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The Ninth International Conference on Urban Health in New York opened, from 45 countries, more than 700 experts and scholars on urban health infrastructure and government functions in urban governance issues such as exchange Discussion.
According to reports, this year's conference theme is governance. The rapid development of global urbanization has brought to many of the problems the health of residents, such as environmental pollution, high stress and so on. Experts said the rapid unplanned urbanization, will only add to these urban problems.
"Sometimes, other elements of economic development would have pushed aside. We always think of quickly to the next objective. But sometimes we should pause and say "Wait a minute, let's see what impact this has on health." Even if a little slow down the pace of development policies and measures to take the time to study any possible consequences. I'm not saying to completely stop the process of urbanization, but a little slow down in order to reduce the negative impact of excessive development, said Dr. David Vlahov, director of the conference.
Vlahov describes the health of urban governance has played a key role. He said that New York is America's largest city, and health in the city also lives in the U.S. in the forefront, which is an emphasis on New York City public health are inseparable.
“We are here (New York) has called a "health everywhere" policy, that is, whether (government) what kind of development or implementation of the measures, we must first consider its health effects, any policy has a good side, but also possible adverse consequences. And think of what we can to prepare in advance - this is good management,” said Dr. Jo Ivey Boufford, President of The New York Academy of Medicine, which hosted the conference.
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The 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture - The Affordable Care Act: An Insider’s View
Featured Speaker: Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
November 19, 2012 - The NYAM Section on Health Care Delivery welcomes Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who will deliver the 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture on "The Affordable Care Act: An Insider's View."
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The New York Academy of Medicine with support from the New York State Heath Foundation released a new report, Federal Health Care Reform in New York State: A Population Health Perspective.
This report identifies opportunities that build on both the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) and New York’s ongoing efforts toward improving the health of its 19 million residents.
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