On the Road to Uber in Upstate New York
By Amanda Li, B.A., Junior Policy Associate The idea of Uber was born on a snowy night in 2008, when Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp struggled to get a cab. Wouldn’t it be nice if we had reliable...
View ArticleThe Future of Mental Health is Unclear
By Amanda Li, B.A., Junior Policy Associate Mental disorders and substance abuse have widespread, disabling burdens on our health and communities. Over 20% of people in New York suffer from mental...
View ArticleAmidst the Closing of Supermarkets, a Bill Provides Hope
By Amanda Li, B.A., Junior Policy Associate In September 2016, Promoting Prevention published a blog post about the closing of City Fresh, a local supermarket in East Harlem. Just a few weeks later,...
View ArticleA Telephone Survey Reveals Important Findings About Obesity in New York State
By Amanda Li, B.A., Junior Policy Associate An annual telephone survey administered statewide by the New York State Department of Health showed the following key findings: 25% of adults in the state...
View ArticleA 750 Mile Plan to Safer Cycling and Better Health
By Amanda Li, B.A., Junior Policy Associate Increasing cardiovascular health, building muscle strength, enhancing flexibility, promoting joint mobility, reducing stress and anxiety…this is by no means...
View ArticlePlace Based Approaches to Health Disparities Learning Collaborative
By Amanda Li, B.A., Junior Policy Associate Did you know: That African Americans represent 43% of New York State’s AIDS cases, even though they make up only 14% of New York’s total population? That...
View ArticleSupervised Injection Facilities: A Controversial but Proven Solution to a...
By Amanda Li and Michele Calvo In 1995, at the peak of the United States’ HIV/AIDS epidemic, 43,115 people died from the disease within that one year alone. Now, in 2017, we are facing an even deadlier...
View ArticlePartners in Health: Community Food Programs and Hospital Partnerships in New...
Heart disease, diabetes, and obesity are among the serious conditions that can result from a poor diet. Creating healthy food environments is vital to preventing these serious conditions and promoting...
View ArticleDoes a One-Size-Fits-All Approach Work When It Comes to Reducing Sodium Intake?
FROM THE URBAN HEALTH MATTERS BLOG BY AMANDA LI Cardiovascular disease (CVD) currently ranks as the number one killer in the United States. In fact, one out of every four deaths can be attributed to...
View ArticlePaving the Road for Expansive Policies, the Complete Streets List is In
People everywhere are demanding safer, innovative streets for their towns. One of the ways to go about this is to come up with new transportation policies that will accommodate every citizen,...
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New Yorkers Need to Get Serious about Getting Active: New Report
FROM THE URBAN HEALTH MATTERS BLOG BY ELLIE DEGARMO New Yorkers are exercising less than they did five years ago and at a rate below that of the average American. That’s what a newly released...
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Children’s Menus Offer Fewer Sugary Drink Options but There is Still Room for...
By Ellie DeGarmo, B.A., Junior Policy Associate Research reveals that children’s chain restaurant meals have gotten healthier. More specifically, children’s menu items are less likely to offer sugary...
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Breastfeeding Awareness Every Month – Not Just August
By Ellie DeGarmo, B.A., Junior Policy Associate August is National Breastfeeding Month, and New York State (NYS) is dedicated to promoting breastfeeding as a part of the NYS Prevention Agenda (NYSPA)....
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Spike in Opioid Overdose Deaths Due to Increase in Illicitly Manufactured...
Image credit: PBSS issue brief, page 2 By Ellie DeGarmo, B.A., Junior Policy Associate Opioid overdose deaths are on the rise in the United States, with over 52,400 in 2015 and recent estimates...
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Universal Free Lunch—Feeding Even More Kids
Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons By Holly Woodbury, B.A., Center for Health Policy & Programs Intern The push toward improved healthy food access for children scored another victory earlier this...
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Addressing Obesity through the Built Environment: An Event Recap
By Ellie DeGarmo, B.A., Junior Policy Associate and Diane Kolack, B.A., Policy Associate We tuned into a daylong Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Workshop In an effort to address obesity by exploring...
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New Report: Local Food on the Public Plate Can Boost Health, Create Jobs
By Kimberly Libman and Glenda Neff When you hear “local food,” what do you imagine? Do you think of apple picking every fall at your favorite orchard, rows of sweet corn along a country road, or your...
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Health & the Built Environment: Innovative Approaches
Photo credit: Buffalo Rising and the Five Points Buffalo NY neighborhood By Diane Kolack, B.A. Policy Associate This is the second of two posts on health and the built environment. Part one focused on...
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Quantifying the Well-being of Communities
By Ellie DeGarmo, B.A., Junior Policy Associate Can the well-being of a community be measured? Can it be quantified? The Siena College Research Institute (SCRI) developed a way to do both. In May...
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