Spring Into Health Care
On Saturday, May 5th, MCHC of Crown Heights will invite the community to Spring Into Health Care with a fair of entertainment and resources. The fair is FREE and open to everyone. Download the flier
Spring 2018 Workshops
Metro Community Health Centers is pleased to announce Free Spring 2018 Workshops that will be held at our Brooklyn and Staten Island locations. Both workshops will feature expert presentations, a question and answer period with members of our leadership team, and a closing reception. Certificates of Attendance will be provided to professionals who require documentation. [...]
National Wear Red Day
On Friday February 2nd, MCHC took part in National Wear Red Day. National Wear Red Day is a day of awareness for Women’s Heart Health. MCHC staff wore RED Metro T-Shirts and stood together to raise awareness.
Give Kids a Smile
As part of our commitment to providing integrated health care, including high quality oral health services for people of all abilities, Metro Community Health Centers is participating in the ADA Foundation “Give Kids a Smile” event in February. Give Kids a Smile is an annual centerpiece to National Children’s Dental Health Month. During this month [...]
MCHC was awarded a grant from the Doug Flutie Foundation
Just this past Monday, MCHC was awarded a grant for $11,055 through The Doug Flutie Foundation to fund a Family Peer Advocate who will work with families from both MCHC and the McCarton Foundation’s new school. The family peer advocate will help with outreach and family engagement. They will work to connect families with services, [...]
National Recognition
By Carolyn Driscoll, Director of Practice Innovation We are happy to announce that Metro Community Health Centers's newest location in Downtown Brooklyn recently joined our other 4 health centers in receiving the highest level of Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care [...]
Featured Presentation and Reception
Monday August 14th, 3:30pm to 4:30pm. Reception to Follow INTEGRATED CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: A MODEL THAT WORKS Integrated care models are essential when supporting individuals with disabilities, who often require specialized care from multiple providers as well as additional therapeutic and related services. Metro Community Health Centers' clinical leaders will share their expertise [...]
Integrated Healthcare and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Published in Autism Spectrum News, Summer 2017, Vol. 10. No. 1 For families supporting someone diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), navigating the health care system and accessing services can be a significant challenge. In fact, a 2009-2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs examining the relationship between a child’s special [...]
Press Release
Alliance for Integrated Care of New York and Envolve Partner on Unique Complex Care Organization ACO NEW YORK CITY, June 20, 2017 – The Alliance for Integrated Care of New York (AICNY) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Envolve, Inc. to provide administrative services related to its participation in the Centers [...]
Awareness Day 2017 is on Thursday, May 4.
May 4th is National Children’s Mental Health Day. Here is a brief and informative article from the Center for Healthcare Strategies on utilization of behavioral health services by children in the Medicaid program. Enabling ready access to supports and services, ensuring effective care management practices and integrating behavioral healthcare with primary care are all essential [...]