Young Health’s goal is to promote literacy with our youngest patients and we need your help to stock our bookshelves with a diverse selection of books!
Help encourage a child’s love for reading by purchasing books on our Amazon Wish List that are written by authors of color. These books will be given…
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