October 2024
Dear Friends,
Fall is my favorite time of year and when so many of us love to be outside to enjoy the crisp, frosty change in temperature! Both NYC and NY State have fall foliage trackers to help you find out when trees are showing off their autumn colors.?Spending time outdoors is associated with all kinds of health benefits including lowered blood pressure, lowered stress levels and increased feelings of well-being. Consider my recommendation a form of Social Prescribing – an approach to public health and healthcare that brings together the social and medical models of health and wellness.?
I also encourage you to vote in the upcoming local, state, and national elections. Voting – whether by mail or in-person – is empowering. It’s an opportunity to make your voice heard on issues and elect people to represent your interests. There’s even evidence that voting, personal health, and community health are interrelated and can create a reinforcing feedback loop.
So put voting and enjoying the fall foliage on your ‘to-do’ list, knowing that both are good for your health.
All the best,
Sara Gardner , Chief Executive Officer
New Health Department Epi Data Brief on Unintentional Drug Poisoning (Overdose) Deaths?
New data released by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene points to a a slight decrease in overdose deaths in 2023 after four consecutive years of increases. The number of overdose deaths in New York City in 2023 was 3,046 — a 1 percent decrease from 3,070 in 2022 — marking the first time the number of deaths has declined since 2018. However, while the number of deaths decreased citywide, disparities by race/ethnicity, age, gender, and neighborhood of residence persist. Read the Epi Data Brief (PDF).
FPHNYC is committed to partnering with the Health Department to expand access to stigma-free, evidence-based services as part of Care, Community, Action, a comprehensive strategy to address the overdose crisis. The overdose crisis is also a central focus of HealthyNYC, New York City’s campaign to extend life expectancy, which sets a goal of reducing overdose deaths by 25 percent by 2030.??
Addressing Maternal?Mortality and Morbidity
A diverse group of experts from government, academia, and advocacy came together in September to discuss the latest report of NYC’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) and share recommendations to reduce maternal deaths -- particularly disparities in outcomes for Black women. The report is “…dedicated to the 241 women and birthing people who lost their life to a maternal death between 2016 and 2020 and to the families and friends they left behind.”
FPHNYC has a long history of partnering with the Health Department on initiatives to ensure women and birthing people and their babies have the support they need to thrive. We secured funding from Merck for Mothers in 2013 for the design of a citywide Severe Maternal Morbidity surveillance system, and then in 2018 funding from the New York City Community Trust to advance the work of the Maternity Hospital Quality Improvement Network.
Underway at present is planning and fundraising for the Maternal Home Collaborative, a placed-based pilot that will provide a coordinated and comprehensive implementation of maternal health services and center Black women and their infants in all actions and interventions. Learn more.
An Open Letter to a Public Health Champion
Olympian?Gabrielle (“Gabby”) Thomas?is the?Grand Marshal for the 2024 TCS NYC Marathon. Thomas has a Master of Public Health degree in Epidemiology and volunteers in public health clinics.?Team FPHNYC?is thrilled to have a public health champion as this year’s Grand Marshal and has written an open letter to Thomas. Read the letter on the FPHNYC blog.
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Voting is Healthy
If you live in New York City, find your polling place and all information about voting at vote.nyc.?
An inclusive and representative democracy is key to protecting and improving systems that impact the public’s health. Read "Voting is Not Only Good for the Public’s Health but for Public Health, Too" at the Network for Public Health Law.
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