Whitney Young Health WIC is proud to announce that we are the first WIC Program in New York State to launch eWIC, an EBT-like card that allows WIC recipients an easier experience when shopping for groceries for their families. Created by the New York State Department of Health, this new technology also alleviates the stigma that…
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This week is National Healthcare Volunteer Week and Whitney Young Health would like to introduce to our volunteers that have been tremendously helpful and have made such a positive difference in their short time as volunteers here. Everyone – meet Shauna! Shauna is a recently retired RN after working as a nurse for over 35 years…
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Whitney Young Health is proud to announce that David Shippee, President & CEO, has signed the Times Union and WNYT’s “Prescription for Progress: United Against Opioid Addiction” initiative.
The coalition includes leaders in health care. media, law enforcement, government, education and business who will together “bring people on the front of crisis into its fold…
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Whitney Young Health would like to extend their congratulations to Hyman Hayes Associates, LLC. for winning the “Structural Ingenuity” award at the 2018 Capital Region CANstruction! The award is given to the team whose structure best utilizes engineering and architectural principles to overcome design challenges.
WYH was one of the proud sponsors for Hyman Hayes’ incredible design….
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Whitney Young Health has partnered with HIXNY (Health Information Exchange NY) to improve our employee’s knowledge about blood pressure monitoring and using a patient portal to share information with their primary care provider. Employees who participated watched the Million Hearts video on Self-Monitor Blood Pressure (SMBP,) received access to the HIXNY Patient Portal, learned how to…
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Whitney Young Health is happy to announce that we are a runner-up in the University at Albany School of Public Health’s Capital Region PhotoVoice Contest. The premise of the contest was to show how WYH makes an impact in public health and social justice in the Capital Region.
Our submission was the photo above. Keahvae, a Sheridan…
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Whitney Young Health is announcing that the mobile health unit has expanded to serve almost a dozen locations around Albany. Beginning with just two locations in the fall of 2016, the Whitney Young Health’s Whitney on Wheels (WOW) program has grown to serve eleven locations within the Albany area, with three more coming soon. WOW…
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Whitney Young Health (WYH)’s Community-Based Programs Team is providing asthma programs within the three school-based health centers they serve within the City of Albany School District. In the 2016-2017 school year, with the support of the Healthy Capital District Initiative’s Capital Region Asthma Coalition, over 40 2nd-6th grade students with severe persistent asthma participated in the…
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Congratulations to our Community Prevention & Treatment Services (CPTS) team for reaching the “100 People Cured” of Hepatitis C mark! Over 100 people within the CPTS program have been tested and successfully cured of Hepatitis C. Whitney Young Health’s Communication Prevention & Treatment Services (CPTS) has credentialed and trained staff ready to serve the…
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The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region awarded Capital Roots a $50,000 grant from The Hortense and Louis Rubin Community Health Fund to continue and expand the VeggieRx Program partnership with Whitney Young Health.
The VeggieRx program is a fruit and vegetable prescription voucher program that treats patients affected by nutrition-related chronic conditions…
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