Nutritionists Show the Health Benefits of ‘Food As Medicine’
To mark National Nutrition Month, Gina DeVito, a registered dietitian and Director of WIC (the Women, Infants, and Children program) at the Open Door Care Network, prepared black bean quesadillas with cilantro crema during a cooking demo for patients at Open Door’s Sleepy Hollow, Ossining, Port Chester and Brewster sites. Her intention was to reinforce […]
Art Therapy Offers a Window into Personal Journeys
No skills required. No experience necessary. This is what Paola Rodriguez, a certified art therapist at the Open Door Care Network, a federally-qualified health center, frequently reminds the adults who sit in her pop-up classes at Neighbors Link’s sites in Mount Kisco or Ossining, or tune in remotely from home. Rather, it’s a chance for […]
Lindsay Farrell Celebrates 40 Years at Open Door: From Volunteer to Health Center President
It was 1984 and Lindsay Farrell, a young mother recently arrived from New York City, was looking for reasons to get out of her large, drafty house in Ossining. This is when, as a new member of the local Junior League, she began hearing about the important work being done by a local health center. […]
Sharing Our Mission: Andrew Swiderski and Amy Yoxthimer
Dr. Andrew Swiderski, a pediatrician in Ossining, spent time as a health care worker in Africa and later, after becoming a physician, worked at inner city clinics. He speaks passionately about Open Door’s comprehensive services, it’s one-stop shopping that allows for “warm handoffs” from primary care to mental health, dental, optometry and podiatric services. “Open […]
Study of Women with Cervical Cancer Shows Importance of Screenings
A recent study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control found that 60% of women with cervical cancer had not received the recommended screening before their diagnosis. Many were unfamiliar with the risk factors associated with cervical cancer or did not understand the implications of their screening test results. Many lacked health insurance to pay […]
Consumption of Sweetened Beverages Is on the Rise, Causing Health Problems in Children
The New York State Department of Health reports that the average child consumes more than 500 cans of soda annually. Recent studies show a significant shift in children’s drinking habits – while children once drank twice as much milk as soda, today’s children drink twice as much soda as milk. This trend worries medical professionals […]