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NYACP members serve as leaders to promote public health through innovative program and service initiatives.

Update on the Prevention Agenda toward the Healthiest State
NYACP is working with the New York State Department of Health and other statewide organizations to address the leading health concerns affecting New Yorkers. In April 2008, Commissioner of Health Richard F. Daines, MD, launched the Prevention Agenda toward the Healthiest State to improve the health of New Yorkers. This agenda calls on local public health departments, health care providers, community-based organizations, and other interested groups to work together locally to address these priorities. In addition to encouraging collaboration among various sectors, this initiative focuses the state and its communities on public health and prevention.

The State Department of Health has posted useful information about the Prevention Agenda priorities on its website. There, you can find data and statistical reports, references on estimating the return-on-investment for prevention, evidence-based approaches, relevant state program initiatives, links to our organization and other partners, and valuable prevention resources.
http://www.health.state.ny.us/prevention/prevention_agenda/

The website also contains statistics that provide a snapshot of the health of New York State residents in each county according to Prevention Agenda priorities. Statewide data are stratified by race and ethnicity. County-specific tables enable community health planners to assess how well their county is performing compared to the state as a whole and the U.S.
http://www.health.state.ny.us/prevention/prevention_agenda/indicator_map.htm

Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs) are available down to the ZIP code level and can be aggregated into appropriate service or planning areas. These indicators display rates of admission to the hospital for conditions that can often be avoided with good outpatient care. These are called ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Usually, early intervention can prevent complications or more severe disease. These indicators may suggest potential problems in a community that may require further, more in-depth analysis.https://apps.nyhealth.gov/statistics/prevention/quality_indicators/start.map

To help communities better understand the problem of obesity among their residents, Obesity Fact Sheets are now posted with county-specific information about the proportion of children and adults who exceed normal weight ranges. They also include local obesity prevention program information.
http://www.nyhealth.gov/statistics/prevention/obesity/

New York State Diabetes Campaign
The New York State Diabetes Campaign is a five-year, $35 million initiative launched by the New York State Health Foundation to reverse the diabetes epidemic in the state. The Campaign has three goals: Improve clinical care and patient outcomes;   Mobilize communities; and Promote policy.

The Half the Care social marketing campaign is part of the Diabetes Campaign's efforts to highlight the urgency of the diabetes crisis among primary health care providers in New York State and to connect physicians with resources and support to help them improve clinical care for their patients with diabetes. 

New York Diabetes Coalition
The New York Diabetes Coalition (NYDC) has developed educational materials and diabetes management tools to help 
people with diabetes and health care professionals manage the complexities of diabetes care.

One and Only Campaign
The One & Only Campaign is a public health campaign, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Safe Injection Practices Coalition (SIPC), to raise awareness among patients and healthcare providers about safe injection practices. The campaign aims to eradicate outbreaks resulting from unsafe injection practices.

Learn more by reading the One & Only Campaign's healthcare provider brochure.
 

Women and Heart Disease
More women die from cardiovascular disease than from any other cause of death, including all cancers. The Women and Heart Disease: Physician Education Initiative is a joint project of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District II/NY (ACOG) and The New York Chapter of the American College of Physicians (NYACP), generously supported by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH).

Click here to get the informational Toolkit containing pertinent information for both Physicians and Administers.

Click Here to view the Year One Report sent to the DOH.

Save Antibiotic Strength New York
This project educated the public and health care professional community about the problem of drug resistant bacteria and to reduce the inappropriate use of antibiotics. 

The New York State Wise Antibiotics Information Team (NYSWAIT)
The  New York State Department of Health, initiated a focused review of judicious use of antibiotics in upper respiratory infections, and in particular acute otitis media (AOM).

Last Updated: 6.9.10