Health Homes for Children Make Way for Early Trauma Identification &...
This October, New York is expected to launch the Health Home program for children enrolled in Medicaid, and experts are hopeful that this new model will transform coordination of care and services that...
View ArticleFighting Chronic Disease: The Battle Starts at a Young Age
By Amanda Li, Junior Policy Associate Almost a third of New York adults are obese, and in 2030, New York is projected to have well over 16.3 million cases of obesity-related chronic health...
View ArticleBreaking the Association between Food Subsidies and Cardiometabolic Risks
By Amanda Li, Junior Policy Associate A recent article published by JAMA Internal Medicine shows an association between the increased consumption of the foods that are financially supported by the...
View Article“Healthy and Affordable food is my right!” East Harlem fights for food access...
On Friday July 22nd, with the sun beating down overhead, a large crowd filled the sidewalk and spilled over onto the street in front of City Fresh Food Market on 116th St., East Harlem. The crowd, part...
View ArticleChronic Disease: How Do We Tackle One of Our Biggest Public Health Challenges?
By Amanda Li, Junior Policy Associate Our nation spends over 75% of its total healthcare dollars on treating people with chronic illnesses. Yet despite all of this spending, chronic diseases are still...
View ArticlePromoting Universal Well-Being in Schools
By Michele Calvo, Policy Associate It’s a scene that brings joy to parents everywhere—a room full of energetic kindergarteners competing to sit up straight, listen quietly to their teachers and focus...
View ArticleEveryone Deserves to Eat Healthy: How NYC is Bringing Fresher, Higher Quality...
By Amanda Li, Junior Policy Associate Park Slope Key Food, Flushing Met Foods, Clinton Hill Key Food, Williamsburg Key Food, Gowanus Pathmark, Boerum Hill Met Foods, Washington Heights Associated, East...
View ArticleWhen It Comes to Physical Education, Where Does Your School Stand?
By Amanda Li, Junior Policy Associate Physical activity plays a crucial role in the health and well-being of children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, regular exercise...
View ArticleFarm to Food Bank: A Bill That Will Benefit Many
By Amanda Li, Junior Policy Associate Over 2.6 million New Yorkers are food insecure and depend on the Emergency Food Assistance Program for their food. Unfortunately, the number of food insecure...
View ArticleThe Health Benefits of a Tax
By Chideraa Ukeje, Policy Associate Obesity, diabetes, and tooth decay are just a few of the health consequences that result from sugary drink consumption. The good news is that over the last 20 years,...
View ArticleThe Need for Online SNAP Payments
By Amanda Li, Junior Policy Associate The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has come a long way since 1939, when the first food stamp recipients stood in lines that were thousands of...
View ArticleHighlights from the Breastfeeding Community of Practice Kick-Off Event
By Amanda Li, Junior Policy Associate The Advancing Prevention Project (APP) and the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) are coordinating a Breastfeeding Community of Practice (CoP) for Local...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Get Smart
By Amanda Li, Junior Policy Associate Antibiotics can save lives in the face of severe infections. However, the overuse of antibiotics has created a major public health challenge across the globe:...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Address New York’s C- Grade in Infrastructure
By Amanda Li, B.A., Junior Policy Associate C in Aviation, D+ in Bridges, C- in Dams, C in Drinking Water, B- in Parks, D- in Roads, B- in Solid Waste, C- in Transit, and D in Wastewater…these were the...
View ArticleFor Healthcare in the City to Work, We Need City Health Works
By Amanda Li, B.A., Junior Policy Associate Not only is there currently a lack of physicians in underserved neighborhoods across the U.S., but in these neighborhoods, there is also often a disconnect...
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June Jackson Christmas: The Making of an Activist
From the Urban Health Matters Blog by Sheree Crute ___________________________________________________________________________________ June Jackson Christmas, MD, is a psychiatrist and pioneer of urban...
View ArticleTo Prohibit or to Incentivize? Promoting Healthy Eating among SNAP Beneficiaries
By Amanda Li, B.A., Junior Policy Associate The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is supposed to help “low-income people and families buy the food they need for good health.” However,...
View ArticlePlacemaking Our Way to Healthier Communities and Better Lives
By Amanda Li, B.A., Junior Policy Associate As reported by the County Health Rankings, only 20% of our health is determined by the clinical care that we receive. The remaining 80% is based on our...
View ArticleThe American Antibiotics Resistance Crisis: Experts in Agriculture and Health...
FROM THE URBAN HEALTH MATTERS BLOG BY AMANDA LI Academy hosts forum on taming a growing, national health threat With resistance to antibiotics prevalent in every country across the globe and more than...
View ArticleNew York’s Journey to Safe and Complete Streets
By Amanda Li, B.A., Junior Policy Associate The bad news? Between 2005 and 2014, there were 3,007 pedestrian deaths in New York State. The good news? New York’s Pedestrian Death Index has decreased...
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