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NYC Public Health as a Model: Kimberly Isett and Miriam Laugesen Q&A
June 6, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Public health researchers Kimberley Roussin Isett and Miriam Laugesen decided to look at New York City as a model for improving public health that other cities could replicate.
Thomas Farley: NewPublicHealth Q&A
January 17, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Thomas Farley, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, is the keynote speaker at the opening session of the Public Health Law Research annual meeting that started yesterday afternoon in New Orleans. ...
Faces of Public Health: Patricia Yang
January 10, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Three months have passed since Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast. And while the number of people displaced by the storm has gone down from tens of thousands to the hundreds in different communities, some people are still without power or a permanen ...
Impact of Hurricane Sandy: NewPublicHealth Q&A with Irwin Redlener
January 8, 2013 | New Public Health Post
The co-chair of the New York Ready Commission talks about the storm's impact on state residents.
Hurricane Sandy Recovery: By the Numbers
November 19, 2012 | New Public Health Post
As the recovery efforts continue in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, NewPublicHealth is following the work of local and state health departments in the areas affected by the storm as they help their citizens regroup, recover and build community res ...
Triple RWJF-Grantee Becomes N.Y. State's Youngest Health Commissioner
February 22, 2011 | Story
New York's newly confirmed commissioner talks about his approach to public service, population health and his vision for the state.
The Power of a Small Grant: Building a Public Health-Oriented Electronic Medical Record System in New York City
February 11, 2009 | Program Result Report
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is one of the world's largest local public health agencies, with approximately 6,000 employees and an annual budget of more than $1.5 billion.
Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Community Health Leaders
May 30, 2013 | Program Result Report
From 2007-2012, Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Health Care Leaders - a $3.6 million national program - provided training to 219 early-to-mid-career professionals working with vulnerable populations in eight communities.
Health & Society Scholars National Program Officer to Take Reins of UCSF School of Nursing
December 22, 2010 | Human Capital Blog Post
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has appointed David Vlahov, Ph.D., R.N., the new dean of the School of Nursing. Vlahov is co-director of the national program office for the RWJF Health & Society Scholars program, and president of ...
Alum of RWJF Scholars Programs Nominated Commissioner of NY Department of Health
December 21, 2010 | Human Capital Blog Post
Congratulations to Nirav Shah, M.D., M.P.H., who has been nominated by Governor-Elect Andrew Cuomo to serve as the Commissioner of the New York Department of Health. Shah is an alumnus of the RWJF Physician Faculty Scholars program (2007-2010) and t ...