Our Prescription for Play team connected with their key demographic and got a chance to watch kids interact with the program in real time at the American Academy of Pediatrics conference! Check out the creations that some of the conference’s younger attendees built! 👇 The program, supported by the LEGO Group and The LEGO Foundation, encourages primary care providers to discuss play and its benefits with parents and caregivers during well-child visits for 18-36 month old patients. In addition to connecting with parents, caregivers, and providers, seeing imaginative play in action was the highlight of our visit!
Weitzman Institute
Research Services
Middletown, Connecticut 1,411 followers
Inspiring primary care innovation for the underserved through research, education, and policy.
About us
The Weitzman Institute is a unique organization dedicated to research, education, and innovation in primary care with offices in Connecticut, California and Colorado. Embedded within Community Health Center, Inc., one of the largest community health centers in the country, our multidisciplinary staff is transforming the delivery of primary care through research, technology, education, and innovation.
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- Research Services
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- 51-200 employees
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- Middletown, Connecticut
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- 2007
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1525 Raleigh St
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Denver, Colorado 80204, US
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Employees at Weitzman Institute
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Kameron Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP
Kameron Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP is an Influencer Chief Health Officer, Cityblock Health | Family Physician | Faculty | Advisor | Co-Founder, Tour for Diversity in Medicine | Aspen Health Innovators…
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Ianita Zlateva
Research and Evaluation, Healthcare Performance & Quality Improvement
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Grace Wang
Evaluating how new technologies impact health and cost
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Amy D. Gagliardi
Maternal and Child Health Professional
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Congratulations to our Vice President and Director April Joy Damian, PhD, MSc, CHPM, PMP on being named 2024 Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World! Enjoy Sydney!
Vice President and Director, Weitzman Institute | Health Equity Senior Scholar, AcademyHealth | Psychiatric Epidemiologist | Health Services Researcher | Marquis Who’s Who in America Honoree | CHIEF
Honored to be selected to receive the prestigious 2024 Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World™ award from the Foundation for Filipina Women's Network (FWN) under the category, Innovator and Thought Leader: Pioneer of Progress. This award “honors the Filipina woman whose groundbreaking contributions have redefined industries and dares to think differently. From disrupting traditional business models to revolutionizing art, literature, and science, these leaders inspire innovation and foster advancements that change the way we live and whose inventive spirit and visionary ideas have created waves of change, touching lives and shaping the future. The award honors those who excel in their professions and industries, champion social good, uplift others through femtorship, and leave a powerful legacy.” Special thanks to Joyce Javier for nominating me for this award, Margaret Flinter, APRN, PHD, FAAN, Joseph Gallo, and Mandy Lamb for their support in the application process, Teresita Batayola, Rhodora Palomar-Fresnedi, and Nora Galleros for being part of my selection committee, FWN Founder and CEO, Marily M., for her vision and leadership in lifting up the individual and collective power of Filipina women on a global scale, and of course, to my parents and chosen family who first instilled in me the bayanihan spirit, a traditional Filipino value that embodies communal unity, so I can continue to lift others up as I climb. Happy Filipino American History Month—Sydney, here we come! About the Foundation for Filipina Women's Network (FWN): "At FWN, a San Francisco-based nonprofit 501(c)(3), we imagine a world where Filipina women are CEOs, scientists, thought leaders, and change-makers—leaders in the public and private sectors of the economy. That’s the future we’re building. FWN is more than just an organization – we’re a revolution. Founded on a bold vision of Filipina disruptive leadership, FWN shines a spotlight on the Most Influential Filipina Women in the World Awardees. These aren’t just names on a list – they’re a global force of trailblazers who have shattered glass ceilings and transformed industries. We scour the planet, searching for Filipina women who have left their mark on the world stage. These women are the architects of change, from groundbreaking entrepreneurs to visionary policymakers." https://lnkd.in/equ-QHh2
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Thanks to all who stopped by our booth at the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) Community Health Institute (CHI) & Expo Conference! It was our pleasure to connect and collaborate with those interested in transforming health care delivery and directing it to people who need it most. Check out some pics of leadership and staff representing the Weitzman Institute and our affiliates: Community Health Center, ConferMED, Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers and The National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA), below. Learn more about our health system at mwhs1.com. See you next time! #conference #health #healthcare #healthequity #research #primarycare #specialtycare #education #innovation #technology #atlanta #georgia
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Greetings from Kuala Lumpur! For the last three days, Community Health Center, Inc.'s Center for Key Populations’ Medical Director Marwan Haddad, MD, MPH, AAHIVS has been attending the 2024 Implementation Science Summer Bootcamp, hosted by the University of Malaya's Center of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERIA), where he has a visiting professorship, and Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Haddad spoke at the conference on the role telehealth can play in implementation science strategies, highlighting the work being done at CHC, Inc. and the Weitzman Institute through ECHO clinics. CHC, Inc. was the first Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) to operate its own Project ECHO® clinics. Weitzman ECHO clinics are specifically designed to meet the needs of safety net primary care providers and their communities. Learn more, here: chc1.co/echo. Check out the conference agenda, here: https://lnkd.in/ex5W7DKr. The National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center at NIH #globalhealth #healthcare #medical #research #health #policy
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June 11 is the inaugural International Day of Play, as designated by the United Nations General Assembly. International Day of Play is designed to emphasize the value of play for children’s development and physical and mental well-being. Prescription for Play (P4P) is committed to embedding guidance on the importance of play in child development into pediatric care across the country, ensuring every child is provided ample time, resources, safe spaces and the encouragement and freedom to play every day. Our team and so many other organizations are working to ensure caregivers and care teams alike understand this need and that any barriers to this fundamental right are eliminated. Thank you to all of our dedicated participants who work every day to promote play for children. Happy Day of Play! Learn more about the International Day of Play, here: internationaldayofplay.org and P4P and our research findings, here: https://lnkd.in/en7vnrDQ.
