ACADEMY OF MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH

ACADEMY OF MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SERVICE ORGANIZATION WITH A TRIPLE AIM TO IDENTIFY BARRIERS TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN UNDERSERVED IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES; COORDINATE TRULY NEEDED PRIMARY CARE WITH SOCIAL ASSISTANCE; AND DELIVER CARE WITH DIGNITY AND EMPATHY TO MARGINALIZED NEW YORKERS THROUGH ITS COMMUNTIY PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, AMPHS LENDS TO EMPOWERMENT OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO CREATE THEIR OWN LOCAL AND CULTURALLY-SENSITIVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PARADIGMS. ITS PROGRAM INCLUDE NO-COST HEALTH SCREENINGS AND COUNSELING, CONSULTATIONS, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICES, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSES, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TRAININGS, AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS EDUCATION.