Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center Inc

PRIMARY CARE - PERINATAL, PEDIATRIC, ADOLESCENT, ADULT, GERIATRIC, OB/GYN, DENTAL, HIV TESTING AND TREATMENT_SUPPORT-COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, HEALTH EDUCATION, NUTRITION, WOMEN, INFANT, AND CHILDREN ("WIC").

HEALTH CENTER:BEDFORD STUYVESANT FAMILY HEALTH CENTER (BSFHC) IS A NETWORK OF FEDERALLY QUALIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS BASED IN BEDFORD STUYVESANT BROOKLYN, NY. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE MOST PROFESSIONAL, COURTEOUS AND HIGHEST QUALITY HEALTH CARE, WITH DIGNITY, TO THOSE WE SERVE, ESPECIALLY THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION, WITHOUT REGARD FOR THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. IN 2021, BSFHC HAD 64,744 PATIENT VISITS AT TWO CLINICS AND THREE SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS. AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER, BSFHC PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN PROVIDING HEALTH SERVICES TO POOR AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WHO OFTEN HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING QUALITY HEALTH CARE.

WIC PROGRAM:THE BEDFORD STUYVESANT FAMILY HEALTH CENTER WIC PROGRAM IS A FEDERALLY AND STATE FUNDED PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES APPROPRIATE HEALTHY SUPPLEMENTAL FOODS AND NUTRITION AND BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR PREGNANT WOMEN, NEW MOTHERS, INFANTS AND CHILDREN UNDER AGE EIVE. WIC HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND BEFERS A LARGE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS FOR HEALTH CARE AND OTHER RELEVANT SERVICES WHICH BENEFIT THEM. OUR WIC PROGRAM AIMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OUTCOME OF LOW-INCOME WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN UP TO 5 YEARS WHO ARE AT NUTRITION RISK. WE MAKE THIS POSSIBLE BY PROVIDING CULTURALLY SENSITIVE PARTICIPANT-CENTERED NUTRITION AND BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT AS WELL AS APPROPRIATE NUTRITIOUS FOODS TO SUPPLEMENT THE PARTICIPANTS' DIETS.WE PROMOTE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WITH INTERACTIVE ENCOUNTERS SUCH AS WEBINAR AND POSTER DISPLAY. WE ALSO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING THROUGH OUR AWARD WINNING BREASTFEEDING TEAM (2017 LOVING SUPPORT AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE, GOLD, AND 2021 BREASTFEEDING AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE, GOLD, USDA). OUR MONTHLY AVERAGE PARTICIPATION FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2021 WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,250 PARTICIPANTS.

MSA WELLNESS PROGRAM:THE WELLNESS CENTER PROGRAM WAS CONCEIVED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE PATIENTS OF BEDFORD-STUYVESANT FAMILY HEALTH CENTER (BSFHC) AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY. THE WELLNESS CENTER IS BSFHC RESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS IN THE COMMUNITY. OUR WORK IS CENTERED ON PREVENTION, INCREASED AWARENESS TO PREVENTIVE SERVICES WITH THE RESULT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO ALL POPULATIONS WHO ARE UNDERSERVED. THROUGH OUR WORK, WE HAVE OBTAINED FUNDING FOR HIV PREVENTION, HEPATITIS C NAVIGATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION THAT PROMOTES INCREASED ACCESS TO MEDICAL, HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY.ALTHOUGH COVID-19 SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED OUR COMMUNITIES AND INCREASED THE LEVELS OF NON-ADHERENCE TO MEDICATION AND ATTENDANCE TO MEDICAL VISITS AND REDUCED OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, BSFHC REMAINED COMMITTED AND STEADFAST IN ITS CORE VALUES TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF BROOKLYN. OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2021 INCLUDED, PROVIDING HIV CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO 62 PATIENTS WHO RECEIVE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AT BOTH THE FULTON AND BROADWAY LOCATIONS. WORKING WITH THE PATIENTS RESULTED IN 1,059 ENCOUNTERS OVER THE PERIOD. ADDITIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS CAPTURED INCLUDE 3,970 PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SUPPORTED THROUGH DIRECT SERVICES AND RESOURCE-FILLED INFORMATION, 2,286 WERE REACHED THROUGH OUTREACH EVENTS, 1,127 PERSON ACCESSED INFORMATION THROUGH HEALTH FAIRS, 204 PERSONS PARTICIPATED IN WORKSHOPS, 37 PERSONS STARTED PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP), 2 PERSONS WENT ON POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PEP), 128 PERSONS BENEFITED FROM KNOWING THEIR HIV AND HEP C STATUSES THROUGH RAPID HIV AND HEP C TESTS, 4 PERSONS WERE CONNECTED TO HIV CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND 25 PERSONS LINKED TO COVID-19 VACCINATIONS THROUGH THE WELLNESS CENTER.