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New York, NY – A new report by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation demonstrates the link between the health of people and the social determinants that impact health, according to a statement by The New York Academy of Medicine. “Mobilizing Action toward Community Health,” or MATCH, is the nation’s most comprehensive report of its kind to rank the overall health of nearly every county in all 50 states.
The rankings, which were first done in 2010, demonstrate how poor health outcomes correlate with conditions in communities.
“This report shows that we cannot improve the health of the public by working only within the medical system,” said Jo Ivey Boufford, MD, President of The New York Academy of Medicine. “The evidence clearly shows that social and economic factors (like employment and educations), health behaviors (like smoking, activity and health eating), the environment and health care access all have direct influence on the public’s health.”
While the findings in New York and in other states point to wide disparities in our nation’s health, Boufford said it was important not to discount the steps many communities are implementing to ameliorate the factors that can lead to unhealthy communities.
“In New York, the state health department has launched an aggressive agenda that focuses on a range of issues that can negatively affect the health of a community, ranging from access to health foods and places to exercise to emergency preparedness,” Boufford said. “We applaud these efforts and stand by our partners throughout New York and in other parts of the nation who are fully committed to taking the steps necessary to make all counties healthier.”
Posted on March 30, 2011
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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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