UniteUs Training for NYC REACH Network
2025-10-22 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
UniteUs is a nation-wide community referral platform. It offers users an in-depth service directory and capabilities to share resources for basic needs, wellness, disease self-management and caregiving.

Users can share information in multiple languages easily by print, email or text. This 1 hour interactive training will provide an overview of the platform and highlight the Network and Screening tools.

Audio and visual access to participate is required.

For eClinicalWorks Users: Coding, Billing, Procedures, HRSN Screening Tool
2025-10-23 10:00 - 12:00
This training will give your practice the tools it needs to successfully use and incorporate eClinicalWorks.

Quality Improvement is the process that systematically improves health care delivery, a process or processes that can be measured, analyzed, improved, and controlled and a continuous effort to achieve stable and predictable process results. This training will give your practice the tools it needs to successfully use and incorporate The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) and Current Procedural Terminology II (CPT II) codes into the practice workflows to improve the quality of care and reimbursements.

The training will cover the following topics:

1. Basic knowledge in:

o International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM)

o Evaluation and management (E/M)

o Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)

2. The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)

3. Current Procedural Terminology II (CPT II)

4. ICD 10, CPT and CPT II and HCPS codes for the following procedures and Quality measures:

· Depression Screening

· Aspirin and other Antithrombotic Medication Therapy

· Tobacco Use Screening and Tobacco Use Intervention

· Diabetes Screening

· Breast Cancer Screening

· Asthma and COPD

· Cholesterol management, lipid panel and LDL

· Colorectal Cancer Screening

· Cervical Cancer Screening

· Blood Pressure Control in HTN

And more

5. How to make a list of the most used by practice procedures in the eCW EMR system.

6. How to add and update procedures to the eCW EMR system.

7. How to associate CPT code to the existing procedures.

8. Health Related Social needs (HRSN) (tool, assessment, coding, and billing).

Presenter: Gloria Alfonso, Practice Facilitator

Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions following the presentation.

Behavioral Health Parity 101
2025-10-27 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-11-19 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-12-19 12:00 - 13:30
Many people are interested in accessing behavioral health services, but often face challenges due to coverage denials and significant out-of-pocket costs. Attend a free NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) training to learn more about behavioral health parity and related resources.

Fall 2025 NYC Chronic Disease Strategy Webinar
2025-10-29 13:00 - 14:00
In January, the Health Department and Mayor’s Office of Food Policy released a multiagency strategy to address root causes of chronic disease and make progress towards the chronic disease-specific goals established by HealthyNYC.

We are inviting partners to join us for a webinar to continue the conversation around implementation of the city’s chronic disease strategy. The event will include a presentation on the recently updated NYC Food Standards along with a selection of community partner presentations and federal updates.

The webinar will be held on Wednesday, October 29th from 1:00-2:00pm EST via Zoom.

For MDland Users: Front Office, Clinical Essentials, Coding, Procedures, HRSN
2025-10-30 10:00 - 12:00
Attendees will learn about the Chronic Care Workflow and how they can contribute to improving patient chronic care management through workflow redesign and quality improvement activities in their practice.

The training will also teach attendees how to use MDLand to create and manage patient paper and electronic documentation by going over:

The Chronic Care Workflow

MDLand Basics

Patient Registration

Patient Portal

Scheduling Appointments

Health Registry Reports

Electronic Referrals

Progress Notes

Documenting Preventive Screenings

Medication History

Clinical Decision Support (CDS)/Order Set

Patient Specific Education

Coding and Procedures

HRSN Screening Tool

Presenter: Martin Chen, Clinical Workflow Manager

Attendees will be able to ask questions at the end of the presentation.

Making Connections to Medicaid Behavioral Health Care Services
2025-11-05 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-11-10 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-11-21 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-12-02 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-12-15 14:00 - 15:30
This training will provide an overview on what Medicaid managed care plans are, how to enroll in Medicaid, and the services available under Medicaid to support people with a substance use disorder or serious mental illness. You will also learn how to identify clients who may be eligible for services such as Health Home care management, Health and Recovery Plans, Community Oriented Recovery and Empowerment services, and Home-and Community-Based Services.

UniteUs Closed Loop Referral Training for NYC REACH Network
2025-11-05 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-03 15:00 - 16:00
UniteUs is a nation-wide community referral platform. It offers users an in-depth service directory and capabilities to share resources for basic needs, wellness, disease self-management and caregiving. Users can share information in multiple languages easily by print, email or text.

This 1 hour interactive training will provide an overview of the platform and highlight the closed loop referral features.

Audio and visual access to participate is required.

Intro to Special Education (In Spanish)
2025-11-06 11:00 - 12:00
Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) invites you to join an informative session with Johanna Espinoza from INCLUDEnyc tailored to empowers parents and providers supporting children and youth with disabilities.

Session Highlights:

Overview of special education resources and rights

Strategies for accessing support and navigating programs

Q&A and practical guidance for families and providers

A webinar link will be sent upon registration

For more information, contact 347-396-4600 or cyshcn@health.nyc.gov

Behavioral Health Parity Training for Service Providers
2025-11-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-17 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-12-03 10:00 - 23:30
Many people are interested in accessing behavioral health services but often face challenges due to coverage denials and significant out-of-pocket costs. Attend a free NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) training to learn more about behavioral health parity and related resources.

This training will provide an overview of behavioral health parity and what steps you can take (or help your clients take) when they experience insurance denials or unexpected out-of-pocket costs. You will also learn about organizations available to support individuals in accessing services such as the Community Health Access to Addiction and Mental Healthcare Project (CHAMP), New York State’s health insurance ombudsman program for substance use disorder and mental health care

*Continuing Education (CE) credits are available to satisfy LCSW and LMSW continuing education requirements, and CASAC renewal and CPP/CPS credentialing requirements for OASAS service providers.

