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Partnerships are integral to the work of NYAM. Our partners are as diverse as the issues we address; they include researchers, government leaders, hospitals, schools, and members of the community. Some of our most notable collaborations:
DASH-NY offers local community leaders training and technical assistance on how to make policy changes that will help prevent obesity in New York State. It works with multiple state and community sectors to ensure that all New Yorkers have access to healthy food and opportunities for physical activity.
DASH-NY website »
NYAM is working with the New York State Department of Health to identify statewide public health priorities. We urge communities to work with the department and other providers to achieve measurable goals.
NYS Prevention Agenda »
In this collaboration with the New York City Department of Health, NYAM is working with a coalition of community organizations to improve local opportunities for physical activity and healthy nutrition and to decrease tobacco use in East and Central Harlem and the South Bronx.
Strategic Alliance for Health »
NYAM has joined the Manhattan Borough President’s Office in supporting this project since its inception in 2007. NYAM hosted the Build It Green! conference and is making improvements within our building to support the health of our employees and the surrounding community.
Launched with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, this initiative is using the ideas of older New Yorkers to help make the city more age-friendly. It puts New York City into the World Health Organization’s global network of 35 Age-friendly Cities working to promote active aging by assessing their own assets and challenges through the eyes of older adults. We are also collaborating with City Council members in two neighborhoods to pilot Aging Improvement Districts, partnerships that work with older adults and other members of the community to improve the quality of life of older residents.
This project addresses the persistent problem of low vaccination rates among minorities and people living in poverty by providing free seasonal influenza vaccination clinics at community-based organizations in East and Central Harlem and by raising awareness about influenza. Its success led to the creation of Project VIVA–Harlem, aimed at improving vaccination rates among adults aged 50 and older living in East and Central Harlem.
Project Viva website »
NYAM is partnering with the Drug Policy Alliance to support new approaches to drug policy based in science and guided by reason, compassion, and justice. NYAM was instrumental in the historic reform of New York State’s Rockefeller Drug Laws; we continue to work with advocates and policymakers to promote a public health and safety approach to drug policy.
This partnership with New York City public schools and regional academic medical centers aims to stimulate middle and high school students’ interest in public health, science, medicine, and research. Junior Fellows engage in project-based learning, enhance their critical-thinking skills, and form positive interactions with practicing physicians and health professionals.
Junior Fellows website »
NYAM works with teachers and administrators in New York City public schools to establish environments and habits that promote improved nutrition and increased physical activity.
This award-winning skin health program, developed in partnership with the American Skin Association, has been implemented at 40 sites, reaching more than 4.1 million K-12 students across the country. The curriculum includes lessons on the structure and function of skin, sun safety, acne, tattooing and body piercing, and skin disorders and diseases, as well as take-home materials for students, parents, and families.
NYAM is collaborating with United Neighborhood Houses of New York (UNH) to develop and implement a program at 16 UNH-member agencies in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn. This program is designed to improve the skills of staff members at UNH member-agencies who work with early adolescents to promote healthy eating and physical activity to reduce the risk of obesity, address issues of healthy sexuality and relationships, and promote mental and emotional health including stress management.
In 2010, NYAM was chosen as one of five organizations to collaborate with the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, NYC Service, and the New York City Department of Education on the development and implementation of this pilot program, which recruits and trains mentors and is designed to promote students’ academic achievement, health, and goal setting development in middle schools in the South Bronx.
We work with HCAP to identify social determinants of health and implement community-based interventions to improve the health and well being of Harlem residents. HCAP addresses issues including obesity, prisoner reentry into communities, and vaccinations for hard-to-reach populations in East and Central Harlem.
This past fall, with the support of Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, NYAM’s Office of School Health Programs (OSHP) developed and launched a new component of The Junior Fellows Program, The Junior Fellows Philanthropy Project. This pilot is designed to teach students how to utilize health research as a tool in learning about philanthropy and community service. Read More >>
Dr. Boufford's Letter to The New York Times: Poverty and Obesity
NYAM President Jo Ivey Boufford addresses the racial disparities in childhood obesity rates in New York City and the need to fight obesity in every community.
