AGE-FRIENDLY NYC is a a program created by The New York Academy of Medicine, the NYC Council and the Office of the Mayor. This video provides an introduction to the process of creating an Age-Friendly City.
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Dodge O. Dorland Appointed to NYAM Board of Trustees
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Dodge O. Dorland, CMT, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Landor & Fuest Capital Managers, LLC, has been appointed to the NYAM Board of Trustees. His appointment will become effective on January 1, 2013 and runs until December 31, 2016. Mr. Dorland brings a wealth of knowledge in the world of finance and served numerous posts with the nation’s leading Fortune 500 companies.
Black Civil War Soldiers: Disparities in Wartime Medicine
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The effects of the Civil War on medicine and the emergency treatment of soldiers wounded on the battlefield, particularly freed blacks who fought alongside Union soldiers, were the focus of a lecture on December 10 at NYAM, one of three events in a series on medical aspects of the Civil War.
NYAM’s Pat Volland honored by Hartford Foundation
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The Council on Social Work Education presented Volland, MSW, MBA, with the 2012 Distinguished Recent Contributions in Social Work Education Award for her work in revolutionizing social work education and field practice with older adults. Recognizing the urgent need for social workers trained to work with older adults, she founded the Social Work Leadership Institute (SWLI) at the New York Academy of Medicine. SWLI has advanced social work’s capacity to improve the lives of older adults and their families through field education and leadership development.
New York State YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program: Outcomes and Implications
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NYAM's Center for Evaluation and Applied Research (CEAR) and the New York State Health Foundation have published a new report on the New York State YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program.
On Tuesday, November 19, 2012, Sherry Glied, PhD, Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, delivered the 2012 Duncan Clark Lecture. The focus of her lecture was the intricacies of the Affordable Care Act and the legal impact it would have for years to come. Click here to see the lecture.
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To honor the legacy of Margaret E. Mahoney, and her commitment to addressing the health care and developmental needs of vulnerable populations, especially children, a new fellowship program has been created for health professional and health policy students, focused on transforming health care delivery systems for vulnerable urban populations as well as early childhood health and development.
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