Health & Wellness

In a major step forward for equitable healthcare, NYC Health + Hospitals’ post-acute care facilities have earned national praise for LGBTQ+ inclusion.

Founded by cancer survivor Christopher Williams, the Black Man’s health event is back with the intention of promoting health equity for Black men.

On Mother’s Day, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander announced a new plan to improve maternal health for Black and brown New Yorkers by expanding care services and addressing racial disparities.

Launched in March 2022, New York City’s Citywide Doula Initiative is showing measurable progress in improving birth outcomes for minority parents.

Sacred Conversations will launch its first men’s retreat this June at Weeksville Heritage Center, offering tools for healing, clarity and ancestral connection.

Brooklyn-based B.R.O. Experience Foundation debuted a multimedia wellness hub offering culturally-grounded resources, therapy guidance and virtual support for youth and caregivers.

Food prices in the New York City metropolitan area have risen 25.2% since 2019 and low-income households are paying substantially more toward food than before the pandemic, according to a report released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

The year-long program, developed in collaboration with Reynoso's Maternal Health Task Force, aims to train healthcare, mental health, and early education professionals to support pregnant and birthing parents experiencing mental distress.

In honor of Black Maternal Health Week, City Council leaders urged for the adoption of state and city policies that would help end maternal mortality for expectant Black mothers, who are six times more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes compared to white New Yorkers.

A person with measles can pass it to others as soon as four days before a rash appears and as late as four days after the rash appears.