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Health Equity

At Fidelis Care, we believe everyone should have the opportunity to live a healthy life. It’s our mission to ensure New Yorkers have access to high-quality healthcare, so they can get the care they need when they need it.

But many other factors contribute to an individual’s health and wellness beyond access to healthcare. Socioeconomic conditions can influence health risks and outcomes. Poverty, food insecurity, housing instability, education, employment, access to transportation and other circumstances contribute to health disparities among underserved and vulnerable populations.

Fidelis Care is committed to removing those barriers to health to improve access, quality, and affordability. It is an ongoing process that requires working together with our members, providers, and community-based organizations to support fair and just opportunities to equal access to healthcare.

Learn more about our different approaches to improve health equity:


Key partnerships

Wellness commitment to Buffalo Urban League

To nurture social entrepreneurship, facilitate wellness, and strengthen organizations focused on Black, Indigenous and People of Color in Buffalo’s East Side, Fidelis Care and the Centene Foundation donated $1.1 million to the Buffalo Urban League (BUL) to help establish its new headquarters and develop a Wellness and Entrepreneurial Center.

In addition, Fidelis Care partners with BUL through community programs and at events held in the city focused on health, family support and stabilization services, foster care, adoption, education, job training, employment, scholarships, and more.

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Mental health alliance with The Jed Foundation

As part of our behavioral health efforts, Fidelis Care and the Centene Foundation awarded $1.1 million to The Jed Foundation (JED) to protect the mental health of New York State’s youth.

Through the funding, JED will expand its current services, providing at least five youth-serving community-based organizations (CBOs) with consultation or strategic planning services, including expert guidance, educational workshops, and training programs, equipping young people with life skills and connecting them to mental healthcare when they are in distress.

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More Health Equity News


Hispanic Heritage Month: Overcoming Barriers
10/4/2024 • Posted by Peter González, Latinos Unidos of the Hudson Valley Board President in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Health-Related Social Needs, In The Community

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This Hispanic Heritage Month, Latinos Unidos of the Hudson Valley recognizes that health issues are some of the most important challenges facing the Hispanic community. Language barriers and lack of information in their native language as well as social stigma deter many Spanish speakers from getting help with their health concerns. That is why Latinos Unidos makes it a top priority to partner with Fidelis Care and other healthcare organizations to make sure that the Hispanic community has access to quality, affordable healthcare.

A Fidelis Care representative attended our Saturday morning ESL class and spoke in Spanish and English on what Fidelis Care has to offer to the Hispanic community. Latinos Unidos also partnered with Fidelis Care to distribute information on the advantages of affordable healthcare.

Latinos Unidos offers free flu shot clinics and workshops on child abuse, women’s health, nutrition, diabetes, and other health and wellness issues important to the Hispanic community. We are committed to quality of life issues impacting Latinos in the Hudson Valley and are concerned with equity and fairness for all.  Latinos Unidos works to maintain the dignity and integrity of the individual and improve and empower the entire community through actions that are respectful of diversities within our cultures.

This year, Latinos Unidos hosts its 18th annual Hispanic Heritage Cultural Celebration on October 26. The event honors Hispanic culture with an evening of dining and dancing. As our organization's purpose continues to grow and advance our mission, Latinos Unidos functions as a bridge between Spanish speakers and available community resources.

Peter González is President of the Board of Latinos Unidos of the Hudson Valley.  Peter taught as a bilingual educator in the Newburgh Enlarged City School District for more than three decades and served as bilingual liaison. Gonzalez and three others founded Latinos Unidos of the Hudson Valley to share information on navigating the health system and other resources available to the Spanish-speaking community.