By Dr. Pedro Gonzalez, Penn Yan Community Health, part of Finger Lakes Community Health. Danger signs you should know—and tips to keep your heart healthy.One of the first things we do as doctors when you come in for a visit is to listen to your heart. There’s a...
Press Releases
Feeling your best in 2024
By Jacob Sprouse, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacist, Finger Lakes Community Health. Being your best, healthy self is different for everyone. It depends on many factors including your age, gender, lifestyle, and baseline health; what we consider to be optimal wellness at...
How do you keep kids healthy in the winter?
By Rebecca Martin, FNP, Penn Yan School-Based Health Center, part of Finger Lakes Community Health. When the cold weather arrives and your kids want to stay inside to play video games, or watch TV, what can you do to keep them active and healthy? Encourage them to go...
Finger Lakes Community Health Wins Transformative Innovation Award
Finger Lakes Community Health (FLCH) announced it has received the 2023 Transformative Innovation Awards in Community Health: Incorporating Nutrition to Improve Diabetes Health Outcomes. Finger Lakes Community Health was among five recipients of the 2023 award, which...
PrEP is for Every Body
By Olivia Catalano, Reproductive Health Program Manager, Finger Lakes Community Health Join us October 23-29, as we take part in PrEP Awareness Week, a time to raise awareness about medication that aims to decrease the risk of contracting HIV for those exposed to it...
Medicare 101: With so many options, it’s important to understand the basics.
By Rhonda Jackson, Community Health Advocate, Finger Lakes Community Health Overview of Medicare Medicare is for people 65 or older (and some individuals under 65 who are disabled, blind, have ALS, or End-Stage Renal Disease). If you are about to turn 65, no doubt...
A Different Kind of Pharmacist
Welcome Jacob M. Sprouse, Pharm.D., our new clinical pharmacist.
Are they just teenagers or could it be depression?
Teenage years are often defined by angst, rebellion, and breaking away from family in a search for independence. But symptoms of depression are not “normal” in adolescent development and should be taken seriously.
How do you talk with youth about difficult topics?
Is there a perfect time to talk to your kids and loved ones about important topics like relationships and sexual health? Yes, sexual health. Often not an easy topic to talk about with adults let alone kids but it’s surely an important one.
School-Based Health Centers
Imagine having a medical facility on the campus of your child’s school. Now that’s a reality with the Penn Yan School-Based Health Center located at Penn Yan Elementary.