Healthcare Education

Why Healthcare Is a Top Issue For Voters This November

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In the lead up to the elections, healthcare remains a top issue for Americans.  The cost of healthcare and prescription drugs, comprehensive health insurance, women’s reproductive rights, protecting Medicaid, and [...]

Extreme Heat

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Summer 2023 was the hottest on record since the 1880s, and experts anticipate that temperatures will continue to rise. Summer heat can be dangerous for everyone. High temperatures can lead [...]

Impacts of Air Quality on Health

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An Air Quality Alert is in effect for the NYC Metro Region for Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Air Quality Health Advisory Air Quality Health Advisories are issued when levels of [...]

Parks and Green Spaces

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Whether we live in rural or urban settings, we need our green spaces. Unfortunately, those green spaces aren’t equally accessible to all New Yorkers. For example, New York City's low-income [...]

Cutting a debt deal by cutting Medicaid? Tell your Rep NO!

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Right now, Congress is in negotiations to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and pay down the national debt. 92 million Americans are enrolled in Medicaid, which provides affordable care to: [...]

Blood Donor Awareness Month – Your Blood Can Save Lives

January is Blood Donor Awareness Month—a good opportunity to highlight the importance of donating blood and the impact it can have on saving lives. The average adult has approximately 10 […]

The Inflation Reduction Act: Bringing healthcare relief to millions

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This week, Congress passed a historic bill.  The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is a victory for all who have fought for decades for lower prescription drug prices and more [...]

Vaccine Education

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Check your eligibility and make an appointment. Check your eligibility online at am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov or by calling 1-833-NYS-4-VAX. You’ll be asked questions about your age and health, and it may take [...]

Hospital leaders warn of possible layoffs without federal support

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By Shannon Young 08/12/2020 03:39 PM EDT Hospital leaders warned Wednesday that, absent federal support to offset coronavirus-related revenue losses, facilities across New York could be forced to lay off […]

Census 2020

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Every 10 years, households throughout the country receive Census forms. The Census is intended to help the federal government determine the population count. Once completed, the Census data is delivered […]