Health
Infant & Maternal Health in New York City
Every mom should have a healthy pregnancy and delivery, and every infant should have a healthy start to life. Below is an overview of key areas where New York still has work to do to improve infant and maternal health outcomes. The infant mortality rat …
CCC Testimony: Access to Mental Health and Developmental Disability Services
On December 6, 2018, CCC testified before the Assembly Standing Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities on a hearing related to access to mental health and developmental disability services and supports. In January, the State will be …
CCC Testimony: New York State Executive Budget Health And Medicaid Hearing
On February 16, 2017, CCC submitted testimony to the New York State Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees regarding the Executive Budget proposals related to health and Medicaid. CCC’s testimony urged the state to protect health insuran …
Advocacy Makes a Difference – City Immunization Clinics to Stay Open!
The Mayor’s Office and the City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) heard us—and they have decided to keep all three of the City’s Immunization Clinics open! As you may recall, in August, the City Health Department announced its plan to clo …
CCC Testimony: New York City Council Health Committee Hearing on Fiscal Year 2014 Preliminary Budget Proposals
CCC submitted testimony about the impact the Mayor’s Preliminary Budget would have on children and families at the March 7, 2013 City Council Health Committee Hearing on the Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2014. CCC’s testimony applauded the Council …
Concentrations of Risk: Asthma and Poor Housing Conditions
In New York City, over 39,000 children under the age of 15 visited the emergency room because of asthma in 2010. About 7,400 children – five out of every 1,000 – had cases that were serious enough that they needed to be hospitalized. It is estimated th …