NYC DOHMH Diabetes Stakeholder Convening Fall 2025
2025-11-14 12:00 - 13:00
Please join the NYC Health Department for an opportunity to connect with other diabetes educators across the city. The event will feature diabetes-related updates and a review of the latest research on diabetes distress. You’ll also have the chance to share successes and challenges with your peers in an open discussion.

Needs, Wants, Wishes, and Dreams for Caregivers
2025-11-20 11:00 - 12:00
Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) invites you to join an inspiring session with Gary Shulman, MS Ed. focused on supporting caregivers of children and youth with disabilities.

Explore what truly matters in supporting your child and family

Connect with other caregivers

Actionable tips and interactive discussions

Learn strategies, share your story, and discover how to turn hopes into action.

A webinar link will be sent upon registration.

For more information, contact 347-396-4600 or cyshcn@health.nyc.gov

Trauma-Informed Care for CYSHCN: Practical Approaches for Providers
2025-11-20 13:00 - 14:00
Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) invites you to join a practical, interactive session with Diane Lee, PysD focused on building trauma-informed expertise for those supporting children and youth with disabilities.

Define trauma informed care and core principles

Identify risk factors and symptoms of trauma in children with special health care needs

Apply trauma-informed strategies in clinical practice

A webinar link will be sent upon registration.

For more information, contact 347-396-4600 or cyshcn@health.nyc.gov

Tailoring for the Community: A Lifestyle Coach & Peer Leader Collaborative
2025-12-10 10:00 - 15:00
Join the Bureau of Equitable Health Systems for Tailoring for the Community: A Lifestyle Coach and Peer Leader Collaborative. This event will bring together lifestyle coaches and peer leaders from organizations across NYC that deliver NDPP and CDSMP/DSMP to their communities. Highlighting best practices around program tailoring.

This event is open to: National DPP Lifestyle Coaches, SMRC Chronic Disease/Diabetes Self-Management Program Peer Leaders, and Individuals interested in delivering the National DPP at their organizations.

Winter Health and Safety Training
2025-12-11 12:00 - 13:00
Join NYU Langone Health CHW Research and Resource Center on Thursday, December 11th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST for a virtual training facilitated by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) on Winter Health and Safety. This training is tailored for community health workers, engagement staff, or any interested public health professional curious about climate change. Discussions will revolve around emergency preparedness for power outages, energy insecurity and financial assistance programs, indoor and outdoor safety, as well as recognizing symptoms of hypothermia and frostbite

At the end of training, participants will:

Engage in NYC’s environmental justice initiatives and conversations.

Deliver this training to their community partners.

Understand how extreme weather impacts their role as a public health worker.

Attendee insights will advance DOHMH’s growing community climate resiliency initiatives. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be provided.

UniteUs Overview Training for NYC REACH Network
2025-12-17 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-07 15:00 - 16:00

New York State Patient-Centered Medical Home Sustainability Workshop
2026-01-13 09:00 - 11:00
Congratulations on your NYS Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition! Join NYC REACH for a free NYS PCMH Sustainability Workshop to learn best practices for maintaining PCMH operations, how to align PCMH with other programs, and how to maintain PCMH Recognition. It is important for practices to maintain PCMH operations year-round, as NYS PCMH Recognition must be renewed annually.

All workshops will be held virtually in Zoom. The log-in information and how to access the event will be sent in the confirmation that will go to the email address used to register for the workshop.

Hepatitis C Screening and Management Among People of Childbearing Age and Pregnant People Webinar
2026-01-22 19:00 - 20:00
Join the upcoming two-part webinar series hosted by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in collaboration with the New York City (NYC) Health Department called “Enhanced Screening to Prevent and Proactively Address Perinatal HCV Transmission.”

This series is designed to educate health care providers who come in contact with 1) people of childbearing age, 2) pregnant people (during pregnancy, perinatal and post-natal), and 3) infants and children perinatally infected with HCV on updated HCV screening guidelines, management details, and support with reporting requirements.

Each webinar will qualify for 1 CME, and be presented by Erica Finfer, MPH and Tara Melfi, MPH, CHES, from the Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Requirements and Policies of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) through the joint providership of the Westchester Academy of Medicine, the NYS AAP Chapters 2&3 and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The Westchester Academy of Medicine is accredited by MSSNY to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians.

The Westchester Academy of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0AMA PRA Category I Credits™(each). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Any questions, please contact Mahnoor Nasir at mnasir@health.nyc.gov.

CHIP Learning Collaborative
2026-01-27 18:00 - 19:30
This meeting will be an online event and will include a presentation and discussion with NYCREACH staff who will be discussing an introduction and overview to the CHIP Learning Collaborative, HRSN screenings, Social Care Network (SCN), and history and future developments for the CHIP GIS tools. The agenda and any pre-readings will be sent closer to the meeting date.

We look forward to an exciting kick off to CHIP Year 3 and to joining our new and returning members in valuable discussion!

Public Health Live! Oral Health and Diabetes: An Important Connection
2026-01-28 12:00 - 13:00
Please register and join a Public Health Live! on January 28th at 12:00 p.m. for a webcast entitled: Oral Health and Diabetes: An Important Connection. The webcast will focus on the medical and dental connection between gum disease and diabetes. For more information, including how to register and information about the availability of free continuing education credits, and/or access to the recording of the webcast, go to: Oral Health and Diabetes: An Important Connection | University at Albany

Co-sponsored by the New York State Department of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program and UAlbany’s Center for Public Health Continuing Education.

Hepatitis C Screening and Management Among Perinatally Exposed Infants and Children
2026-01-29 19:00 - 20:00
