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New York City ??? October 28, Lead in toys, plastics in baby bottles, toxic mold, pesticides in schools, and toxins in baby formula are only a few of the recent stories that have parents concerned about the impact of environmental exposures on their children. NYAM Sections on Pediatrics and Social Work
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| Joel Forman, MD, Associate Professor, Department Community and Preventive Medicine, Associate Professor and Vice-Chair for Education Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine http://www.childenvironment.org/ |
Parents looking for answers about potential health effects problems such as asthma, behavioral problems, learning difficulties and others often turn to their child’s pediatrician for guidance. The average US physician receives only six hours of environmental health teaching which leads to missed diagnoses and opportunities for prevention lost. The panel discussed common pediatric environmental health "hot topics" and then briefly touched on the current evidence for each topic. After the presentation those in attendance participated in small group workshops to develop evidence-based health messages that are easily comprehensible. The workshop concluded with the group sharing useful resources affecting children’s environmental health.
Panelists included:
Sophie Balk, MD, Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Barbara Brenner, MSW, DrPH, Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Bambi Fisher, LCSW, Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Joel Forman, MD, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Maida Galvez, MD, MPH, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Nathan Graber, MD, MPH, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Morri Markowitz, MD, Albert Einsten College of Medicine
Amir Miodovnik, MD, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Christina Zarcadoolas, PhD, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Posted on October 29, 2008
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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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