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Policy in Action

Better Public Policy for Better Health

The NYAM Policy team works to improve urban health by advancing sound, effective public policies at every level of government. To achieve our goals we partner with communities and with other organizations. We also aim to inform and engage you, our supporters, to help bring about policy changes that will safeguard all of our health and promote health-friendly cities.

Our Top Policy Priorities

  • Preventing Obesity
  • Promoting Active Aging
  • Advancing the New York State Prevention Agenda
  • Promoting a Paradigm Shift in Drug Policy
  • Connecting Former Prisoners with Health Care Services
  • More about our policy priorities »

Featured Issue Papers and Testimony

Combat Obesity

DASH-NY

The DASH-NY campaign aims to help all New Yorkers stay fit and healthy. Join the DASH-NY Action Team!

Success Story

Preparing for America's Aging Boom
NYAM is working to train thousands of social work students across the country to work with older adults through the Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education.

IOM Committee Report on Health IT and Patient Safety

Vimla Patel, Director of NYAM's Center for Cognitive Studies in Medicine and Public Health is part of IOM Committee report on Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care, a consensus report that outlines how health IT can help improve health care providers' performance, better communication between patients and providers, and enhance patient safety. Please click on link to read the full report.

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