Policy and Legislative Committee 2010 Meetings

Join the Policy and Legislative Committee of PHANYC at one of our upcoming 2010 meetings and events:

April 7 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Policy and Legislative Committee Meetings
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Department of Health Policy's classroom, Room L2-82
1425 Madison Avenue at 98th Street, Manhattan
RSVP to policyinfo@phanyc.org

May 11 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Policy and Legislative Committee Meetings
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Department of Health Policy's classroom, Room L2-82
1425 Madison Avenue at 98th Street, Manhattan
RSVP to policyinfo@phanyc.org

June 8 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Policy and Legislative Committee Meetings
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Department of Health Policy's classroom, Room L2-82
1425 Madison Avenue at 98th Street, Manhattan
RSVP to policyinfo@phanyc.org

Legislative Briefings

PHANYC’s Policy and Legislative Committee

This active committee meets once a month to analyze proposed public policies and plan advocacy supporting sound public health measures. To join the committee or find out when the next meeting will take place, please e-mail policyinfo@phanyc.org

Current Legislative Priorities
PHANYC is actively engaged in supporting several New York State legislative proposals that would promote food and nutrition priorities. These include:

• Proposed Statewide Menu Calorie Labeling Bill. This measure would extend across the state the kind of menu calorie labeling now required in chain restaurants in NYC. To learn more about this proposal, read PHANYC’s letter and memo of support.
  
  
• Proposed Healthy Schools Act. This measure would improve the nutritional value of the foods served in our children’s schools. To learn more, read PHANYC’s letter and memo of support.
  
  
• Health Reform. PHANYC supports health reform that makes quality, affordable health care available to all. Recently, Policy and Legislative Committee Chair Lois Uttley and Student Committee Co-Chair Jessica Silk testified before the New York City Council on the need to improve health insurance options for young adults (ages 19 to 29), who have the highest un-insurance rate of any age group. Read Lois Uttley's and Jessica Silk's testimonies.

 

February 12, 2009
Public Health Legislative Breakfast

PHANYC’s held its 2009 Legislative Breakfast, which focused on “Advancing Public Health in a Financial Crisis.” This was an opportunity to hear from state and city policymakers about how the city and state budget crises are affecting key public health programs, and what can be done to improve public health at this critical time.

SPEAKERS:

Chris Manning
Assistant Commissioner for Intergovernmental Affairs
New York City Deparment of Health

Richard Gottfried
New York State Assembly Health Committee Chair

Joel Rivera
New York City Councilmember

Elisabeth Benjamin
Health Care for All New York