GNYHA Releases Vaccine Health Education Toolkit Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA) posted a Vaccine Community and Patient Health Education Toolkit on its website as a “one-stop-shop” for vaccine-related health educational material on the importance of vaccines. The material—compiled from the World Health Organization and Federal, state, and local public […]
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NY and NJ Join PA and DE to Create Regional COVID Alert App
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today announced the launch of COVID-19 exposure notification mobile apps in their respective states that will serve as crucial tools to supplement the effort to trace and contact individuals subject to a COVID exposure. The apps, COVID Alert NY and COVID Alert NJ, […]
DOHMH Community Conversations: Mental Health, Equity & Resilience
The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting economic recession have negatively affected many people’s mental health and created new barriers for people already suffering from mental illness. To address the mental health challenges and inequity caused by Covid-19, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Mayor’s Equity Task Force […]
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant Opportunity for CBOs: Community Solutions for Health Equity
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has released a grant opportunity that is intended to help CBOs partner with hospitals in pursuit of health equity. Community Solutions for Health Equity 2020 Call for Proposals Release Date: August 12, 2020 | Application Deadline: Wed, 7 Oct 2020 https://www.rwjf.org/content/rwjf/en/library/funding-opportunities/2020/community-solutions-for-health-equity.html The […]
Free COVID-19 Testing Available at SBH
St. Barnabas Hospital is offering free COVID-19 testing. We are a partner with the NYC Health Department and the City’s Test and Trace program that has launched a neighborhood-focused effort to encourage Bronx residents to get tested for COVID-19 and connect people who test positive to services. While the City currently […]