Health Department Releases TCNY2020 Update
Take Care New York 2020 is the City’s blueprint for improving the health of all New Yorkers and advancing health equity in New York City.
Our new update shows how we’re working with neighborhoods and community organizations to achieve our four goals of:
Promoting healthy childhoods
Creating healthier neighborhoods
Supporting healthy living
Increasing access to quality care
The report includes an update on progress towards these goals, describes how housing issues are important for health and provides four case studies of organizations that are working to improve the health of their communities.
The data in the report show that New York has improved on many health indicators, but progress has been challenging in some areas. New York City’s children and neighborhoods are getting healthier, and more people have access to high quality health care. However, measures of healthy living such as obesity and overdose deaths in very high-poverty neighborhoods are not improving.
“New York remains a vibrant, healthy and resilient city, and we have seen improvements in New Yorkers’ health that show promise,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot. “However, there remain stubborn inequities in health outcomes across communities. The Health Department is committed to ensuring that all New Yorkers have a fair chance at long and healthy lives no matter where they live.”
>>View the full report<<