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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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Op-ed: A shot in the arm for New York’s primary care workforce

Read an op-ed in Crain's New York Business from NYHealth President and CEO David Sandman on how elevating the role of medical assistants can help New York State solve its primary care workforce shortage.

March 22, 2024
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NYHealth Testimony on Investing in Fresh, Healthy, Culturally Relevant School Meals

NYHealth Senior Program Officer Julia McCarthy provided testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Education.

March 18, 2024
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A group of people rallying for ending overdose in New York State. President’s Corner

Saving Lives: Steps Forward and Steps Backward

NYHealth President and CEO David Sandman reflects on progress and setbacks to making Overdose Prevention Centers more widely available in New York and across the country.

February 27, 2024
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Medical assistants can increase access to care — if we let them

Read an article in Times Union, citing an NYHealth fact sheet on medical assistants, on how New York State has the opportunity to increase access to care by enabling medical assistants to perform procedures like administrating vaccines.

February 22, 2024
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U of R Medical Center & Five Star Bank Work Together to Help Expand Healthcare Access in Rural Communities

Read an article in WENY News featuring an NYHealth-funded initiative on improving access to primary care in rural communities by expanding telehealth services at local banks.

February 6, 2024
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Addressing holistic needs of veterans

Listen to an interview on Capitol Pressroom, featuring NYHealth Senior Program Officer Derek Coy, explaining how the State could help veterans by funding mentoring services and investing in homeless prevention services.

January 24, 2024
The Capitol Pressroom
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