Launching the next state health improvement plan
The state's Public Health and Health Planning Council is working with the Department and public health stakeholders to develop the next state health improvement plan for 2013-2017. The plan will consider current health status, progress to date on the Prevention Agenda, and identify new public health priorities for the next five year period and plans for addressing them.
Vital Signs Town Hall Teleconference about sodium and its effect on health
Please join CDC experts and other public health professionals for a Vital Signs Town Hall Teleconference about sodium and its effect on health. Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (EST). Dial in: 800-857-0764 (Passcode: 795-4413). You may find the report (available in the afternoon of February 8, 2012) here before the teleconference.
In 2009, the New York State Department of Health applied the "Model for Improvement" to three community health projects. The intent was to learn from the process about what works and how to work through challenges toward health improvement.
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