NYC Public Health Corps. will rely on partnerships with community-based organizations and will task city health officials with visiting under-served New Yorkers in their homes. It also aims to ...

COVID-19 Disparities Initiative will give grants to community based organizations (CBOs) to build Community Health Worker (CHW) teams to serve in their local neighborhoods to increase access to ...

The New York City Health Department announced a new “Public Health Call Center” will open in 2025. ... Up-to-date information on NYC and NYS public-health initiatives as well as local, ...

The Citywide Doula Initiative, which launched in 2022, works with community-based organizations to provide free doula care to ...

In a move intended to address the trauma caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the city plans to launch a mental health screening initiative for public school students, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced ...

Public advocate Jumaane Williams, who last evaluated the city’s mental health programs in 2019, said the city hasn’t made enough progress in funding mental health care or opening programs.

The New York Health Foundation has pledged $282,000 to support the initiative, allowing it to reach up to 315 health educators and 30,000 students in as many as 180 NYC schools over a three-year ...

An initiative in New York City will treat gun violence as a public health epidemic New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a comprehensive plan to curb gun violence by addressing the root ...

New York City health commissioner Dr. Dave A. Chokshi has declared “an epidemic of loneliness” amid reports that feelings of isolation have skyrocketed following the coronavirus quarant… ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City public schools have announced new initiatives to address systemic inequities and promote safer and more supportive schools. Mayor Eric Adams and Schools ...