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New York’s public health system is largely protected from national level changes. Here’s why.

HEALTHBEAT

The New York State Department of Health and NYC DOHMH periodically release health advisories to prepare clinicians and give them a heads-up on what to look out for. For those living in these restrictive states (more than half of women aged 18-49 in the United States), telehealth is filling in gaps in reproductive health care access.

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Download time: What journalists should know about disappearing federal health data

Association of Health Care Journalists

Some data, such as the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System and the CDCs Social Vulnerability Index were unavailable on Friday afternoon. Datasets related to racial disparities, LGBTQIA+ health and reproductive health were at risk, as were data on racial and ethnic health disparities, climate and environmental justice.