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June 29, 2016

York Dispatch: AIDS quilt memorializes York residents lost to disease

Brian Bubb always knew he wanted to be a fashion designer.

“We would go to church on Sunday, and as long as you had a pad of paper and a pencil, he was happy,” his mother, Arlene Bubb, said. “He was drawing pictures of the ladies with their hats.”

The York Dispatch spoke to Arlene Bubb to help highlight the AIDS Memorial Quilt display in York. Take a look at the story.

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June 14, 2016

YDR: Pedestrians struck: Of all the places it could have happened

Courtney Lewis was on the ground floor of the Family First Health offices in York for the employee cookout when she heard a noise so loud it sounded like a bomb.

It was followed by screaming.

“No sooner did we hear that … so many members of our team ran outside,” said Lewis, director of development for the health care organization.

A vehicle struck several pedestrians on the sidewalk around 11:15 a.m. Friday in the 100 block of George Street, in front of Family First Health’s office.

Read more from the York Daily Record.

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June 7, 2016

York Daily Record: A new, cheaper way to get medical care in York County

Urgent centers are gaining in popularity for a number of reasons, experts say.

For one thing, they offer a place other than a hospital emergency room for patients to be treated when they can’t get in to see their own doctor, either because they can’t get an immediate appointment or because it is after hours.

A shortage of more than 20,000 primary care physicians is expected by 2020, according to the federal Health Resources & Services Administration. That could make it tougher for patients to get in to see a doctor.

The kind of  no-appointment-necessary availability that walk-in clinics offer, appeals to many millennials, who “aren’t necessarily looking for a long-term relationship with a health care provider,” said Jenny Englerth, CEO of First Family Health in York.

But a lack of a long-term relationship with a provider is seen as a problem by many.

Read more from the York Daily Record.

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May 12, 2016

His Story. Her Story. Our History.

Join Family First Health in a three-day celebration of our 25 years of working with clients living with HIV/AIDS. Twelve panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display at Marketview Arts in York as a recognition of the lives we’ve lost to the disease and the work still to be done to fight it.

Family First Health has been working with York College and the IMPACT Arts and Culture Conference to bring you this event. Funding from WellSpan Health and the York County Community Foundation has made this event possible.

Check out the lineup of events.

Thursday, June 23:

A public reception will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. at York’s Central Market (across the street from Marketview Arts). Guided tours will set off from Market every 30 minutes to look at the quilt. A welcome and other prepared statements from our partners will occur at 6 p.m.

Food and drink samples will be available during the reception thanks to some of the great York restaurants and breweries including – York City Pretzel Company, Tutoni’s, Pepper’s Grille, Gift Horse Brewing Company and Liquid Hero Brewery. More food and drink options will be added as they are confirmed.

Friday, June 24: 

The quilt will be open for viewing at Marketview Arts from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free, confidential HIV testing will be available on site.

Join us at 7 p.m. at the Strand-Capital Performing Arts Center for a free showing of the movie “Philadelphia” – one of the first films to openly discuss HIV/AIDS and LGBT issues. York poet Carla Christopher will perform a spoken word piece before the showing.

Saturday, June 25:

The quilt will be open for viewing at Marketview Arts from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. HIV testing will again be available free of charge.

A ceremony is in the works at the Caring Together Serenity Garden. More details to come.

Location:

Marketview Arts, 37 W. Philadelphia St., York, Pa. 17401

Parking: 

There is metered parking available that runs through 5 p.m. Several city garages are free after 5 p.m. on weekdays and are free all day on weekends.

For more information, call Kate Harmon at 717-801-4855 or email kharmon@familyfirsthealth.org.

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May 12, 2016

Riding the bus opened my eyes to others’ struggles (column)

Five of us stood there in the wind at the York City Business and Industrial Park one recent afternoon waiting. Ten minutes, 15, 30 minutes passed as some tried to make small talk. Others just stood or sat quietly on their phones or looking off into the distance.

Just waiting and planning.

And by the time the bus connection arrived a good 40 minutes later, I was just headed home after work, but the other four – they were late for work. They were going to get docked for it, too.

There were no email alerts, no updates coming in on the phones that our bus was running late. The cause: traffic in Manchester Township.

I’ve thought that I’ve had a pretty good idea about what’s going on in York from years as a reporter and editor, now as a marketing and outreach coordinator for Family First Health, and as a person who’s just often found downtown. But in the two months I’ve been riding the bus, I’ve come to see there’s a huge section of this town that we don’t notice – maybe because we’re looking ahead as we drive by and not at those just stuck waiting at each bus stop along the way.

Read more from the York Daily Record/Sunday News.

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April 25, 2016

Hanover Evening Sun: Family First launches initiative to serve LGBT patients

Family First Health in Hanover has been selected as part of an initiative to provide more comprehensive care to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients.

The program, commissioned by the National Association of Community Health Centers and the Centers for Disease Control, aims to give LGBT people improved care by asking questions about sexual orientation and gender identity.

“This information just helps take better care of you,” said Karen McCraw, the director of social services for Family First Health.

Read more from The Evening Sun.

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April 25, 2016

Central Penn Business Journal: Hanover medical practice collaborates to transform primary care

How would you describe yourself if you had to choose from the following: Male, female, female-to-male, male-to-female, genderqueer or an additional gender category?

If you decline to answer, provide a reason why.

These questions are among a series that a nurse practitioner within York-based Family First Health is asking every patient over the age of 13 that comes into her Hanover practice.

Read more from the Central Penn Business Journal. 

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April 11, 2016

York Daily Record: Gov. Tom Wolf signs LGBT-protections orders

Gov. Tom Wolf signed two executive orders Thursday to expand non-discrimination protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity for commonwealth employees under his jurisdiction.

That will have an immediate effect on the 79,000 employees under his purview and will affect “tens of thousands” of workers contracted with the state as those contracts come online, he said.

A week before the governor signed the orders, Family First Health announced its participation in a collaborative to transform primary care for LGBT patients.

Read more about it from the Daily Record/Sunday News.

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April 5, 2016

York Daily Record: Helping York County kids see better — for free

Vision problems left untreated can affect a child’s overall health and learning, and Family First Health is working to make sure kids get the treatment they need — for free.

Jenny Englerth, CEO of Family First Health, said the organization is a member of the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, which put out a call asking what communities could use the service, and so Family First Health jumped on it.

“We have consistently, within our interactions with York City schools, heard a challenge around both vision screenings and then exams and getting corrective lenses,” she said.

Read more at the York Daily Record/Sunday News.

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