Evidence shows that while the physical effects of COVID-19 have not been as severe for most children as they have for adults, the mental health impact has been every bit as great. And, as with the disruption caused by the virus on all families, our low-income families and communities of color have been hit the […]
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Mother’s Day is a moment to reflect on how mothers and daughters have been inspired to help other mothers and their families during these difficult times. This has been particularly true at Open Door Family Medical Center, where the Federally Qualified Health Center seeks to ensure its patients, who are among the area’s most vulnerable,
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Joni Siegler, a longtime Ossining resident, will share the art of floral arrangement and lead you and other participants through the design process, focusing on the use of flowers to enhance and reflect the individuality of your home. Joni will demonstrate two different styles of floral arranging and lead participants in creating an arrangement for their homes, exploring
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On July 14th, community members joined together for a gentle yoga practice overlooking the Hudson River in Ossining to support Open Door and accessible health care for all. Dani Locastro, a professional artist and a certified yoga instructor, led us in a nurturing Heartful yoga practice designed to move the body to promote self-awareness, deep relaxation,
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Open Door Renames School-Based Health Centers In Honor Of Congresswoman Nita Lowey The Open Door Family Medical Center’s School-Based Health Center Program will become known as the Nita M. Lowey Center for Health in Schools. The program provides primary health care services for students in elementary, middle and high schools in Port Chester and Ossining. Services are available regardless
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Two months after being closed, the Port Chester School District reopened its doors. The reopening was certainly good news for the county’s first village to be designated as a code orange cluster zone. A well-coordinated collaboration among the county and state departments of health, the Port Chester School District, and the Open Door Family Medical Center’s
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Local high school student launches imaginative crowdfunding campaign to support Open Door. “A nation cannot claim economic, technological, and moral leadership when its own citizens are dying due to a lack of affordable care.” These words could be attributed to a U.S. President, but 16-year-old Sumer Moudgill wrote them in an article titled “Answering Corona’s Call,” published
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Meet Open Door Board Members Daysi Briones and Anita Suchdeo. DAYSI L. BRIONES As President and Owner of IQ Contracting, Inc. & Associates, Daysi Briones is a seasoned general contractor and real estate agent for residential, commercial, private and public sectors. Before starting her business, Briones spent seventeen years as a certified HIV counselor and medical administrator for hospitals
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Open Door is a founding member of OCTC. Ossining Communities that Care (OCTC) brings together diverse community partners and organizations to foster well-beingamong Ossining’s young people and their families, with a special focus on substance use prevention and positive youth development. The new website is the go-to resource for community members to access educational resources, support, and up-to-date information about OCTC’s programs and youth-oriented activities. Open Door’s Community Programs Coordinator Alice Joselow serves as
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According to a December survey by the Pew Research Center, nearly 40 percent of Americans say they will definitely not or probably not get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to them. This is a significant finding, yet it is the overwhelming number of people of color living in underserved communities that most concerns
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This health center receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals. In accordance with Federal law and U.S Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, sex, and familiar status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs). To file a complaint of discrimination, write UDSA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).
