Health Advocates for Older People, Inc. Contact Information 49 E 73rd St Ste 5E New York, NY 10021-3560 Telephone: (212) 288-7620 Fax: (212) 288-7640 Email: info@hafopinc.org Web: http://www.hafopinc.org |
 Health Advocates' mission is to encourage and promote better housing, healthcare and quality of life for older residents of New York City. |
North Country Children's Clinic, Inc. Contact Information 223 JB Wise Pl Watertown, NY 13601 Telephone: (315) 782-9450 Fax: (315) 782-2643 Email: nccc@imcnet.net |
NCCC opens the door to affordable health care because families matter and because every child deserves a healthy start in life. |
Puerto Rican Family Institute Contact Information 145 W 15th St. New York, NY 10011 Telephone: (212) 924-6320 Fax: (212) 691-5635 Web: http://www.prfi.org |
The Puerto Rican Family Institute is a multi-program, family oriented, health and human service organization with a mission to enhance the functioning and self-sufficiency of the Puerto Rican and Latino community. |
Piaget Foundation 120 Wall Street Suite 1602 New York, NY 10005 Telephone: 212-509-5335 Fax: 212-509-8492 Email: PagetFdn@aol.com |
National voluntary health agency that provides information and programs for consumers and medical professionals on bone disorders. Disorders currently addressed are: Paget's disease of bone, primary hyperparathyroidism, fibrous dysplasia, osteopetrosis, and breast cancer metastatic to the bone. |
State of New York Department of Health Contact Information Corning Tower Building, Room 1748 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12237 Telephone: 518-474-5370 Fax: 518-486-2361 Email: nyhealth @health.state.ny.us Web: http://www.health. state.ny.us/ |
The Web site is divided into the following categories: a from the Commissioner page; directory services; how to get New York State vital records information; information for consumers; information for physicians and other health care providers; health care data for researchers; and their public health forum. They have also included links to the Department's Wadsworth Center, the School of Public Health, Health Research, Inc., the NYS Partnership for Long-Term Care, Helen Hayes Hospital, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, the Task Force on Life and the Law as well as links to other New York State government resources and health-related sites. |
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health Contact Information The City University of New York 555 W. 57th Street, 16th Floor New York, NY 10019 Email: webmaster@noah.cuny.edu Web: http://www.noah.cuny.edu/ |
NOAH is a partnership project the mission of which is to provide online high quality full-text health information for consumers that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased. NOAH currently supports English and Spanish. NOAH is currently supported in part by Federal Library Services and Technology Act funds, granted by The New York State Library. It has also been helped by the Queens Borough Public Library, March of Dimes, Aetna U.S. Healthcare, and the NYU Medical Center. |
Island Peer Review Organization (IPRO) 1979 Marcus Avenue Lake Success, NY 11042 (516) 326-7767 Email: info@hafopinc.org Web: http://www.hafopinc.org |
An independent, not-for-profit corporation committed to assessing and improving the value of health care services received by consumers through the use of innovative methods and technologies. This web site includes: · Current quality improvement projects that develop information on patterns of the actual care and outcome of patients. They then share this information with health care providers in order to produces measurable improvements in the care and outcomes of health care patients. · Medicare rights and information - Register your complaints! · Complete listing of other Health Care resources and their links in New York · IPRO Health Care Quality watch: monthly news briefs List of Frequently Asked Questions, for example: · How do I disenroll from my HMO? · Do I have to leave the hospital right away if I get a notice and I feel like I'm not ready to go home? |
Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) Contact Information: One Empire Drive Rensselaer, NY 121440 Phone: (518) 431-7600 Fax:(518) 431-7915 Web: http://www.hanys.org |
The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) serves as the key advocate for more than 550 non-profit and public hospitals, health systems, nursing facilities, home care agencies, hospice and adult day care programs, and other related health care facilities throughout New York State. The association's primary functions are representation and advocacy, public policy development, and leadership in assisting our members to prepare for change in the health care environment. Web Site includes: · Issues concerning Behavioral Health, the Tobacco Lawsuit, and the Medicare Payment Systems · Resource Locator · Tools of the Trade: Breast Cancer Demonstration Project, and others. · An extensive list of links to other sites of interest. |
New York Office for the Aging 2 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10007-1392 (212) 442-1000 Email: info@hafopinc.org Web: http://www.hafopinc.org |
It is the mission of the New York State Office for the Aging to help older New Yorkers to be as independent as possible for as long as possible through advocacy, development and delivery of cost-effective policies, programs and services which support and empower the elderly and their families, in partnership with the network of public and private organizations which serve them. Website includes sections with information about: · Exploring aging · Health and Wellness · Families and Caregivers · Health Insurance Q&A · Guide to Senior Housing |
New York State Association of Health Care Providers (HCP) Contact Information: 90 State Street, Suite 200 Albany, NY 12207 Phone:(518) 463-1118 Fax: (518) 463-1606 Email: hcp@nyshcp.org Web: www.nyshcp.org |
The New York State Association of Health Care Providers, Inc. (HCP) is a statewide trade association representing home care and community-based providers through advocacy, information, and education. |
Center for Medical Consumers (CMC) Contact Information: 237 Thompson Street New York, NY 10012 Phone: 212.674.7105 Fax: 212.674.7100 Web: www.medicalconsumers.org |
Founded in 1976, the Center for Medical Consumers (CMC) is a non-profit advocacy organization active in both statewide and national efforts to improve the quality and availability of health care. The Center is committed to informed decision-making and maintains a free, publicly accessible medical library at 237 Thompson Street in Greenwich Village. Highlighted on this web site is the 1998 New York state hospital and physician-specific reported volume for selected procedures performed in New York state licensed hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers |
Milbank Memorial Fund 645/Madison Avenue, 15th Floor New York, NY 10022 212/355-8400 Email: mmf@milbank.org Web: http://www.milbank.org |
Partners in Community Health: Working Together for a Health New York 1998 |
The New York State Health Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP) provides free, confidential, accurate and unbiased health insurance information, counseling and assistance. Trained volunteer counselors and staff explain the coverage, costs and options of Medicare, managed care, Medigap insurance and long term care insurance. |
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