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Free Living Healthy with Diabetes Workshops in Poughkeepsie

On March 13, 2017 / News / Comments Off

HRHCare Community Health will be hosting a free, six-week education program for people living with diabetes, their caregivers, and loved ones, starting April 4th, at the Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health in Poughkeepsie. This workshop will help participants to find practical ways to deal with fatigue and pain, discover better food and exercise choices, learn about new treatment options, and understand how to better communicate with their doctors and loved ones about their health. Plus, all participants will have the chance to win a $25 gift card if they participate in four or more classes! The Living […]

AmeriCorps Week

On March 8, 2017 / News / Comments Off

This week marks AmeriCorps Week, and HRHCare is proud to recognize the incredible impact that our Healthy Future Corps Members have on our communities and the lives of our patients. AmeriCorps Week is celebrated each year as a time to salute AmeriCorps members and alumni for their service, thank community partners, and communicate the incredible mission of the AmeriCorps program. For over twenty years, HRHCare has hosted AmeriCorps Members who wish to serve their community by improving access to primary and preventive health services. AmeriCorps Members at HRHCare are trained in various topics and methods to provide tools for reaching […]

Free Living Healthy with Diabetes Workshops in Coram

On March 7, 2017 / News / Comments Off

HRHCare Community Health will be presenting a free Living Healthy with Diabetes workshop series at the Elsie Owens Health Center in Coram starting Monday, April 17th. This free, six-week education program will help people living with diabetes to: Find practical ways to deal with pain and fatigue Discover better food and exercise choices Understand new treatment options Learn better ways to talk about health with care providers and loved ones Gain real-life skills for living a full and healthy life The Living Healthy with Diabetes workshops will be held every Monday from April 17th to May 22nd between 1 and […]

Tiffany Richards Receives February Planetree Award for Excellence in Patient Care

On March 7, 2017 / News / Comments Off

HRHCare Community Health is pleased to announce that Tiffany Richards, LPN, a nurse at the HRHCare health centers in Spring Valley and Haverstraw, has been awarded the February 2017 Planetree Spirit Award for Excellence in Patient Care. The HRHCare Planetree Institute presents these awards to exemplary employees who work to make health care more personalized and create a warm and welcoming environment for all. Tiffany Richards has been serving HRHCare patients for over two years, after time spent working as an LPN at Planned Parenthood. In her short time with the organization, she has already taken on a critical role […]

Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Event in Spring Valley

On March 2, 2017 / News / Comments Off

On Saturday, March 18th, HRHCare will be sponsoring an interactive workshop at the Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center in Spring Valley centered around preventing and managing type 2 diabetes. This event will include type 2 diabetes education, free blood pressure and prediabetes screenings, and fun raffles – free for the first 50 visitors! Full information below: Saturday, March 18th, 12 to 3 PM The Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center 110 Bethune Boulevard, Spring Valley This event has been made possible by the It’s About YOU! Campaign and the Hudson Community Health Alliance. For more information, contact Marlene Avril at (914) […]

‘Pay-It-Forward’ Community Dinner in Copake

On February 13, 2017 / News / Comments Off

On Saturday, February 25th, HRHCare Community Health and Eat Smart New York will be hosting a free community dinner at the Lawrence O. Proper Community Building in Copake Park from 5 to 7 PM. This event is a pay-it-forward initiative, meaning that anyone who brings a food donation to support the Eastern Dutchess Nourish Your Neighbor food drive program is welcome to dine for free! Meal selections include soup, pork, chicken, rice, vegetables, and dessert. Please consider donating: brown rice, rolled oats, whole grain pasta, 100% fruit juice, dried fruit, applesauce, dried beans, peanut butter, nuts, canned vegetables, tomato sauce, […]

Nyack Mayor Jen White Visits New HRHCare Community Health Center

On January 20, 2017 / News, Press Releases / Comments Off

Nyack, NY – On Thursday, January 19th, Nyack Mayor Jen White and staff members from the offices of Congresswoman Nita Lowey and Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee participated in a tour of the newly opened HRHCare Community Health Center, located at 84 North Highland Avenue in Nyack. Led by HRHCare President and CEO Anne Kauffman Nolon, the tour gave the Mayor and other guests a chance to see the state-of-the-art facility and learn more about the high-quality primary and preventive health services for which HRHCare is known. The Nyack location is also the very first HRHCare health center to integrate Urgent Care, […]

Pine Plains Community Dinner

On January 18, 2017 / News / Comments Off

On Saturday, January 28th, HRHCare Community Health will be hosting a free Community Dinner at Pine Plains Fire House from 5 to 7 PM. This event is a pay-it-forward initiative, meaning that anyone who brings a food donation to support the Nourish Your Neighbor program is welcome to dine for free! Meal selections include soup, pork, chicken, rice, vegetables, and dessert. Please consider donating: brown rice, rolled oats, whole grain pasta, 100% fruit juice, dried fruit, applesauce, dried beans, peanut butter, nuts, canned vegetables, tomato sauce, salsa, or another non-perishable food item. Pine Plains Fire House 7 Lake Road Pine […]

HRHCare Suffolk County Regional Practice Manager Receives Planetree Award for Excellence in Patient Care

On January 4, 2017 / News / Comments Off

Amityville, NY – HRHCare Community Health is pleased to announce that Samuel Palau, Regional Practice Manager at the HRHCare Maxine S. Postal Tri-Community Health Center at Amityville and the HRHCare Martin Luther King, Jr. Health Center at Wyandanch, has been awarded the January 2017 Planetree Spirit Award for Excellence in Patient Care. The HRHCare Planetree Institute presents these awards to employees who go above and beyond to make health care more personalized and create a warm and welcoming environment for all. Samuel Palau has been a member of the HRHCare family since 2014 but comes from a long history of […]

Agricultural Workers Receive Free Health Assessments at 3rd HRHCare Day of Health on the North Fork

On December 6, 2016 / News, Press Releases / Comments Off

Riverhead, NY – HRHCare Community Health hosted a Day of Health for agricultural workers on the North Fork this past Sunday, December 4th. Reaching one of the state’s most underserved populations, the Day of Health, held at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Riverhead, and was the third such event that HRHCare held over the past year. Participating in free health assessments, 84 agricultural workers and their family members were seen. “The HRHCare Day of Health allows Long Island’s agricultural workers to get access to the quality health care services they deserve,” said Anne Kauffman Nolon, MPH, President […]

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