Black Health Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

A rapidly changing healthcare landscape is erecting more challenges than ever for people who require ongoing intervention. According to a 2020 study by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity , “Black Americans experience kidney failure at three times the rate of whites.”

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Fund for Public Health NYC

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Years NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan today unveiled “ HealthyNYC , ” an ambitious plan to improve and extend the average lifespan of all New Yorkers. Read “ Using Law to Advance Population Health Planning ” in Health Affairs.

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HEALTHBEAT

APRIL 3, 2025

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free national newsletter here. Helen Haskells 15-year-old son, Lewis, died after surgery in 2000 because weekend hospital staffers didnt realize he was in shock. The episodes turned both women into advocates for patients and spurred research that made American health care safer.

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