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The city wants to make parts of the Northeast Bronx a little more “age friendly” to local seniors.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Councilman James Vacca joined community advocates last Friday to launch the first Aging Improvement District in the borough. The idea is to bring area businesses and service providers together to enhance services for local seniors in such areas as housing, transportation and health services.
“We’re trying to make it better for all of you to get around this community and to make it safer for seniors,” Vacca told about two dozen senior citizens gathered at the Sue Ginsberg Senior Center in Pelham Parkway.
Vacca decided to start an Aging Improvement District earlier this year and formed a task force to work with seniors to identify critical issues and areas that needed improvement. Aging Improvement Districts in Brooklyn and Manhattan have resulted in such perks as senior-only swimming hours at public pools, wider aisles in stores, and more outdoor seating outside neighborhood businesses.
The Bronx program is the fourth such district in the city. It covers the Pelham Parkway, Pelham Bay, Country Club, City Island, Throggs Neck, Allerton and Morris Park neighborhoods - all of which are home to a large number of seniors.
“We want to make this a better, easier, more respectful place for seniors,” Quinn said.
“And it’s not just about healthcare, but we’ll be taking a look at all the places you visit regularly,” added Dori Block of the New York Academy of Medicine, which partnered with the city to launch the effort.
Walter Sobel, 79, a local senior and Holocaust survivor, called the program “fantastic.”
“It’s going to be great, not only for me, but for everyone,” he said.
Josephine Sciucca agreed.
“I think it’s wonderful,” said Sciucca, who frequents the senior center. “I think it will be really helpful for seniors who need these services.
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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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