The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services and Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance will host a Human Trafficking 101 training session on May 20. It will cover the fundamentals of identification, treatment, and referral of suspected human trafficking victims in medical settings. In New York State, Public Health Law Section 2805-y, enacted…

GNYHA hosted a May 21 webinar to discuss different options to share health-related social need (HRSN) screening data with the Social Care Networks (SCNs). Representatives from two qualified entities (QEs), Healthix and Hixny, demonstrated the new tools they have developed for health care providers to share HRSN data with the SCNs. The tools integrate directly…

GNYHA will host a virtual Emergency Preparedness Coordinating Council (EPCC) meeting on May 22. The Survey Research team will present the results of GNYHA’s 2nd Annual Needs Assessment Survey for hospitals and continuing care members. The Needs Assessment Survey is a tool designed to inform our emergency preparedness programming and workstreams. The GNYHA Emergency Preparedness…