The COVID-19 pandemic has been a trying time for all of us, but perhaps none more so than those who have bravely and tirelessly served on the front lines – the heroic health care workers who work tirelessly to care for our communities. With so many people struggling...
In honor of National Rural Health Day on November 19, the Rural Health Networks of Northern New York recognized 2020 Rural Health Champions. The annual recognition is a collaborative effort of four of the North Country’s Rural Health Networks, including the Adirondack...
Www.HealthyADK.org, a website of key socio-economic indicators created to help improve community health and well-being, maintained by Adirondack Health Institute, has added a number of helpful new features. The site now offers more than 500 searchable indicators and...
Telehealth Innovator Award recipients were honored at the Annual North Country Telehealth Conference, hosted by the North Country Telehealth Partnership on September 23, 2020. The award is given to individuals and organizations that have implemented an innovative...
AHI’s Clear the Air in the Southern Adirondacks (CASA) program has launched a new website and social media pages to promote its mission of building healthier communities through tobacco-free living. The new website, https://ahihealth.org/casa/, features...
Adirondack Health Institute’s Clear the Air in the Southern Adirondacks (CASA) program has endorsed a nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) initiative coordinated by the NYS Smokers’ Quitline. Up to three months of free nicotine gum have been made available through the...
ADK Wellness Connections, a free centralized, coordinated online resource and referral network sponsored by Adirondack Health Institute, connects individuals to a wide range of resources to improve individuals’ health and well-being. The network, powered by the...
ADK Wellness Connections, a free referral network sponsored by AHI that helps connect individuals to a wide range of area resources to improve health and well-being, will now be part of the Unite New York network. ADK Wellness Connections presently covers a...
Preventing harm from medications, or adverse drug events (ADEs), remains a top patient safety priority across the continuum of patient care. Implementing medication reconciliation during all care transition points has proven to be an effective strategy for preventing...
Each year, 3.6 million Americans do not obtain medical care due to transportation challenges. These issues include a lack of vehicle access, long distances and lengthy times to reach needed services, and transportation costs. Because it touches many aspects of a...
