This fall, we look forward to making strides in our Segregated Care Campaign, which aims to eliminate patient steering practices based on health insurance status at academic medical centers. We believe these steering practices contribute to health inequities in New York City (NYC). This year, we are excited to continue our community outreach efforts to …read more
The Partnership for a Healthier New York City is calling all youth to join the race to Tag Healthswag! Join us to promote the importance of healthy communities and be a part of the Tag Healthswag campaign. We are asking you to engage community organizations and businesses to make the healthy choice the easy choice …read more
Bronx, NY – on August 7th, Bronx Health REACH launched a new contest to promote healthy snacks in bodegas! The #BodegaSnax contest on Instagram and Facebook will run through September 10th. Throughout the month of August, @HealthSwag and Bronx Health REACH will post photos of healthy snacks on Facebook and Instagram to find at a local bodega. Contestants …read more
New York, NY – on Thursday, July 11th, the Partnership for a Healthier NYC (the Partnership) brought together community partners from all five boroughs for their first annual citywide connect summit. The summit included a social media training, networking activities and special acknowledgements of key community partners. From the Bronx, the Partnership recognized Sarah Shaikh from …read more
Bronx, NY – on Friday, May 3rd, Bronx Health REACH held its annual pastor’s breakfast to honor the work done by the 47 churches participating in the Bronx Health REACH Faith-Based Outreach Initiative (FBOI) and discuss the future of the FBOI and the Segregated Care Campaign. The Segregated Care Campaign seeks to improve the current …read more
The Partnership for a Healthier Bronx at Bronx Health REACH/Institute for Family Health is partnering with Everyday Democracy and coalition members on a new initiative called “Bronx Community Conversations for Change.” The initiative aims to identify concerns and opportunities for healthy living in the Bronx and increase community participation and leadership in public health programs. …read more
On December 18th, Charmaine Ruddock, Carlos Devia and Diana Johnson presented at the 2012 Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit in Maryland on the role of insurance in access to specialty care at New York State teaching hospitals, changing the food environment in childcare settings, and community-academic collaborations on obesity prevention programs in elementary schools. …read more
The Fund for Public Health in New York (The Fund), on behalf of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and the Partnership for Healthier New York City, has announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for community organizations and residents to work with Borough Lead Coalitions to advance the work of …read more
The Institute for Family Health is proud to announce that after a competitive process, we have been selected as a Borough Lead Organization by the Partnership for a Healthier New York City. The Partnership, funded through a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Community Transformation Grant (CTG) received by the New York City Health Department, …read more
The Excellence in School Wellness Award was created to recognize elementary schools for their efforts in creating a healthy school environment as a means to prevent childhood obesity and improve academic achievement. Bronx Health REACH is very pleased to announce that seven of our HEA+LTHY Schools NY partner schools have received recognition from the NYC …read more
New York, NY (May 11, 2012) – The Institute for Family Health and New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, along with over a dozen speakers from other organizations, testified yesterday in support of Assembly Bill 07699 at a public hearing called by New York State Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard Gottfried. The sole opposing …read more
The New York health care system is failing too many of us. It is unjust, it is unfair and it discriminates. We deserve better! Bronx Health REACH, along with Assemblyman Nelson Castro, Senator Gustavo Rivera, and New York Lawyers for the Public Interest invite you to hear from doctors, lawyers, and health advocates about how …read more
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