Henry Schein Cares Medal awarded to Healthcare Network, Inc.
(L-r) Community Healthcare Network’s Dr. Akanksha Gera, Dr. Nam Hee Park, Dr. Siu Lee,
Dr. Sachin Jain (acting chief medical offi cer), Dr. Gregory Taddeo (chief dental offi cer), and
Dr. Najma Rafi q, and from Henry Schein, Inc., Mark Soberman, Jonathan Liebling, Deborah
Johnson, John O’Neil, and Jean Labanowski. Photo courtesy of Henry Schein, Inc.
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq:
HSIC) announced that it has awarded
its fourth annual Henry Schein Cares
Medal in the Dental category to New
York-based Community Healthcare
Network Inc. (CHN). The Henry
Schein Cares Medal program honors
nonprofi t organizations from the fi elds
of dentistry and medicine that demonstrate
excellence in expanding access
to care for the underserved.
CHN was honored for its dedication
to providing access to quality,
culturally competent, and comprehensive
community-based primary medical
care, mental health care, and social
services for diverse communities
throughout New York City. In particular,
CHN was recognized for its patient
centered medical home approach
to dental services, which ensures that
any patient who comes into CHN for
dental services will also have all of
their health needs comprehensively
addressed and receive any needed referrals
to CHN’s medical and social
programs.
An independent panel of 15 judges
selected CHN as one of the three 2019
Henry Schein Cares Medalists in the
Dental category. Each Medalist receives
a $10,000 cash award from the
Henry Schein Cares Foundation.
Three Medalists were also chosen in
the Medical category.
Since its founding in 1932, Henry
Schein has been dedicated to fulfi lling
its responsibilities as a corporate
citizen by giving back to the industries
and communities it serves. The company
created the Henry Schein Cares
Medal in 2015 to honor community
organizations that shared the company’s
commitment to serving society
and whose work has been especially
effective in bringing care to people in
need.
The Henry Schein Cares Medal is
an initiative of Henry Schein Cares,
the company’s global corporate social
responsibility program.
For more information, visit Henry
Schein at www.henryschein.com, Facebook.
com/HenrySchein, and @HenrySchein
on Twitter.
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MetroPlus Health Plan announced
new partnerships with the
Fire Department of the City of New
York (FDNY), NYC Housing Authority
(NYCHA) and the New York City Taxi
and Limousine Commission (TLC)
to provide New Yorkers who interact
with these three critical agencies information
about the City’s public option
health plan and encourage them to
enroll in affordable health insurance.
The three large city government agencies
interact with more than 700,000
New Yorkers annually. The collaboration
between MetroPlus, the health
insurance plan of NYC Health + Hospitals,
and the city agencies supports
the City’s commitment to guarantee
health care for all New Yorkers and Executive
Order 40 signed by Mayor Bill
de Blasio in January requiring city
agencies to help enroll people in health
insurance anywhere where New Yorkers
are directly served. These partnerships
with City agencies were facilitated
in part by the Mayor’s Public
Engagement Unit, which oversees implementation
of the executive order.
MetroPlus is partnering with the
NYC TLC on several outreach and enrollment
initiatives, including:
• On-site insurance enrollment at
the TLC Long Island City offi ce and
TLC-authorized driver education facility
at Kingsborough Community
College in Brooklyn;
• On-site insurance enrollment and
education sessions at Kingsborough
Community College for the TLC driver
courses; and
• Cross advertising on site and via
digital and social media platforms.
MetroPlus is partnering with NYCHA
on a variety of programs:
• On-site Medicare workshops plus
social and wellness activities for seniors
and others at 8 NYCHA locations
designed to lessen social isolation, including:
• Bingo tournaments
• Senior birthday celebrations
• Zumba classes
• Health fairs
MetroPlus is partnering with
FDNY on a number of enrollment efforts,
including:
• On-site marketing and health insurance
screenings for visitors at
FDNY headquarters;
• Adding MetroPlus information on
EMS Ambulance invoices to assist uninsured
New Yorkers to get coverage;
and
• Cross advertising on premises, as
well as through digital and social media
platforms.
