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Year: 2018

Research Foundation of the City University of New York

Public health can advance when mobilized communities demand change. Activated community residents and organizations can press government and businesses to make significant changes toward a healthier food environment.

When residents are empowered, they participate more fully in shaping local food environments, including pushing for policies and programs that increase healthy food consumption, reduce food insecurity, and support more sustainable food systems. In 2018, NYHealth awarded the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (CUNY) a grant to support community and youth organizations in their efforts to build a healthier food landscape in East and Central Harlem.

Under this grant, the CUNY Food Policy Institute helped strengthen the capacity of community-based and youth-organizations in East and Central Harlem to participate more fully in shaping the local food environment. The Institute helped organizations in taking action to increase access to fresh, affordable food and reduce the promotion and availability of foods that contribute to high rates of obesity, diabetes, and other diet-related diseases. Organizations learned to plan and implement community campaigns to encourage healthy eating and discourage consumption of unhealthy food. Young people and other residents were enlisted in activities to improve the local food environment through civic engagement and were trained as food leaders in the community. The Institute also worked with other community-based and citywide organizations to develop feasible, effective strategies for partnerships that advance and sustain healthy food strategies.

Tisch Center for Food, Education, & Policy (Teachers College, Columbia University)

In a state as large as New York, a steady stream of smart, innovative work is coming from NYHealth grantees and non-grantees alike that is relevant to NYHealth’s priority areas of Building Healthy Communities and Empowering Health Care Consumers and its focus area on Veterans’ Health. These organizations should be elevating their work and informing key stakeholders at regional, statewide, and national conferences, meetings, and other convenings. Yet, because of a lack of resources, they are often unable to do so. To address this issue, NYHealth is awarding grants through its Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities, Consumer Empowerment, and Veterans’ Health Request for Proposals (RFP). Through this RFP, NYHealth is sponsoring low-resource organizations to attend and present at local, State, and national conferences related to these areas. In 2018, NYHealth awarded the Tisch Center for Food, Education, & Policy a grant to participate in this initiative as part of its efforts to build healthy communities.

Under this grant, the Tisch Center sent staff to attend and conduct a workshop at the 9th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference. The Tisch Center’s Deupty Director conducted a workshop that focused on guiding advocates to navigate the Farm Bill policy landscape and get involved in helping to foster and support nutrition education and farm-to-cafeteria efforts. By attending the conference, the Tisch Center is better informed on the most current efforts around advocacy for healthy, local food that support equity and justice. Learning from other stakeholers in the field at the conference also helped the Tisch Center in its political advocacy at the State and local levels.

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Field & Fork Network Inc.

In a state as large as New York, a steady stream of smart, innovative work is coming from NYHealth grantees and non-grantees alike that is relevant to NYHealth’s priority areas of Building Healthy Communities and Empowering Health Care Consumers and its focus area on Veterans’ Health. These organizations should be elevating their work and informing key stakeholders at regional, statewide, and national conferences, meetings, and other convenings. Yet, because of a lack of resources, they are often unable to do so. To address this issue, NYHealth is awarding grants through its Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities, Consumer Empowerment, and Veterans’ Health Request for Proposals (RFP). Through this RFP, NYHealth is sponsoring low-resource organizations to attend and present at local, State, and national conferences related to these areas. In 2018, NYHealth awarded Field & Fork Network a grant to participate in this initiative as part of its efforts to build healthy communities.

Under this grant, Field & Fork Network staff attended the Northeast Agricultural Working Group’s 25th Annual It Takes a Region Conference. The conference fostered a unique environment that allows all attendees to participate in the dialogue of each workshop. It is one of a few conferences that converges agricultural challenges with food access and food justice challenges. The conference was an enormous development opportunity for Field & Fork Network’s key areas of interest: food policy and youth development. Attending the conference allowed Field & Fork to network with other organizations in the field and bring back best practices to its work in Western New York.

View a complete list of conference participation grantees.

