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Hunger Rates in New York State Surpass Early Pandemic Levels

 1 in 10 New Yorkers Face Food Insufficiency as Federal Cuts Reduce Nutrition Programs 

April 2, 2025
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More Than 60% of New York’s Newest Veterans Have a Disability

Better access to appropriate health care and mental health services needed

October 7, 2024
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Mental Health of New Yorkers Stagnates Overall, Worsens for Some New Yorkers

More than three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of depression and anxiety among New Yorkers remain highly elevated.

June 21, 2023
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Food-Insecure New Yorkers Twice as Likely to Have Unsatisfactory Health

New survey finds New Yorkers experiencing food insecurity have worse health, skip medical care to afford food

August 16, 2022
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Rockefeller Foundation and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Expand Access to Healthy Foods for America’s Veterans

Read an article in The Seacoast Echo about a NYHealth funded Food is Medicine Program.

March 11, 2025
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NYHealth Testimony on 2025 Executive Budget Proposal: Higher Education

NYHealth President and CEO David Sandman submitted testimony the New York State Joint Legislative Public Hearing 2025 Executive Budget Proposal: Higher Education.

February 25, 2025
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NYHealth Testimony on 2025 Executive Budget Proposal: Health

NYHealth President and CEO David Sandman submitted testimony the New York State Joint Legislative Public Hearing 2025 Executive Budget Proposal: Health.

February 11, 2025
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Consider Ourselves Warned

In his latest column, NYHealth President and CEO David Sandman highlights that with rising vaccine skepticism and weakened public health infrastructure, the warning signs of the next public health crisis are here—and we must act now to prevent it.

February 11, 2025
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NYHealth Comments on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans

NYHealth submitted the following comments in support of integrating evidence-based recommendations from the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee into the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030.

February 10, 2025
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NYHealth Testimony on Universal School Meals

NYHealth President and CEO testified at the New York State Joint Legislative Public Hearing 2025 Executive Budget Proposal: Elementary & Secondary Education on advancing universal school meals.

January 29, 2025
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