Name: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Address: 42-09 28th St, 11101
Telephone: (347) 396-7200
Price range: $$

Edit Flag Listing Delete

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Address

42-09 28th St

Long Island City

11101

Website

nyc.gov/health

Phone Number

(347) 396-7200

Director, Manager or CEO

Oxiris Barbot, MD

Mission Statement

To protect and promote the health of all New Yorkers.

Community members served per month

8 million New Yorkers

Number of staff/employees

6,000

Annual Budget

$1.6 billion

Year Started

1866

Latest Projects

Shop Healthy NYC is an initiative of the Health Department that aims to increase access to healthy food and engage residents and organizations to support sustainable food retail change in their community. The program influences supply and demand by working with food retailers, suppliers & distributors, and community members and organizations.

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/neighborhood-health/shop-health.page

Interesting Fact

Serves 8 million New Yorkers from diverse ethnic, cultural and economic backgrounds.

Areas Served

Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens

Core Programs

Numerous health programs. Some include: Healthy Childcare Settings: Nutritional Education Programs for Young Children (Eat Well Play Hard: Nutrition Workshops for Children, Parents, and Staff at Child Care Centers; Farmers' Markets for Kids; Farm to Preschool).
Pregnancy Health: Nutrition
Local Produce: Where to Find Nutrition Education Workships/Health Bucks (Farmers' Markets; Pre-purchased Produce Boxes; Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)).
Food Distributors: Good Choice (Good Choice is a nutrition initiative that makes it easier for distributors to highlight healthier products. NYC Food distributors can use Good Choice to identify healthier healthier items in their inventory that meet the NYC Food Standards, in return their customers can more easily find and purchase healthier ingredients.
Eating Healthy Initiative: (Farmers' Markets; Sugary Drinks, Shop Healthy NYC!; Green Carts, NYC Agency Food Standards; Healthy Child Care Settings; Healthy High Schools; Healthy Workplaces; Healthy Food Donation;
Neighborhood health program: Take Care New York 2020: TCNY 2020 is the initiative to provide everyone in New York City the opportunity to live a healthier lifestyle. Its goal is to improve every community's health and to make greater strides in groups with the worst health outcomes to be a more equitable place.

Major Issues

Community Advocacy, Food Policy

Non-profit?

Government agency

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/nychealthy

https://www.linkedin.com/company/245926

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/nychealth

Twitter

https://twitter.com/nycHealthy

Facebook