Health Problems Among Caribbean Immigrants
Jan 10, 2007
Swiveling on a stool behind the wood counter at the hair salon where she works, Leandra Stewart pats her flat belly. For the last few years she has had cramping
Wireless And Emergency Response
Dec 12, 2006
This month has seen several reminders of the failures associated with September 11, 2001, including technological failures, and the long efforts to make sure they do not happen
Twin Crises In Health Care
Dec 11, 2006
Five more NYC hospitals are slated to be closed St. Mary's Hospital in Central Brooklyn closed its doors in the summer of 2005, succumbing to long standing financial pressures.
The Challenge of Eating Healthy
Nov 20, 2006
Ebrima Bandeh spends his days stocking shelves at Whole Foods, a grocery store that offers a choice between purple and white cauliflower and has a special escalator for
Obesity, Asthma, and Public Health: What Can Planners Do?
Nov 08, 2006
In the news recently we have seen the controversial proposal by the City’s Health Department to address the epidemic of obesity by limiting the use of transfats by restaurants and
Hospital Communication
Oct 04, 2006
In an important victory for immigrant communities in New York City and throughout the state, the New York State Department of Health has adopted regulations setting basic standards for hospitals’
HIV 25 Years Later
Sep 28, 2006
Twenty-five years ago the first cases of HIV were diagnosed. Within a few short years, children were especially hard hit. A growing number of children lost their parents to AIDS.
New City Council Bills -- Commuting, Smoking, and Drinking
Sep 20, 2006
At each of the City Council's stated meetings, council members introduce bills, most of which will never become laws (for the process by which bills become laws, click here). As
9/11 Health: Help at Last?
Sep 11, 2006
The big news story on the fifth anniversary of 9/11 seems to be the discovery of the "abandoned heroes" and forgotten victims of the
Abortion in New York City
Aug 28, 2006
If in 1969, you were a 21-year-old college student in Illinois, and you wanted an abortion, it was an expensive operation -- and an illegal one. Four states had passed |