News Room: News Briefs

The Health Federation of Philadelphia (HFP) is proud to enter into a new phase of partnership with the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services (DBHIDS). Beginning in FY '24, DBHIDS will include support for HFP in its annual budget, which will enable HFP to expand its clinical leadership by hiring a Director of Behavioral Health Integration.

Officials from Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska’s office, as well as the Health Ministry of Ukraine and directors of Ukrainian regional health authorities visited Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. recently as part of Public Health System Recovery and Resilience in Ukraine, a project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

The Health Federation of Philadelphia hosted its annual Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN) in-person meeting on Tuesday, June 6 and Wednesday, June 7 at Normandy Farm Hotel & Conference Center.

The Health Federation of Philadelphia’s Early Head Start program held a mini pep rally during their May monthly staff meeting to get prepared for the upcoming Federal Monitoring Review Week in June. The theme of the pep rally was "We've Got This!"

The last four decades have brought immense change to the Philadelphia region. Through the good and bad, the ups and downs, one thing has remained constant: The Health Federation of Philadelphia and its commitment to improving access to and the quality of health and human services for underresourced communities and vulnerable populations across the region.

A recent article in the American Journal of Hypertension features findings co-authored by Debra McGrath, FNP, MSN, Director of Health Information Technology at the Health Federation of Philadelphia.

With telehealth, online patient portals and remote monitoring becoming increasingly prevalent, more and more low-income patients who lack access to high-speed internet and devices are being left behind. Enter Tyler Hamler, a Digital Health Navigator at the Health Federation of Philadelphia (HFP)

Health Federation of Philadelphia CEO Natalie Levkovich and Senior Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion José Rodriguez authored an article, "Building a Culture of Partnership: The CEO and Chief Diversity Officer Relationship" published in Profiles in Diversity Journal Q4 2022.

For Immediate Release

Nationals Health Corps Community Health Fellowship Greater Philadelphia

December 8, 2022

HFP received news on Friday, July 15 that our expanded Health Center Controlled Network has been funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the three year cycle of 2022-2025.  This cooperative agreement funded at $1,040,817 for the 2022-2023 grant year supports HFP’s work with 33 community health centers in Pennsylvania in support of their capacity to leverage health

Health Federation was awarded a grant by the Avantor Sciences Foundation to support piloting a digital navigator program in community health centers.  As the healthcare system increasingly moves to include online patient portals, telehealth, and remote monitoring, low-income patients lacking access to high speed internet and devices can easily lag behind.

By: Khadijah Muhammad, MSEd, MSW, Director, Early Head Start

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) and the CDC recently awarded the Health Federation of Philadelphia an additional year of funding for our work on Improving Blood Pressure Control for African American health center patients, through the Million Hearts program.

Philadelphia, PA - The Health Federation of Philadelphia (HFP) announced the hiring of José A. Rodriguez, MS to fill its newly created Senior Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion position.

American Psychologist’s special issue on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) features findings from an evaluation of Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities initiative.  HFP’s Clare Reidy and Leslie Lieberman—with coauthors Debra Rog, Nanmathi Manian, and Tamara Daley from Westat—spotlight the power of ACEs, trauma and resilience (ATR) networks in their article,

The Health Federation of Philadelphia is pleased to announce that on Thursday, January 21, 2021, CEO Natalie Levkovich was honored as the third place finalist for the Not for Profit Social Impact Innovators Award under the category Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion during the The Grea

HFP's Senior Director of Training and Organizational Development, Leslie Lieberman, MSW, who was recently named to Governor Wolf's Trauma-Informed PA Think Tank, shares her thoughts on a trauma-informed PA as the Wolf Administration releases Pennsylvania's Trauma-Informed PA Plan.