The NYC Health Justice Network (NYC HJN) is a program of the New York City Health Department. As part of our longstanding partnership, FPHNYC works closely with the Health Department on the NYC HJN by hiring staff and sourcing resources and services to support program participants’ needs Highlights: A birth certificate. A phone that works….
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Medicaid Together Improving Asthma was a project of the New York City Health Department in partnership with Enterprise Community Partners and five Medicaid managed care organizations. FPHNYC administered contracts for the project as part of our longstanding partnership with the Health Department to launch and scale innovative public health programs. Highlights: Medicaid Together Improving Asthma…
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The Fund for Public Health NYC (FPHNYC) is pleased to welcome Carol Rattray and Vishva Mehta, two highly accomplished professionals, to the organization’s Board of Directors. FPHNYC is an independent nonprofit that provides fiscal and administrative management, as well as strategic fundraising services, to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the…
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This is the second of a two-part series about the dangers of hot weather and how New Yorkers can stay safe. In this post, we explore using pop-up cooling stations in neighborhoods around NYC. At a glance: Heat kills more New Yorkers each year than any other weather hazard, roughly 500 people annually, according to…
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At a glance: NYC’s Abortion Access Hub June of 2026 marked the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which revoked the constitutional right to abortion, essentially forcing American reproductive care back into a patchwork system governed by politics rather than medicine. New York City and state have…
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From Howell Wechsler, CEO: As the new Chief Executive Officer at the Fund for Public Health NYC, I am honored to introduce our latest Impact Report, The Visible Shield (PDF). It reflects what is possible when public health priorities are advanced through strong collaboration among government, community partners, and philanthropy. This year’s report carries special…
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Howell Wechsler, a public health leader with more than four decades of experience, is the new CEO of FPHNYC, the dedicated nonprofit partner of the NYC Health Department Howell Wechsler, EdD, MPH, started as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Fund for Public Health NYC on July 13, 2026. Wechsler succeeds Sara Gardner, who…
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This is the first of a two-part series about the dangers of hot weather and how New Yorkers can stay safe. The next installment will look at one strategy: Pop-up cooling stations for community-based summer heat relief. Each summer in New York City, heat kills roughly 500 people. That’s the central finding of the NYC…
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New York Road Runners has named The Fund for Public Health NYC an Official Charity Partner of the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon, taking place Sunday, Nov. 1. The TCS New York City Marathon is one of the most inclusive and accessible sporting events in the world, with more than 55,000 athletes running the same course on the same day—from the first to the final…
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After over two years of planning and development, in 2025, the NYC Health Department launched the NYC Breast Cancer Task Force (NYC BCTF), a 5-year initiative led by the Health Department’s Cancer Prevention and Control Program. Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women in the United States. In New York City, approximately 6,400 people receive a breast cancer diagnosis each year, and around 1,000…
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“I show up, and I provide whatever support is needed.” NYC Health Commissioner and FPHNYC Board Chair, Dr. Alister Martin, recently joined the final client visit between Masada Mathew, a doula in the By My Side Birth Support Program, and Amoya, a young woman she has been working with since last summer. On a sunny…
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