Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center

Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center

Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center is a health care system located in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. Its focus is on preventing disease and promoting healthy lifestyles in the community of North Brooklyn through its fifteen centers. Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center is administratively under New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.

Woodhull is notable for its program against childhood asthma that is prevalent in the Brooklyn area. It has partnership with local schools and the North Brooklyn Asthma Action Alliance for this cause. Woodhull's Paul Poroski Family Center has been designated as an AIDS Center by the New York State. The center has the following special subdivisions: AIDS Center; Behavioral Health; Chronic Care Management; Asthma Care; Diabetes Care; Level III Perinatal Center; SAFE (Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner) SART (Sexual Assault Response Teams) Center; Women's Health.

References

* [http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/facilities/woodhull.shtml Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center] . The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC). Retrieved on 18 June 2007.
* [http://hospitals.nyhealth.gov/browse_view.php?id=230 Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center] nyhealth.gov. Retrieved on 18 June 2007.


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