[7] The institute is accredited by the Joint Commission[8] and recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance as a Level 3 patient-centered medical home.

[15] The Institute began as a small private non-profit that received federal funds to open a Faculty Development Program in Urban Primary Care, which it ran for twenty years.

The EHR also enables research in health processes and outcomes, and has permitted the institute to participate in a number of federal and state payment initiatives such as Primary Care Medical Homes[22] and achieve Meaningful Use[23] designation.

[26][27] In 2012, the Institute opened the Stevenson Family Health Center in the Soundview section of the Bronx, preserving access to care as well as jobs in this underserved and geographically isolated community.

[32] Patients can obtain a wide variety of free or low-cost sexual and reproductive health services at all Institute sites.

Services include: · Birth control, including same-day intrauterine device (IUD) and implant insertion, to help patients plan and space births and to prevent unintended pregnancies · Pregnancy testing and options counseling · Help for patients who want to conceive · Preconception counseling to improve infant and maternal health outcomes, and to improve overall patient health · Gynecological care, including breast and pelvic exams, PAP tests, and internal exams · Sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV prevention education, counseling, and testing · Prenatal care (including CenteringPregnancy™ groups) · Specialized care for people with HIV/AIDS [33] The Institute for Family Health offers contraceptive counseling in a supportive, non-judgemental environment with up-to-date and medically accurate information about all birth control options.

The institute offers the following birth control options at low or no cost: · Same-day IUD insertion and removal (non-hormonal and hormonal types) · Same-day implant insertion and removal · Hormonal birth control (the pill, patch, ring, depo shot) · Condoms · Emergency contraception (i.e., Plan B or ella) [34] The Institute for Family Health 31 health centers[35] located in the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Mid Hudson Valley.