People gravitate toward the familiar. It’s human nature. Clans, cliques, social circles…no matter what we call them, self-identified groups give their members a sense of comfort. It’s a comfort that their cohort relates to their struggles and successes without...
A new crisis prevention/emergency room diversion initiative recently implemented by the Mental Health Association in Essex County has shown early promise. Shelby Davis, Mobile Crisis Prevention Coordinator, has stepped in to help the organization’s care management...
Nearly $1.7 million has been awarded by the AHI Performing Provider System (AHI PPS) to partner organizations in the region to undertake innovative health care projects. Innovation funding, part of the state’s Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Program’s...
AHI’s Enrollment Assistance Services and Education (EASE) program has joined forces with Behavioral Health Services North and Citizen Advocates on an initiative to help individuals access addiction and mental health care services. The Community Health Access to...
Reflecting on the collective impact of Performing Provider Systems (PPSs) across the state, the New York State Department of Health has published a storybook highlighting Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Program initiatives that have resulted in...
Physician practices affiliated with Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville, and Nathan Littauer Hospital & Nursing Home in Gloversville, have attained NYS NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition. Practices that earn such recognition have made a...
The 2019 AHI Leadership Summit is scheduled for Thursday, September 19, at the Lake Placid Conference Center. This annual event typically draws 300 health care stakeholders from AHI’s nine-county service region and beyond. Visit AHI Leadership Summit for...
John Ross of Lake George recently sent a letter of gratitude to AHI for helping him enroll in an affordable health insurance plan. Here is his message: After being let go very fast from my former employer, I ran into a problem affording COBRA. Luckily I knew to talk...
AHI Project Manager Rebecca Evansky was a featured speaker in a webinar, Rural Networks: Making a Difference in the Opioid Epidemic, recorded on National Rural Health Day, November 15. Facilitated by Karen Madden of the New York State Office of Rural Health, the...
In recognition of National Rural Health Day, November 15, Adirondack Health Institute (AHI) is pleased to announce four individuals have been recognized as 2018 Rural Health Champions. The annual recognition is a collaborative effort of four of the North...
Adirondack Health Institute (AHI), in collaboration with numerous community, social service, public sector, and health care provider organizations, has launched ADK Wellness Connections, a powerful, centrally-connected resource navigation and referral coordination...
The Adirondack Rural Health Network (ARHN), the longest-running AHI program, has been renewed through 2023. ARHN provides a forum for a regional, multi-stakeholder coalition of public health leaders, community health centers, hospitals, behavioral health agencies,...
Adirondack Health Institute has received from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) a one-year, $200,000 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Planning grant. Funding will support treatment for and the prevention of substance use disorders in...
Nearly 250 professionals attended Adirondack Health Institute’s 10th Annual Summit, Celebrating a Decade of Collaborative Excellence: Improving Health Outcomes, September 27 in Lake Placid. NYS DOH’s Gregory Allen provided a compelling keynote address,...
Nearly $5.2 million has been awarded by the AHI Performing Provider System (AHI PPS) to partner organizations in nine North Country New York counties to undertake innovative and transformative health care projects. Innovation and Transformation funding, two parts of...
On April 1, 2018, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), in partnership with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), launched an innovative model for improving primary care and expanding access to high-quality providers, the New York State...
Essex County on September 4 became the first North Country county in the state to pass legislation raising the minimum legal sale age for all tobacco products to 21. The North Country Tobacco Use Reduction Task Force, an undertaking of AHI’s Population Health...
Melissa Davey, AHI’s Community Engagement Coordinator (second from right), recently completed a one-week fellowship course at Tufts University School of Medicine’s Health Literacy Leadership Institute in Boston. The educational program supports...
Youhwan Heo and Laura Scoville of Schroon Lake are expecting a child. The young couple was worried because they lacked health insurance until they connected with AHI’s Enrollment Assistance Services and Education (EASE) program and Enrollment Specialist, Janet...
AHI’s Population Health Improvement Program (PHIP) has published a report, Obesity in the North Country: Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults and Youth. The report presents and discusses national, New York State, and North Country data regarding the...