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The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) enabled widespread access to psychiatric care through virtual visits by video and voice. In their new Health Affairs Forefront article, Weitzman Institute staff: Aleyah Johnson; Tonantzin E. Juarez; Jessica McCann; Rebecca L. Emery Tavernier and Community Health Center Chief Psychiatry Officer Tichianaa Armah, MD advocate for the permanent adoption and coverage of voice-based telepsychiatry and recommend measures to incorporate it into policies to promote equity. “Beyond improving accessibility to mental health care, voice-based telepsychiatry (VBT) simultaneously allows providers to offer treatment at their patients’ convenience, increase appointment flexibility, and reduce missed appointments or loss to follow-up. VBT offers a viable solution to promoting equitable access to psychiatry services, necessitating its adoption and coverage." Read the full article here: bit.ly/4bZd69h.
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“Baltimore is a great American city, but like other great American cities, it faces challenges. Growing up here, I saw these challenges first-hand, yet also saw the creativity and resiliency of communities. Maybe that’s why I’ve focused my work on the health care safety net, particularly community health centers and other organizations that view health care as a right, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay,” wrote Weitzman Institute Senior Health Policy Analyst Jessica McCann, in a new Academy Health blog. Hear more from Jessica about Baltimore’s challenges and resiliencies. Read the blog post “The Charm City: Baltimore’s Communities Work to Improve Health and Well-Being,” here: bit.ly/4dMnfrz.
The Charm City: Baltimore's Communities Work to Improve Health and Well-Being | AcademyHealth
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The 2024 Weitzman Virtual Symposium: Representation Matters was a powerful event, where the nation’s top thought leaders, researchers, clinicians, and entrepreneurs challenged, informed, and inspired us. Thank you to everyone who attended, and to our impactful speakers, Donald Warne, Hafeezah Muhammad, Dr. Deann Butler MHA, MBA, Christopher J. King, PhD, FACHE, Carlos Stringer Smith DDS MDiv, Annita Lucchesi, Sonja Diaz, Rashmi R. Rao, Irene Dankwa-Mullan MD MPH, Abner Mason, Sahee Abdelmomin. We hope you found the event energizing, informational, and inspiring. We truly appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you next year! #WeitzmanSymposium #HealthEquity #PrimaryCare
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The 2024 Weitzman Virtual Symposium: Representation Matters is happening TODAY at 11AM ET/8AM PT! Registration for this year’s Symposium will remain open throughout the day – register to join us for this exciting, free event at any time. Register Today: https://chc1.co/3ycCrxF Up to 4.5 CE/CME credits will be available for event attendees at no cost. View the agenda, speaker lineup, and learn more about this year’s Symposium, where we will explore the pressing issues facing healthcare today, at https://chc1.co/4bfYd29 #WeitzmanSymposium #HealthEquity #PrimaryCare
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The 2024 Weitzman Virtual Symposium starts Wednesday morning! If you haven't registered already, *there’s still time to join us for this free event, which offers up to 4.5 CME/CEs at no cost.* Mark your calendar for May 15, 2024 at 11AM ET/8AM PT. Register Today: https://lnkd.in/eWEsSWwN To learn more about event speakers and our exciting agenda, visit https://lnkd.in/eM5jyp8q Please join us as we explore the pressing issues facing healthcare today, including Indigenous health, health justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and technology in the context of healthcare innovation through trans-disciplinary, patient- and community-affirming approaches to drive positive and sustainable change. #WeitzmanSymposium #HealthEquity #PrimaryCare
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