Today is Farmworker Health Day. Please join CHCANYS as we celebrate the work of FQHCs throughout New York State and the nation that provide migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families with access to the primary and preventive care services to which they are entitled.
Migrant and seasonal farmworkers have many unique health care needs due to their
Today is Health Care for the Homeless Day 2014. Please join CHCANYS in recognizing the important work of the FQHCs and other organizations across the state that care for one of New York’s most vulnerable populations.
Each year, NACHC designates a day during National Health Center Week on which to celebrate FQHCs that serve our country's homeless
Today is Public Housing Health Centers Day 2014. Please join CHCANYS in celebrating the work of FQHCs throughout New York State and the nation that provide residents of public housing with increased access to comprehensive primary health care services.
The mission of the Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC) program is to provide residents of public housing
This week, community health centers across New York State are celebrating National Health Center Week. Each year during National Health Center Week, we take time to underscore the value of the FQHC comprehensive care model and the amazing work that community health centers do every day to serve those most in need throughout the state.
Health centers will
The New York State Department of Health announced the recipients of the DSRIP Design Grant Awards on August 6, 2014. Click here for more information, including a list of awardees and amounts allocated to each.
Urban Health Plan has been recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the effectiveness of its program to routinize HIV testing, including linkage to care. Click here to read more about their process.
On July 8, 2014, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Matthews Burwell announced the availability of $100 million in New Access Point (NAP) funds under the Affordable Care Act to support the establishment of an estimated 150 new health center sites across the country during FY 2015.
To date, New York has received $370,974,670 in Affordable
On July 7, 2014, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced $83.4 million in Affordable Care Act funding to support primary care residency programs in 60 Teaching Health Centers across the nation. CHCANYS congratulates the New York awardees:
Lutheran Family Health Centers ($600,000)
Long Island FQHC ($2,700,000)
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