News Room

January 22, 2021

The Health Federation was thrilled to be invited to apply for a general operation grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The invitation was the direct result of our good standing as a RWJF grantee and the performance of the MARC project, which is ending in 2021. The one-year grant was approved with an effective date of December 1st.

Posted in: Announcements
January 19, 2021

The Health Federation of Philadelphia's Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) was highlighted in The Philadelphia Inquirer on January 18, 2021.  

January 7, 2021

The Health Federation of Philadelphia community is deeply saddened by the passing of longtime Board member and dear friend and colleague, Dr. Thomas Storey, M.D., MPH.

August 3, 2020

 

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. 

June 2, 2020

The Health Federation of Philadelphia stands with those who are horrified by the callous murder of George Floyd at the hands of sworn police officers as the latest instance of physical, rhetorical, and structural brutality that has been burned into our national psyche. We stand with those who fight for social and racial justice.

May 21, 2020

Philadelphians across the city can now get tested for COVID-19 in dozens of sites throughout Philadelphia.  Many of these sites are Health Federation member FQHCs. With widespread testing now available, officials aren’t expecting any issues with capacity and patients showing symptoms and who fit the criteria can and should get tested and remain in isolation until they receive their results.

May 21, 2020

The National Health Corps is thrilled to announce the recipients of its 2019-2020 Service Award! The award was established this year in honor of AmeriCorps National Service Recognition Day to honor one member from each of the six NHC locations across the United States who exemplifies the AmeriCorps ethic of service and goes above and beyond to serve their communities. Awardees were nominated by fellow members or host site supervisors, and a review panel made final selections based on evidence of each nominee's strong ethic of service, efforts to go above and beyond their assigned responsibilities, and exceptional performance in NHC. 

Leslie Lieberman
April 21, 2020

Leslie Lieberman, Senior Director of Training and Organizational Development and Health Federation of Philadelphia Board Member, Joe Pyle, have been selected to be part of Governor Wolf's new 25 person state-wide Trauma Informed Think Tank.  The geographically and professionally diverse group of "cutting-edge thinkers" regarding ACEs, trauma and resilience, will meet frequently over the next 3

March 13, 2020

The Health Federation of Philadelphia’s (HFP) Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) earned full recognition from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2020.  HFP’s DPP is an evidence-based program aimed at preventing type 2 diabetes in the Philadelphia community.