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The Public Health Case for Paid Sick Days

Aug 13, 2012

Photo (cc) The Suss-Man NEW YORK — Many who oppose requiring businesses to give paid sick days to workers — among them Speaker Christine Quinn, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and industry groups

 

The Soda Ban and the Power of the Board of Health

Jul 23, 2012

Examination of diseased cattle by the members of the Board of Health, 1868. NEW YORK – In September 2006, the city’s Board of Health announced it was weighing whether to require

 

Bronx senator's health quest

May 22, 2012

  Photo ©iStockphoto.com/Ekaterina79 Visitors to state Sen. Gustavo Rivera’s Facebook page have become accustomed to seeing updates about the number of steps the Bronx politician has taken on a particular day. On Dec.