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To Prohibit or to Incentivize? Promoting Healthy Eating among SNAP Beneficiaries | PROMOTING PREVENTION
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POLICY, SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENT APPROACHES TO POPULATION HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. To Prohibit or to Incentivize? Promoting Healthy Eating among SNAP Beneficiaries. January 4, 2017. By Amanda Li, B.A., Junior Policy Associate. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is supposed to help low-income people and families buy the food they need for good health. Have shown that food stamp programs may be associated with higher risks of obesity. Antipoverty organizations oppose SNAP restrictions on th...
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POLICY, SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENT APPROACHES TO POPULATION HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. The Advancing Prevention Project. APP) supports New York State local health departments to collaboratively implement plans to advance the New York State Prevention Agenda. Through trainings, collaborative learning opportunities, toolkits, and other resources, APP provides technical assistance around two Prevention Agenda Priorities:. Promote Mental Health and Prevent Substance Abuse. Designing a Strong and Healthy New York.
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June Jackson Christmas: The Making of an Activist | PROMOTING PREVENTION
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POLICY, SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENT APPROACHES TO POPULATION HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. June Jackson Christmas: The Making of an Activist. December 21, 2016. Clinical and Community Linkages. From the Urban Health Matters Blog. In this Storycorp, Inc., interview for the Academy’s Age-friendly NYC Changemaker’s project, Christmas, shares her path to civil rights activism. She is interviewed by her son, Vincent. June Jackson Christmas, MD. Did you ask your father, what are you typing on the typewriter and why?
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POLICY, SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENT APPROACHES TO POPULATION HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. Collection of policy, system and environment news. The Future of Mental Health is Unclear. March 9, 2017. By Amanda Li, B.A., Junior Policy Associate. Moreover, across New York State, nearly 2 million people are undergoing substance abuse issues. In the U.S. during 2015. Before the Affordable Care Act (ACA), mental health and substance abuse-related services were extremely underfunded. Along with the stigma associated with m...
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Fighting Chronic Disease: The Battle Starts at a Young Age | PROMOTING PREVENTION
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POLICY, SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENT APPROACHES TO POPULATION HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. Fighting Chronic Disease: The Battle Starts at a Young Age. August 26, 2016. Healthy Schools and Childcare. By Amanda Li, Junior Policy Associate. Almost a third of New York adults are obese, and in 2030. New York is projected to have well over 16.3 million cases of obesity-related chronic health issues that’s. Of New York’s current population. Since 2010, DASH-NY. Recently, the results of two new studies. DASH-NY’s work doe...
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POLICY, SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENT APPROACHES TO POPULATION HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. Share Your Thoughts on Sodium Reduction. June 21, 2016. Since it is processed and prepared foods, not the salt shaker, that contribute 75 percent of Americans salt intake, the Food and Drug Administration is asking for the help of the food industry and restaurants to reduce the high intake of sodium in our diets. The FDA released a draft guidance for the food industry to help reduce sodium consumption …. May 25, 2016. New To...
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Guest Post: Why Transportation is a Public Health Issue | PROMOTING PREVENTION
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POLICY, SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENT APPROACHES TO POPULATION HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. Guest Post: Why Transportation is a Public Health Issue. July 19, 2016. Soon I began to meet others in the medical community with similar thoughts about preventing childhood as well as adult diseases (while reducing crash injuries and fatalities) by changing our land use and travel patterns. This only made the argument for more walkable, bikeable and good transit cities more powerful. . . Read the rest of the article here.
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POLICY, SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENT APPROACHES TO POPULATION HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. Collection of Emerging Evidence. Fighting Chronic Disease: The Battle Starts at a Young Age. August 26, 2016. Healthy Schools and Childcare. Share Your Thoughts on Sodium Reduction. June 21, 2016. Another Death Knell for Sugary Drinks. January 20, 2016. A recent wave of reporting has emphasized the negative effects of sugary drink consumption on health and its impact on the declining soda industry. A study has gone even ...
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We've moved from dashnyblog.org to promotingprevention.org. Please update your feeds and links! January 6, 2016. You may have missed it with all the holiday madness, but the New York City salt label warnings. Went into effect on December 1. It’s all good and well to warn people about salt content, but what remains unclear is what the true impact of the warning will be for health. Our colleagues in the Academy’s Center for Health Innovation. For helping New Yorkers lead healthier lives. Read. Lax gun cont...
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Healthy Eating is About Economics For Many | PROMOTING PREVENTION
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POLICY, SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENT APPROACHES TO POPULATION HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. Healthy Eating is About Economics For Many. June 30, 2016. Fighting to put a meal on the table is increasingly common for people all over America, especially in urban areas where high prices and poor access to certain resources often limits food choices. More than 48 million. The last in the Academy’s City Voices: New Yorkers on Health. I spend all my money on food, all my social security. And I’m not buying really good,...
