Recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates an alarming trend! Suicide is the leading cause of death in teenage girls, ages 15-19, outside of Africa.
You’ve heard of the term healthy food deserts, but did you know that New York City – the health care capital of the world – also has primary care deserts?
An astonishing 75% of NYC’s 1.1 million public school students – 780,000 children – are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. However, only 250,000 (1 in 3) eligible students participate in school lunch programs.
In the changing health care landscape of today, hospitals are being incentivized to keep patients out of the hospital and in community settings for as long as possible. The aim is to improve quality while also reducing the cost of care resulting...
About 6,000 unaccompanied immigrant children from Central America were released to sponsors in New York State last year, the second highest receiving state after Texas.
Missed the session? View recording here . Important changes in national, New York State and local health policy – linked to implementation of the Affordable Care Act – present an unprecedented opportunity to dramatically reshape our approach to...
On March 17, funders came together to learn from experts – practitioners, researchers and policymakers – about the promise of the community schools strategy in NYC.