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Death’s Disparities: Health Inequality in New York City

WEBWhat Drives NYC’s Health Disparities? Janaki Chadha and Ruth Ford | January 4, 2017. Diabetes and assaults, HIV and asthma, sicken or kill people in low …

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Opinion: Reimagining Public Health for NYC Starts With …

WEBTo gain a deeper understanding of how we can recover and rebuild, the Health Department recently launched a new series entitled “Reimagining Public Health …

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What Drives NYC's Health Disparities

WEBBy Janaki Chadha and Ruth Ford. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 1972. The neighborhood's current health problems can partly be traced to economic trends and …

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For Alzheimer's Patients, Racial Disparities Threaten Detection and

WEBMuch of the work of reducing racial disparities around Alzheimer’s involves centering the patient. A project Sano is heading called RADAR-CLD (for Recruitment …

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What You Need to Know: How Undocumented Seniors Can Apply …

WEBLea la versión en español aquí. For years, advocates have pushed the state to expand its low-cost health insurance to cover undocumented immigrants, who …

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New Law Will Require NY Hospitals to Assess Community Impact …

WEBThe Health Equity Assessment Act (S.1451A / A.191A) will require any hospital or clinic applying for a CON—through which the state grants approval for major …

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Lack of Affordable Housing Fuels Health Disparities in Central …

WEBAn affordable housing shortage continues to fuel health disparities and financial problems in Central Brooklyn’s predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods, …

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Opinion: Why Physicians and Public Health Leaders Should …

WEBA couple of medical students from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine were in the crowd, too. We were inspired to join efforts to #CaptheCrossBronx by Nilka …

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Can the Next 'Beep' Make the Bronx Healthier

WEBMore recently, BP Ruben Diaz Jr. has operated a campaign, #Not62, targeting chronic health conditions that often see the Bronx ranked as the 62nd and …

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Understanding New York's Public Hospitals Crisis

WEBPublished October 18, 2017. Adi Talwar. Lincoln Medical Center at 149th Street and Morris Avenue in the Bronx, one of the H+H facilities facing a multifaceted crisis. Call it the …

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City Watch: Bottcher Urges City and State to Fund Treatment Beds …

WEBOn the campaign trail, Manhattan Councilmember Erik Bottcher drew on his personal experiences to bring attention to what he termed the “shadow pandemic” of …

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Pandemic Expansion of Telehealth Has Improved Access for Kids …

WEBBy Jeanmarie Evelly . Published January 27, 2021. At the start of the pandemic, New York lifted restrictions on the use of telehealth for Medicaid recipients. …

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Initial Data on Forced Removals of People Deemed Mentally Ill …

WEBMayor Eric Adams provides an update on the city’s “severe mental illness plan” at City Hall Wednesday. A controversial initiative to involuntarily remove people …

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Opinion: The UnitedHealthcare-Mount Sinai Contract Dispute …

WEBTo suddenly find that their preferred physicians are no longer covered by insurance is a scary prospect for patients. It may change or halt their established …

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Latino Families Worry COVID-19 Has Sidelined The Bronx’s …

WEBThe 2017 report “Health of Latinos in New York City” revealed that over one in six Latino children under 12, and one in four Latinos of high school age, 28 percent, …

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Bronx Families Face Greatest Barriers to 'Well-Being' Across New …

WEBThe information is also intended to guide policy decisions and set legislative priorities for New York’s COVID-19 recovery plans, CCC says, especially as Gov. …

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Opinion: Cutting Expensive Middle-Men Out of Home Care Will …

WEBOur bill, The Home Care Savings & Reinvestment Act, would stop the state from giving insurance companies billions of dollars meant for care by removing these …

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Fall 2017 City Limits Youth Training Program In Public Service

WEBMenu. Topics. Politics & Government; COVID-19; Housing and Homelessness; Health and Environment

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Opinion: The Hidden Consequences of the Faith-Based Affordable …

WEBOpinion: The Hidden Consequences of the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act. By Daniel O'Donnell. Published May 1, 2024. “Many faith-based institutions are …

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Try It Out: City Limits' NYC 'Good Cause' Rent Calculator

WEBThis year, it’s $5,846 for a studio, $6,005 for a one-bedroom, $6,742 for a two-bedroom, $8,413 for a three-bedroom, and $9,065 for a four-bedroom. Adding another …

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Opinions Harden Over Atlantic Yards Housing

WEBThe dramatic slow-down in housing construction at the Brooklyn site is fodder for opponents of the project. But supporters believe the development will still …

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Council Oversight Hearing Probes NYCHA's 'PACT' Plan

WEBAccording to NYCHA’s “PACT Project Progress and Compliance Oversight” dashboard, 93 percent of work orders submitted by PACT residents were completed on …

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Can Curbing CUNY's Carbon Footprint Help Tackle Its …

WEBCUNY estimates that it currently faces a $4.3 billion backlog in deferred maintenance costs across its 25 schools. “The sorry state of its campus is doing a …

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