July 19, 2006
Public Health Legislative Breakfast Briefing
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2006 Annual Dinner
PHANYC celebrated its 70th year of improving the public health of New York City at its 2006 Annual Dinner on May 15, 2006 at Sal Anthony’s S.P.Q.R. in Little Italy, NY.
Over 250 members and non-members celebrated PHANYC, our public health profession and honored individuals, organizations and students for their outstanding contributions to the public health field.
PHANYC was especially pleased to honor Jean Pakter, MD, MPH, FAAP with the Haven Emerson Award for her lifetime achievements of improving the health and welfare of the children and mothers in New York City and across the nation.
Other awardees included:
- Geoffrey Canada, President/CEO, Harlem Children’s Zone, Inc. received the Special Merit Award.
- Felix Ortiz, NYS Assemblyman (D-51) and Chair, Task Force on Food, Farm and Nutrition Policy, was given the Legislator of the Year Award.
- Cheryl Wills, Health Reporter and Weekend Evening Anchor, NY1 received the Media Award.
- David Kotelchuck, PhD, MPH, CIH, Director of Hunter College Center for Occupational and Environmental Health was given the Public Health Advocate Award.
- Public Health Community Awards were given to: Health Care Access Program of The Children’s Aid Society; CARELink of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York; and the Commission on the Public’s Health System.
- Goldmann Student Paper Awards were given to Dana Friedman (1st place) and Nadia Islam (2nd place).
February 14, 2006:
Policy Opportunities for Primary
and Preventive Care in NYC
The Health Care Workgroup of PHANYC's Agenda for a Healthy New York held a forum
to discuss opportunities for expanding primary and preventive
care in New York City. Participants were introduced to the problem of
major public policy discussions that are taking place about the future
of New York's health system that, unfortunately, focus only on the
downsizing of hospitals and nursing homes. There is no discussion of
primary and preventive care. Yet these are by far the least expensive,
most effective kind of care and the kind our communities need most to
address the rising tide of asthma, diabetes, heart disease and other
chronic illnesses.
The forum was introduced by Nicholas Freudenberg, DrPH, PHANYC
President; the issues were framed by Ronda Kotelchuck, MRP, Executive
Director, Primary Card Development Committee. Discussants included:
Harris K. Lampert, MD, President and CEO, Community Premier Plus; Denise
Soffel, PhD, Senior Policy Analyst, Community Service Society; Elizabeth
Swain, MA, CEO, Community Health Care Association of NYS; and Susan
Waltman, JD, Senior VP and General Counsel, Greater New York Hospital
Association.
Co-sponsors included: Clinical Directors Network; Hunter Program in Urban Public
Health; CUNY Urban Health Initiative; Greater NY Chapter,
Society of Public Health Education (GNY-SOPHE); Metro Health Care for
All Campaign; Physicians for a National Health Program, NY Metro
Chapter.
Webcast provided by Clinical Directors Network (CDN)
