From left: Agnes Biggs and Kebrah Ivey, Family Resource Specialists, Healthy Families Westchester; Jennifer Andre, SJMC SCN; Michelle Robotham, qualified nutritionist, Joann Valentin-Alvarez, program specialist and, Ricardo Diaz, staff nutritionist WIC program; Sarah Darwin and Helen McCullagh, La Leche League; Liz Joglar, director ambulatory services and school-based health program Saint Joseph’s Family Health Center; Susan Olivera, senior program manager, United Hospital Fund; Frances Morel, Affinity by Molina Healthcare; Dr. Cynthia Palmer-Heredia, The Basics Yonkers; and Cami Ortiz, SJMC SCN.
More than 20 women and their babies were on hand for the Women’s Wellness Forum held March 18 at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center’s Family Health Center in Yonkers. The program was an opportunity to provide community resources along with the staff of the Family Health Center to meet with mothers and their newborn babies. The Women’s Wellness Forum was held in collaboration with Healthy Families of Westchester, WIC, La Leche League, Affinity by Molina Health Care; The Basics Yonkers; and the Saint Joseph’s Medical Center’s Social Care Network (SJMC SCN).
The program was supported by funding from United Hospital Fund, which supports efforts to address maternal mental health during a pediatric visit. Saint Joseph’s Medical Center received a second round of funding to expand community partnerships and referrals.
“This was the first year for this program and we were delighted at the tremendous response from the community,” said Liz Joglar, MSW, director ambulatory services and school-based health program at Saint Joseph’s Family Health Center.
Located at 81 S. Broadway, the Saint Joseph’s Family Health Center provides high-quality primary care medical services for patients by personalizing health care that meets their needs. The Family Health Center is recognized by the National Committee on Quality Assurance as a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), which is an approach to primary care that puts you at the center of your care.
Since 1888, Saint Joseph’s Medical Center has served Yonkers and the surrounding communities of Westchester and New York City with patient-centered, quality-focused inpatient and outpatient care, including specialized programs such as orthopedics, cardiology, family medicine and geriatrics; advanced emergency treatment; state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging and ambulatory surgery; inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services; and a network of primary care services serving Westchester and the Bronx. Its Saint Vincent’s Hospital Westchester division in Harrison offers a comprehensive range of mental health, addiction and residential programs serving Westchester and New York City.
