PHANYC http://www.phanyc.org Public Health Association of New York City Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:39:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 NYC DOHMH Holds TCNY Listening Sessions http://www.phanyc.org/nyc-dohmh-holds-tcny-listening-sessions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nyc-dohmh-holds-tcny-listening-sessions http://www.phanyc.org/nyc-dohmh-holds-tcny-listening-sessions/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:39:49 +0000 PHANYC http://www.phanyc.org/?p=837 Do you represent a community organization, health care provider, business, labor group or faith-based organization?

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene invites you to come to any one of our five borough-wide listening sessions and share your ideas and strategies for implementing the City’s new health plan, Take Care New York, to improve the health ofyour community. The 10 priority areas for improving the health of all New Yorkers include:

1.   Tobacco-free Living
2.   Healthy Eating
3.   Active Living
4.   Heart Health
5.   HIV Prevention
6.  Promote Mental Health
7.  Reduce Alcohol and Substance Abuse
8.  Prevent and Treat Cancer
9.  Healthy Indoor and Outdoor Air 
10. Quality Preventive Care

 

Sessions will be held as follows:

Manhattan:  Wednesday, April 24, 2013 , 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (registration opens at 3:30 PM)

Brooklyn:  Monday, April 29, 2013, 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM (registration opens at 2:00 PM)

Bronx:  Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM (registration opens at 4:00 PM)

Staten Island:  Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (registration opens at 3:30 PM)

Queens:  Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (registration opens at 2:30 PM)

 

For More Information:

TCNY – Listening Session Invitation

]]> http://www.phanyc.org/nyc-dohmh-holds-tcny-listening-sessions/feed/ 0 Legislative Breakfast Registration Opens http://www.phanyc.org/legislative-breakfast-registration-opens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=legislative-breakfast-registration-opens http://www.phanyc.org/legislative-breakfast-registration-opens/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:30:34 +0000 PHANYC http://www.phanyc.org/?p=753 PHANYC opens registration for the 2013 Legislative Breakfast.  Details for the breakfast are below.

 Friday, March 1, 2013 
 8:30 to 11:00 a.m.
 
Interchurch Center, 475 Riverside Drive, Manhattan
between West 119th and West 120th Streets
 
Confirmed Speakers Include:
 
  • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Thomas Farley 
  • New York State Office of Public Health Deputy Commissioner Guthrie Birkhead
  • New York State Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard Gottfried
  • New York City Council Member Julissa Ferreras
Tickets and Sponsorships are available at:
Please remember…your contributions help underwrite low-cost tickets for students/retirees and support the work of PHANYC’s Policy and Legislative Committee.
Space will be limited, so register today!
]]> http://www.phanyc.org/legislative-breakfast-registration-opens/feed/ 0 Welcome to PHANYC 2013 http://www.phanyc.org/welcome-to-phanyc-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=welcome-to-phanyc-2013 http://www.phanyc.org/welcome-to-phanyc-2013/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 04:57:16 +0000 PHANYC http://www.phanyc.org/?p=712 President Harris-Hollingsworth welcomes the membership to PHANYC’s 77th year of Public Health Advocacy and Programming in her welcome letter.  Please take a moment to read about the direction Nicole intends to see PHANYC go in the coming year!

Link To Welcome Letter

]]> http://www.phanyc.org/welcome-to-phanyc-2013/feed/ 0 PHANYC Membership Selects 2013 Board of Directors http://www.phanyc.org/phanyc-membership-selects-2013-board-of-directors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=phanyc-membership-selects-2013-board-of-directors http://www.phanyc.org/phanyc-membership-selects-2013-board-of-directors/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:42:11 +0000 PHANYC http://www.phanyc.org/?p=701 PHANYC’s annual elections have come to a close and this year the following positions were elected:

Executive Committee
President-Elect:  Michael A. Hernández, BA
Membership Secretary:  Marta I. Báez, MS, RD, CDN

Board Members (Newly Elected and Re-elected)
Doris Astor, MPH, MBA
Michelle Davis, PhD, MSPH
Alma Idehen, MS Ed
Terri Jackson, MA
Tosan Oruwariye, MD, MPH, MSc
Christina Poopatana, MPH
Victor Sidel, MD
Sally Wong, PhD, RD, CDN

Please take a moment to congratulate these dedicated public health professionals!

]]> http://www.phanyc.org/phanyc-membership-selects-2013-board-of-directors/feed/ 0 PHANYC Fundraises for Sandy Relief http://www.phanyc.org/phanyc-fundraises-for-sandy-relief/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=phanyc-fundraises-for-sandy-relief http://www.phanyc.org/phanyc-fundraises-for-sandy-relief/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:26:17 +0000 PHANYC http://www.phanyc.org/?p=699 PHANYC is quite proud of its membership for donating $850 that will be donated in the name of Public Health Workers to the Mayors Fund to Advance New York City.  100% of the donations will be used for direct aid to the victims of Sandy.

We thank you all for your generosity!

]]> http://www.phanyc.org/phanyc-fundraises-for-sandy-relief/feed/ 0 PHANYC Shares Sandy Relief Resources http://www.phanyc.org/phanyc-shares-sandy-relief-resources/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=phanyc-shares-sandy-relief-resources http://www.phanyc.org/phanyc-shares-sandy-relief-resources/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:16:07 +0000 PHANYC http://www.phanyc.org/?p=577 PHANYC has launched http://www.phanyc.org/hurricanesandy/ to announce available resources and volunteer opportunities.  PHANYC will also be giving 100% of all donations received through December 15, 2012 to agencies providing direct Sandy relief.

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www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/nycsevereweather/weather_home.shtml

]]> http://www.phanyc.org/528/feed/ 0 Board of Directors – Call for Nominations http://www.phanyc.org/board-of-directors-call-for-nominations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=board-of-directors-call-for-nominations http://www.phanyc.org/board-of-directors-call-for-nominations/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:15:14 +0000 PHANYC http://www.omeshpersaud.com/phanyc/?p=276 PHANYC seeks NYC’s leaders in the field of Public Health to become a part of our Board of Directors.  Please nominate someone that you think belongs as a leader of APHA’s oldest and largest affiliates.  To nominate someone, please complete this form.

]]> http://www.phanyc.org/board-of-directors-call-for-nominations/feed/ 0 NYC Board of Health Approves Soda Size Cap http://www.phanyc.org/nyc-board-of-health-approves-soda-size-cap/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nyc-board-of-health-approves-soda-size-cap http://www.phanyc.org/nyc-board-of-health-approves-soda-size-cap/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:09:06 +0000 PHANYC http://www.phanyc.org/?p=358 With PHANYC’s support, the NYC Board of Health voted today to approve the sugar sweetened beverage size cap.  Click here to read PHANYC’s testimony on the issue.

]]> http://www.phanyc.org/nyc-board-of-health-approves-soda-size-cap/feed/ 0 PHANYC Announces 2012 Awardees http://www.phanyc.org/phanyc-announces-2012-awardees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=phanyc-announces-2012-awardees http://www.phanyc.org/phanyc-announces-2012-awardees/#comments Sat, 01 Sep 2012 13:07:45 +0000 PHANYC http://www.omeshpersaud.com/phanyc/?p=270 PHANYC’s Annual Awards Dinner and Ceremony is the one time in the year when public health professionals, scholars, students and advocates come together to celebrate the work of some of our most beloved colleagues.  www.tinyurl.com/PHANYC2012Awards

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