Dr. Stein is a medical anthropologist and a member of the faculty of SUNY Upstate Medical College, Clinical Campus at Binghamton. She also teaches at SUNY Brockport. Dr. Stein's interests include health and community services for older adults, minority populations, and international health. She is a member of the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health. The Council makes recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding policy, advocacy, and administrative matters related to migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Children receive the gift of an age appropriate book at their one year and three year check-ups.
The Center is taking the lead in developing a collaboration of 20 institutions to develop and implement community based strategies to address the impact of pediatric asthma on communities of color in northern Manhattan. Supported by the State Department of Health, Office of Emerging Majorities, this initiative will reach out to medically underserved children and their families. Through bi-lingual monthly education messages on topics such as High Blood Pressure, medical screenings, panel discussions, and health fairs, the program aims to enhance preventive healthcare awareness. The goal is an enrollment of 50 churches by the end of 2000. The Community Healthcare Network has newly renovated the CABS Health Center, serving the Williamsburg and Bushwick neighborhoods of northern Brooklyn.