by NYSBHA Staff | Oct 22, 2018 | News
Chalkbeat NY Reema Amin Oct 18, 2018 Dr. Viju Jacob of Urban Health Plan, Inc., along with immigrant advocates worry students…may not get the support they need under a new federal proposal that would make it tougher for immigrants to successfully seek green...
by NYSBHA Staff | Oct 18, 2018 | News
NY’s School-Based Health Alliance (NYSBHA) is preparing for its annual networking and education conference scheduled to occur October 25th and 26th at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown. This year’s keynote is Dr. Steven Safyer, CEO of Montefiore Health...
by NYSBHA Staff | Oct 17, 2018 | News
Rochester Regional Health is trying a new approach to get more kids to get their flu shot. Health officials were at School 33 in Rochester Tuesday to administer vaccines and they brought along a K-9 friend, Lovie, a therapy dog, to help ease their anxiety over getting...
by NYSBHA Staff | Oct 5, 2018 | News
School-based health centers to benefit from new law Crain’s Health Pulse, October 4, 2018 Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law Wednesday that lets taxpayers donate to the state’s cash-strapped school-based health centers by checking off a box on their...
by NYSBHA Staff | Oct 4, 2018 | News
Urban Health Plan, a network of community health centers, including 11 SBHCs in the Bronx, held a vision event at several schools to offer screenings to children in the medically underserved area. More than 150 children were screened, with many of them now receiving...