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The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) has received a five-year, $2.5 million grant from New York State to establish a statewide coalition for obesity prevention. NYAM will conduct policy research and provide training and technical assistance around obesity prevention, healthy eating and active living. The coalition and center to be funded under this initiative will help communities create healthy environments so New Yorkers can easily walk and play, and buy fruits, vegetables and whole grain foods.
"By eating a healthy diet and being physically active, people can achieve healthy weights and reduce the risks of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and some cancers," said Governor Paterson in announcing the grant. "
"The New York Academy of Medicine is honored to work with the Governor's Office and the Commissioner of Health to address the serious epidemic of overweight and obesity affecting millions of adults and children across the state," said NYAM President Jo Ivey Boufford. "We have a long history of promoting population- and community-based approaches to health improvement.
“The Coalition and Center funded under this initiative will bring together representatives from public health, civic leadership, the health care community, researchers, legislators and the media to assure that communities have the tools they need to create environments that make it easier for people to make healthy choices about exercise and diet. We look forward to this exciting and important work,” Boufford added.
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Andrew J. Martin
Director of Communications
The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10029
212-822-7285
amartin@nyam.org
Reporters: to arrange interviews with NYAM medical and urban health experts, contact
Andrew J. Martin, Director of Communications
212-822-7285 / amartin@nyam.org
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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