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Mount Sinai outreach coordinator outlines free clinic services for work-related injuries
Summary
Michelle Oranel Lee of Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers described no-cost, confidential occupational health services, outreach channels and a youth workshop during a Community Board 11 Health Committee meeting.
Michelle Oranel Lee, outreach and education program coordinator for the Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health, told the Bronx Community Board 11 Health and Social Services Committee that her clinics provide no-cost, confidential evaluation and treatment for work-related injuries and illnesses and can assist with workers' compensation claims.
The Mount Sinai outreach coordinator spoke during the committee’s meeting and said the clinics “offer no cost confidential care for work related injuries and illnesses, including diagnoses and treatment, regardless of the person's insurance or their documentation status.” She added the centers support patients through specialty referrals, workplace hazard screenings and return-to-work accommodations.
Why it matters: Committee members said many residents are unaware of occupational-health services and asked how the clinics conduct outreach to nonunion workers, houses of worship and community groups. Lee said the centers coordinate largely through unions, but her role also involves outreach to many community-based organizations, senior centers, health fairs and email campaigns to reach nonunion workers.
Lee said Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers are part of the New York State Occupational Clinic network and that the system includes multiple clinic locations: a Manhattan site in Harlem, and additional locations in Staten Island, Yonkers and Suffern. She said the clinics also participate in the World Trade Center Health Program for volunteers exposed on Sept. 11, 2001.
Committee members pressed for clearer local contact information and for the presentation materials to be shared. A board member asked Lee to provide a copy of her flyer and contact details to the board office; Lee confirmed she would send the PDF and contact information to the board.
Lee also described a one-hour workshop for youth ages 16 to 24 covering workplace hazards, workers’ rights in New York State and basic occupational-health literacy. Committee members suggested the clinic staff attend the board’s upcoming health fair to reach local residents.
The committee did not take any formal votes related to the presentation.