Erie County Department of Health

In a state as large as New York, a steady stream of smart, innovative work is coming from NYHealth grantees and non-grantees alike that is relevant to NYHealth’s priority areas of Building Healthy Communities and Empowering Health Care Consumers and its focus area on Veterans’ Health. These organizations should be elevating their work and informing key stakeholders at regional, statewide, and national conferences, meetings, and other convenings. Yet, because of a lack of resources, they are often unable to do so. To address this issue, NYHealth is awarding grants through its Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities, Consumer Empowerment, and Veterans’ Health Request for Proposals (RFP). Through this RFP, NYHealth is sponsoring low-resource organizations to attend and present at local, State, and national conferences related to these areas. In 2018, NYHealth awarded the Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) a grant to participate in this initiative as part of its efforts to build healthy communities.

Under this grant, ECDOH staff attended the National Association of County and City Health Officials Annual Conference. The 2018 conference, “Unleashing the Power of Local Public Health,” spoke directly to the daily challenges and opportunities that local health officials and their staff face. The conference offered an opportunity for local health department staff, partners, funders, and individuals invested in local public health to share the latest research, best practices, ideas, strategies, and innovations. The conference highlighted examples and road maps to building strong, functional, and effective operational infrastructures that local health departments across the country have adapted for delivering care to their communities. By attending the conference, ECDOH staff learned best practices, heard from and network with other thought-leaders, and shared their own story with an audience of peers.

View a complete list of conference participation grantees.

Make the Road New York

In a state as large as New York, a steady stream of smart, innovative work is coming from NYHealth grantees and non-grantees alike that is relevant to NYHealth’s priority areas of Building Healthy Communities and Empowering Health Care Consumers and its focus area on Veterans’ Health. These organizations should be elevating their work and informing key stakeholders at regional, statewide, and national conferences, meetings, and other convenings. Yet, because of a lack of resources, they are often unable to do so. To address this issue, NYHealth is awarding grants through its Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities, Consumer Empowerment, and Veterans’ Health Request for Proposals (RFP). Through this RFP, NYHealth is sponsoring low-resource organizations to attend and present at local, State, and national conferences related to these areas. In 2018, NYHealth awarded Make the Road New York (MRNY) a grant to participate in this initiative as part of its efforts to empower health care consumers.

Under this grant, MRNY staff attended the National Immigrant Integration Conference. The conference is an annual convening of groups that work to empower immigrant communities to improve their health and wellbeing. MRNY participated in the conference topic “Healthcare & Our Communities,” which covered areas like mental health services for immigrant communities, health access for all, and the Trump administration’s new “public charge” regulation proposal. The conference was an opportunity for MRNY to share its own experience with other organizations, learn from others in the field, and develop new ideas and strategies to improve health care for immigrant consumers in New York.

View a complete list of conference participation grantees.

National Center for Law and Economic Justice

In a state as large as New York, a steady stream of smart, innovative work is coming from NYHealth grantees and non-grantees alike that is relevant to NYHealth’s priority areas of Building Healthy Communities and Empowering Health Care Consumers and its focus area on Veterans’ Health. These organizations should be elevating their work and informing key stakeholders at regional, statewide, and national conferences, meetings, and other convenings. Yet, because of a lack of resources, they are often unable to do so. To address this issue, NYHealth is awarding grants through its Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities, Consumer Empowerment, and Veterans’ Health Request for Proposals (RFP). Through this RFP, NYHealth is sponsoring low-resource organizations to attend and present at local, State, and national conferences related to these areas. In 2018, NYHealth awarded the National Center for Law and Economic Justice a grant to participate in this initiative as part of its efforts to empower health care consumers.

Under this grant, National Center for Law and Economic Justice sent staff to attend the National Health Law Program’s Health Advocates Conference. The conference is an annual gathering of more than 150 health advocates and attorneys from legal services, advocacy groups, and government. The conference’s workshops and seminars educate health advocates to empower individuals and families throughout their advocacy work by training health advocates to learn and identify key health-related challenges faced by vulnerable communities; integrate efforts to address the issues faced by these diverse communities; and employ person-focused solutions to health policy issues.

View a complete list of conference participation grantees.

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