Communities Together for Health Equity (CTHE)

South Asian Council for Social Services celebrates second graduating class of sewing program for immigrant women

fbcdeveloper — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:04:14 +0000

Governor Hochul Announces Groundbreaking Medicaid 1115 Waiver Amendment to Enhance New York State’s Health Care System

fbcdeveloper — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:17:48 +0000

Ready to work: Asylum seekers on Staten Island complete training, earn free pair of work boots through local organization

fbcdeveloper — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 14:34:04 +0000

New York City nonprofits stepping up to help asylum seekers find jobs

fbcdeveloper — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 14:25:14 +0000

Organización La Colmena ayuda a inmigrantes recién llegados en Staten Island

fbcdeveloper — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 14:30:44 +0000

Youth mental health program begins at Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health

fbcdeveloper — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 13:36:01 +0000

COVID-19 Resources

cthe.master — Thu, 14 May 2020 07:02:25 +0000

The need to share information and stay up-to-date on available resources for our organizations and the communities we serve is extremely imperative while NYS is on PAUSE. Below is a list of helpful resources:

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Resources:

COVID-19 Guidelines:

Bassett, city’s top doctor, to leave at the end of the month

cthe.master — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 22:35:24 +0000

Mary Bassett, who as New York City’s top doctor has navigated epidemics and outbreaks, tried to narrow health inequities and, most recently, fielded questions over the city’s handling of lead exposure in children, announced Thursday she is leaving the de Blasio administration at the end of the month for a job at Harvard. Click here to read full article.

An overlooked way to stay out of the hospital

cthe.master — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 22:22:06 +0000

We applaud the efforts of Valerie Grey, executive director of the nonprofit New York eHealth Collaborative, to promote participation in the SHIN-NY among hospitals, FQHCs and other medical institutions (“Participation in SHIN-NY is growing but challenges remain”).

As a data-driven community-based organization (CBO) addressing the social determinants of health, we want to draw your attention to an overlooked, underestimated resource in the strategy to improve patient and physician engagement in the SHIN-NY, and more problematically, in the larger quest to reduce avoidable hospitalizations, lower the cost of care and improve health outcomes in New York: CBOs! Click here to read the full article.

Queens-based agency for South Asians gets $700,000 grant

cthe.master — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:56:15 +0000

The South Asian Council for Social Services, a community-based nonprofit assisting the South Asian community, has received a $700,000 grant from the OneCity Health Innovation Fund to implement its project, Culturally Responsive Collaborative of Queens (CRCQ).

OneCity Health selected eight community partners to receive funding from its $5 million Innovation Fund to implement programs that will reduce avoidable hospitalizations, improve community health outcomes, and address food security, health literacy and other factors that impact people’s health.

“We are thrilled with this award that will ensure the health and well-being of our communities. We believe that this encouragement from OneCity Health will serve as a strong step towards the realization of the DSRIP [Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment] mission,” said executive director Sudha Acharya, in a statement after receiving the grant June 12.

Click here to read entire article.