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Coram, NY – HRHCare Community Health is pleased to announce that HRHCare Family Physician Nadia Arif, MD, will be honored by the American Cancer Society as ‘A Leader in Cancer Care and Prevention’ at their Relay for Life of Longwood event in Middle Island, NY, on May 21st. The American Cancer Society Relay for Life events bring communities together to honor survivors, those we’ve lost, and those who are helping to fight back against cancer.
“I am so proud of the work that Nadia is doing,” said Sophia McIntyre, MD, HRHCare Chief of Clinical Quality and Physician Leadership Development. “It is wonderful that she is being acknowledged for her commitment and dedication to the patients of HRHCare.”
A Family Physician at the HRHCare Elsie Owens Health Center at Coram, Dr. Arif has gone to great lengths to educate the Coram community on the importance of colorectal cancer screenings. After HRHCare signed the American Cancer Society’s ’80 by 2018 pledge last year, she has been a strong advocate for this important initiative which seeks to raise the numbers of those receiving colorectal cancer screenings by 80% nationwide by the year 2018. She has also championed the FluFIT Program in Coram, which offers home tests for colorectal cancer screening to patients at the time of their annual flu shot.
Dr. Arif received her Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery from Allama Iqbal Medical College at the University of Punjab in Lahore, Pakistan, and completed her residency in Family Medicine at Stony Brook University Hospital, NY.
About HRHCare
HRHCare (Hudson River HealthCare, Inc.) is a nonprofit, New York State licensed, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Founded 40 years ago to provide care to the medically underserved population of Peekskill, New York, HRHCare is now one of the nation’s largest community health providers. From the Capitol Region to the East-end of Long Island, HRHCare’s network of 26 health centers provides affordable, accessible care to more than 135,000 patients through 500,000 visits annually. Our more than 350 primary care practitioners and 700 specialists and support staff have made HRHCare a destination for high-quality and compassionate care for all.
As HRHCare has grown it has retained its core values of community and compassion. Excelling in patient care, HRHCare provides comprehensive services to anyone who walks through our doors. HRHCare’s health centers provide primary and preventative treatment including adult and pediatric care; obstetrical and gynecological care; family planning; HIV counseling, testing, and referral; dental services; mental health counseling; nutrition counseling; podiatry; WIC services; health education; and a full complement of outreach, translation, transportation, benefits counseling and health insurance enrollment assistance.
HRHCare has a profound commitment to the communities it serves and works to improve community health through partnerships and collaborations with local community leaders, businesses, social service agencies, housing organizations, food banks, agricultural worker alliances and other local stakeholders. HRHCare believes if it wants to ensure quality care for its patients, it should ensure quality pay for its staff, which is why it provides a minimum living wage of $15 an hour for all employees.
For more information contact:
Jeffrey Palmer
Public Relations Specialist
914.425.0890
