Health Equity
Our Health Equity team works to address health disparities and expand access to community-based preventative care for all New Yorkers. We aim to dismantle systemic barriers to quality healthcare, particularly in communities of color, through advocacy, partnership, and community engagement.
We are striving to build a more equitable city where:
⮕ All New Yorkers have access to quality health care, resources, and information.
⮕ All New Yorkers have access to quality social services.
OUR IMPACT
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Our PROGRAMS
Our Health Equity work addresses the social determinants of health, connects individuals to healthcare services, increases health literacy among Black and brown New Yorkers, builds capacity for community-based health and wellness programming, and fuels a pipeline for a grassroots health workforce.
Health Equity Cabinet
UWNYC’s Health Equity work aims to make where we work, live, and play healthier and more interconnected. UWNYC is forming a Health Equity Cabinet, convening subject matter experts, medical professionals, and advocacy organizations to discuss and develop innovative strategies and solutions aimed at addressing health disparities, and impact policy and programming priorities.
Preventative Access Care Program
UWNYC recently established a partnership with mobile health provider VIP StarNETWORK and the New York State Department of Health to create pop-up preventative care programs with community-based organizations and provide comprehensive medical screenings, empowering vulnerable New Yorkers to take control of their health through free healthcare services.
Connect2Care
UWNYC recently established Connect2Care, a health partnership with five community-based organizations across NYC. Aiming to enhance these organizations’ capacity for health-related work, the Health Equity team trains their staff in health equity at their justice and opportunity events, and funds food-as-medicine services at their sites.
Choose Healthy Life
From 2020-2023, UWNYC successfully supported the incubation of Choose Healthy Life, a national non-profit addressing health disparities through faith-based partnerships with the Black churches and their communities. Today, UWNYC’s Health Equity team serves as a hub for affiliated NYC churches, and spearheads data management and training initiatives across the nation.
HEALTH EQUITY STORIES
Launching Connect2Care
In February, UWNYC introduced Connect2Care, a new way to access social services in New York City. The digital...
53rd Annual Legislative Conference
In February, UWNYC staff attended the 53rd Session of the New York State Black Puerto Rican Hispanic and Asian...
Introducing Connect2Care
United Way of New York City is excited to announce a new way to access social services in NYC. The digital platform developed with support from...
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