Category: Success Stories

New York City Health Justice Network Continues to Make Progress Involvement with the criminal legal system intersects with racism, poverty, trauma, and physical and behavioral health conditions that perpetuate health disparities, including increased disease and mortality risks in Black and Latino communities. To address these challenges, the New York City Health Justice Network (NYC HJN)…

New Yorkers are tough, but daily stress builds over time and may become difficult for people to handle alone. Engaging in meaningful conversations is one way to address the many stressors of daily life, but finding helpful interlocutors is not always easy. Providing communities with friendly and knowledgeable people to talk to has been the…

New York City Teens Connection works with hundreds of schools and high-quality, teen-friendly clinics, as well as dozens of youth-serving organizations, to implement evidence-based sexual health education for at least 15,000 youth annually.

Many New Yorkers regard their primary care providers as a trusted source of health information and quality care. The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene supports the primary care system in the city through NYC REACH

As NYC Health Commissioner and FPHNYC Board Chair Dr. Dave A. Chokshi prepares to step down from these positions in mid-March, he and FPHNYC Executive Director Sara Gardner reflect on a successful recent public health initiative made possible by public, private, and philanthropic support. To get COVID-19 vaccination and booster shots in more arms this…

The Health Department’s Get the Good Stuff program connects families to healthy foods, while helping them earn SNAP credits.

As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, we are still in the middle of another epidemic that has slipped from our radar: the opioid crisis.

Baby Cafés are providing an essential resource to new and expecting moms during the coronavirus crisis.

The Be a Buddy Program has gone above and beyond to adapt to new challenges brought on by the coronavirus.

For residents at higher risk for diabetes, hypertension and obesity, a school-based healthy eating program like Buen Provecho can dramatically improve health.

May is Older Americans Month, a time to celebrate and look out for our older neighbors, friends, and loved ones. One significant risk seniors face is falling, which can lead to serious injury, hospitalization and even death.