In April, MetroPlus launched the
new city agency collaborations by deploying
over two-dozen insurance enrollment
specialists to do on-site outreach,
education, and enrollment at
six NYC Department of Probation offi
ces and 18 new Small Business Services
(SBS) Workforce 1 and Business
Solution Career Centers. These two
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government agency offi ces together
serve nearly 55,000 New Yorkers every
year.
Since April, MetroPlus has enrolled
nearly 2,500 new members directly
through its partnerships with
City agencies. Currently, membership
at MetroPlus stands at nearly 519,000
New Yorkers, with close to 4,000 new
enrollees added since the mayor announced
Executive Order 40 in January.
For more information about
MetroPlus plans, benefi ts, and services,
visit www.metroplus.org and
join the conversation at facebook.
com/metroplushealth and twitter @
metroplushealth.
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The Catholic Schools in the
Archdiocese of New York reports
that their student scores on state exams
continue to improve, year over
year in both Mathematics and English
Language Arts (ELA). This successful
year continues a now fi ve- year trend
in which Catholic Schools’ test scores
outpaced those of New York State, New
York City and most charter school averages.
The New York State Education Department
(NYSED) recently released
test scores for 2019, and grades 3-8
show 53.7% of students met or exceeded
profi ciency standards in Mathematics,
and 56.7% in ELA. These levels represent
an increase from 2018 of 4.1 and
1.4 percentage points in the respective
disciplines.
Dr. Susan B. Miller, associate superintendent
of Curriculum and Staff
Development has been tracking the
growth in Catholic schools’ test scores
over the past half-decade, and she
knows why that trend has been consistent.
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Stop by picturesque City Island and
enjoy the exciting programs offered at
the PSS City Island Center, which is
located at 116 City Island Avenue, Monday
through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Experience the exercise classes
from gentle Yoga Stretch, Balance
Class, Arthritis Workshop and Tai
Chi as well as the vigorous Fit For Life
and Cardio Fit. They also offer acrylic
painting, calligraphy, health presentations,
blood pressure monitoring, gardening
exchange, singing group and
parties. Lunch is served from noon to
1 p.m. suggested donation is $2. The
center participants go on shopping
trips every day; i.e. Shop Rite, Dollar
Tree, Target, Kmart, as well as theatre
excursions, special trips, special luncheons
and more. It’s free to become
a member, but you must be 60 years of
age or above.
Friday, August 30, closing early,
1 p.m. Lunch served 11:30 a.m. to
12:30p.m.; Thursday, September 5 at
12:30 p.m., Nutrition Presentation.
For more information contact
Patty at (718) 885-0727 or email pattis@
pssusa.org for their monthly calendar.
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Do you need help getting to and
from your medical appointments?
Transportation services are available
to seniors Monday through Friday, 8
a.m. to 4 p.m., in community districts
9, 10, 11 and 12. The program provides
door-to-door service for all medical appointments.
Their drivers are courteous and
professional; and their vehicles are
clean and handicap accessible, including
wheelchair lifts.
For further information, contact
Mildred Cardona, program director
of the R.A.I.N. Transportation Program,
at (718) 882-8513.
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The American Institute of Personal
Injury Attorneys has recognized
the exceptional performance of
New York’s Personal Injury Attorney
E. Abel Arcia as 2019 10 Best Personal
Injury Attorneys for Client Satisfaction.
The American Institute of Personal
Injury Attorneys is a third-party attorney
rating organization that publishes
an annual list of the Top 10 Personal
Injury attorneys in each state. Attorneys
who are selected to the “10 Best”
list must pass AIOPIA’s rigorous selection
process, which is based on client
and/or peer nominations, thorough
research, and AIOPIA’s independent
evaluation. AIOPIA’s annual list was
created to be used as a resource for clients
during the attorney selection process.
One of the most signifi cant aspects
of the selection process involves attorneys’
relationships and reputation
among his or her clients. As clients
should be an attorney’s top priority,
AIOPIA places the utmost emphasis on
selecting lawyers who have achieved
signifi cant success in the fi eld of Personal
Injury law without sacrifi cing
the service and support they provide.
Selection criteria therefore focus on
attorneys who demonstrate the highest
standards of Client Satisfaction.
You can contact E. Abel Arcia directly
at (718_ 424-2222 or www.arciaandassociates.
com.
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