Our weekly roundup of curated news related to COVID-19. (March 30)
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It Really is That Important For You To Stay Home
While most New Yorkers are heeding the call to #StayHomeNYC, it’s still important to highlight how staying home saves lives.
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COVID-19 News: Your Monday Update (3/23)
FPHNYC is kicking off a weekly roundup series of COVID-19 news. Come back each Monday for updates.
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COVID-19: Staying apart and hanging together
In her recent op-ed for NY Daily News, Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the Health Department’s Commissioner, writes about the challenges of COVID-19, and the need for New Yorkers to stick together.
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Looking Ahead to 2020
As we start a new year and decade, we’re reflecting on all we’ve accomplished together, and how far we still have left to go to make New York healthier for all. To kick off 2020, here are our resolutions for a healthier New York City. Improve the health of mothers and babies. Bringing a new…
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FPHNYC Awarded $750,000 to Provide Rapid & Confidential Sexual Health Testing to Fort Greene
The Fund for Public Health in NYC is honored to be one of ten awardees for the 2019 TD Ready Challenge award of $750,000.
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Creating Partnerships to Improve Maternal Care in NYC Hospitals
FPHNYC was recently awarded a $300,000 grant from The New York Community Trust to address disparities and inequities in maternal health.
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The Breakfast Club: ¡Buen Provecho!
For residents at higher risk for diabetes, hypertension and obesity, a school-based healthy eating program like Buen Provecho can dramatically improve health.
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Our Top Takeaways from APHA 2019
FPHNYC staff joined thousands at APHA to talk about the challenges currently facing public health and exciting directions for the future. Here’s what we learned.
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Funding Expands Current City Efforts to Reduce Drug Overdose Epidemic
New York City, like the rest of the nation, remains in the midst of a drug overdose epidemic. In 2017, more New Yorkers died from drug overdose than from suicide, homicide, and motor vehicle accidents combined.
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Join the Fight Against E-Cigarettes
While New York City has seen its youth cigarette smoking rate drop dramatically over the past decade, a new menace has taken the place of combustible tobacco: e-cigarettes. The increase in sales and use of these products (including e-cigs, vapes, e-hookahs, mods) indicates an alarming public health trend.
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