Established in 1847, The New York Academy of Medicine is dedicated to ensuring everyone has the opportunity to live a healthy life. Through our original research, policy and program initiatives we provide the evidence base to address the structural and cultural barriers to good health and drive progress toward health equity. This work and our one-of-a-kind public programming are supported by our world class historical medical library and our Fellows program, a unique network of more than 2,000 experts elected by their peers from across the professions affecting health.

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The Center for Healthy Aging brings people together to apply an aging lens to how they work and where they live.

Age-friendly Neighborhoods

NYAM established the “Age-friendly Neighborhoods” model in 2010 to develop targeted solutions to neighborhood-level issues and to support emerging grassroots efforts driven by older people to improve neighborhoods. Now with over ten years experience running Age-friendly NYC Neighborhood programs, our work is advancing age-friendly priorities through local planning and community and economic development by soliciting feedback from older New Yorkers and partnering with community leaders and organizations. Click below to learn more.

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Section on Healthy Aging

The Center for Healthy Aging leads the NYAM Fellows Section on Healthy Aging that seeks to improve the health, wellbeing, and engagement of older people through inter-professional communication and networks; community/public advocacy; leadership development; and education, research and policy involvement.

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