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Mayor Adams, Fund For Public Health NYC Announce Conference To Improve Black Maternal Health

Fund for Public Health NYC

Ashwin Vasan today announced that the Adams administration — in partnership with the Fund for Public Health NYC and The Clinton Global Initiative — will host a conference to discuss how New York City can improve Black maternal health and significantly reduce preventable maternal deaths.

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#WNTD Blog: Tobacco and Mental Health - Untangling the relationship and identifying opportunities to progress policy

Institute of Public Health

IPH Public Health Development Officers, Dr Joanna Purdy and Dr Ciara Reynolds, were among the many delegates to present at the April conference. The report was developed for the Department of Health in Northern Ireland, as part of their review of the Ten Year Tobacco Control Strategy for Northern Ireland (2012-2022).

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Overdose is New York City's leading cause of pregnancy-associated death, Health Department says

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free New York City newsletter here. Overdose is the leading cause of pregnancy-associated death in New York City, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene alerted health care providers in an advisory letter on Friday.

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Talk Money Week: a call to action for public health

Better Health For All

Financial wellbeing is a fundamental building block of health. The impact of this extends beyond finances to underpin good mental and physical health throughout the life course. These levels of financial insecurity are profoundly detrimental to the nation’s health.

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How New York is addressing health disparities in pregnancy-associated deaths

HEALTHBEAT

Sign up for Your Local Epidemiologist New York and get Dr. Marisa Donnellys community public health forecast in your inbox a day early. Last month, the March of Dimes released its annual report on maternal and infant health in the United States. And its not just the health of the babies scoring low.

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Big Data Helps Drive the Future of Virtual Healthcare

Smart Data Collective

Global healthcare companies are projected to spend over $105 billion on big data by 2030. Increased Attention to Mental Health Wellbeing. When the pandemic hit, mental health services were interrupted. Big data technology is shaping the future of healthcare. Thus, teletherapy and telepsychiatry were developed.

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What’s it like to return home from incarceration? Hands-on simulation highlights some of the challenges of reentry

NC Health News

Donna Salgado, a formerly incarcerated woman who serves as a peer support specialist and community health worker on Trilliums reentry team , said expanding the communitys understanding is vital to building a society with better support. Credit: Trillium Health Resources Payne said the reentry simulation was eye-opening.