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HealthyNYC – Extending the Lifespan of New Yorkers

Fund for Public Health NYC

Ashwin Vasan, NYC Health Commissioner and FPHNYC Board Chair The “HealthyNYC” plan aims to address the life years lost during the COVID-19 pandemic to the virus and other causes and surpass life expectancy from what it was pre-pandemic. Between 2019 and 2020, overall life expectancy across demographics fell to 78 years. Cunningham.

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

To bolster these efforts, BCHC urges the federal government to provide sustained funding, flexible resource allocation, and direct support to local health agencies, ensuring preparedness for future public health emergencies. To do its work well, the public health workforce should be protected from undue partisan political influence.

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Why Kaiser bet on Cone Health for its N.C. expansion

NC Health News

Cone objected to state officials, saying it would bring higher health care costs, add no medical services not already available close by and would not serve people living in areas needing more health care options. Theyve continued to honor their commitment to health equity, said Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan.

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The Network for Public Health Law Introduces Dataset of Enacted Legislation, Highlighting Key Trends in Racial Equity 

The Network for Public Health Law

Understanding the landscape of enacted laws is critical for those working to address health disparities and promote racial equity within their communities. Washington now requires health equity as a subject for students at the state school of medicine.