Beginning on January 15, eligible health care consumers will have the ability to select and enroll in a Special Needs Health Plan (SNP) through the New York State of Health (NYSoH) Marketplace, for the first time since the NYSoH was established in 2012. Continue reading
The Health Department today filed its response to the National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) effort to halt implementation of the city’s sodium warning rule, which will help New Yorkers from Harlem to Hollis identify items with excessive sodium content. Continue reading
As we anticipate the new Whole Foods in Harlem open, Raked reports that in an effort to settle an investigation that it overcharged customers in New York City, Whole Foods has agreed to pay $500,000 to the Department of Consumer Affairs. Continue reading
As families gather for the holidays, McCall Farms is offering Harlemites one-of-a-kind recipes to transform holiday leftovers into meals everyone will love, using farm fresh canned vegetables.Continue reading
NYC Health + Hospitals President Dr. Ram Raju announced today that NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem has become the only hospital in New York State to be named by The Leapfrog Group to its list of the nation’s “Top Hospitals” for 2015. Continue reading
The Health Department’s sodium warning requirement goes into effect tomorrow Tuesday, December 1, 2015. Food service establishments from Harlem to Hollis in New York City that are part of chains with 15 or more locations nationwide will be required to post icons next to items with 2,300 milligrams or more of sodium – the total recommended daily limit.Continue reading
The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science announces funding for nine research projects designed to build scientific evidence in the area of adolescent women's nutrition from Harlem to Harare; each project will receive up to $50,000.Continue reading
On Monday, November 16 at 8:30 AM, the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs , New York City Policy Department (NYPD) and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will co-host a summit, K2 in NYC: Promoting Public Health and Safety... Continue reading
The de Blasio Administration today released a white paper detailing the size and scope of the mental health crisis in New York City.Continue reading
The new movie called CONSUMED, directed by Daryl Wein and starring Zoe Lister-Jones (new CBS show Life in Pieces), Victor Garber (Argo, Alias), Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire), and star Harlemite Danny Glover. Continue reading
NYU Langone Medical Center raised over $1.5 million tonight at its annual Musculoskeletal Ball, held atthe American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. Continue reading
