Start Your Year Healthy and Happy: Understanding Psychiatry

Start Your Year Healthy and Happy: Understanding Psychiatry

As we begin a new year, prioritizing your health—both physical and mental—is essential. Mental health challenges like anxiety or depression affect countless individuals, yet many remain unsure of where to begin. Psychiatry can play a critical role in improving mental...
Techniques to Address Holiday Stress

Techniques to Address Holiday Stress

Every year, the holidays arrive, and although exciting, they come with so many expectations: family reunions, the perfect dish, and the perfect gift. By Laurie Ellis, LCSW, Behavioral Health, Penn Yan Community Health, part of Finger Lakes Community Health with eight...
Diabetic Retinopathy: Are you at risk?

Diabetic Retinopathy: Are you at risk?

How to prevent this sight-threatening disease—and how it’s treated if you’re diagnosed. By Carissa Jensen RN, MSN CDCES, Finger Lakes Community Health, an independent non-profit healthcare organization with nine health centers in the region. There’s a serious...
Community Health Centers are here for you!

Community Health Centers are here for you!

By Mary Zelazny, CEO, Finger Lakes Community Health, an independent organization with nine community health centers in the region. Each year, we celebrate National Health Center Week (Aug. 4-10, 2024), so let’s talk about the importance of community health centers and...