Name: Urban Health Plan, Inc
Address: 1065 Southern Boulevard, 10459
Telephone: (718) 589-2440
Price range: $$

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Address

1065 Southern Boulevard

Bronx

10459

Secondary Address

Facilities include the main site, eight satellites, ten school health programs, three part time facilities, and three administrative/program sites that house the WIC program, as well as other grant funded programs.

Website

http://www.urbanhealthplan.org/

Phone Number

(718) 589-2440

Director, Manager or CEO

Paloma Hernandez

Mission Statement

To continuously improve the health of communities and the quality of life of the people we serve by providing affordable, comprehensive, quality, primary and specialty health care and by assuring the performance and advancement of innovative best practices.

Year Started

1974

Latest Projects

Shop Healthy Bronx Initiative works to increase the availability of quality produce and healthy affordable options in communities with significant health disparities located around the Urban Health Plan health centers in the South Bronx.

Interesting Fact

UHP has been actively involved with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Primary Health Care Health Care Disparities Collaboratives and has received national recognition for its performance improvement work. Its work with the asthmatic population in the South Bronx has greatly contributed to the reduction in pediatric hospitalizations related to asthma as reported by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Areas Served

Bronx

Core Programs

Health improvement programs and initiatives:
HIV/AIDS, asthma management, child obesity prevention, Women, Infants and Children (WIC), Adolescent Health and Wellness Center/Club TIA (Teens in Action), Asthma Relief Street Program, Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program at UHP, Fit for Life, Health Education, Maternal Infant Community Health Collaborative (MICHC), Mothers and Maternal Awareness Program (M.A.M.A.), Project H.O.P.E. Workforce Development, Shop Healthy Bronx Initiative

Major Issues

Community Advocacy, Food Assistance Programs (SNAP/WIC/EBT), Food Literacy

Non-profit?

Nonprofit

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YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/user/UHP1065?feature=mhum

Twitter

https://twitter.com/Urbanhealthplan

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/urbanhealth

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