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Does a One-Size-Fits-All Approach Work When It Comes to Reducing Sodium Intake?
May 30, 2017FROM THE URBAN HEALTH MATTERS BLOG BY AMANDA LI Cardiovascular disease (CVD) currently ranks as the number one killer in the United States. In fact,.Read More
New York’s Journey to Safe and Complete Streets
February 8, 2017By Amanda Li, B.A., Junior Policy Associate The bad news? Between 2005 and 2014, there were 3,007 pedestrian deaths in New York State. The.Read More
Fighting Chronic Disease: The Battle Starts at a Young Age
August 26, 2016By Amanda Li, Junior Policy Associate Almost a third of New York adults are obese, and in 2030, New York is projected to have.Read More
Guest Post: Why Transportation is a Public Health Issue
July 19, 2016BY SAM SHWARTZ ||| About 6 or 7 years ago I attended a meeting of the transportation committee of Chicago’s Metropolitan Planning Council. The.Read More
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Quantifying the Well-being of Communities
January 8, 2018By Ellie DeGarmo, B.A., Junior Policy Associate Can the well-being of a community be measured? Can it be quantified? The Siena College Research Institute.Read More
Partners in Health: Community Food Programs and Hospital Partnerships in New York
May 17, 2017Heart disease, diabetes, and obesity are among the serious conditions that can result from a poor diet. Creating healthy food environments is vital to.Read More
Supervised Injection Facilities: A Controversial but Proven Solution to a Deadly Epidemic
April 28, 2017By Amanda Li and Michele Calvo In 1995, at the peak of the United States’ HIV/AIDS epidemic, 43,115 people died from the disease within.Read More