New York Health Foundation

📢 Funding opportunity: NYHealth’s Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals is now open!

The fund supports innovative projects addressing important and emerging health care and public health issues across New York State. Learn more & apply: nyhealthfoundation.org/rfp/2027-speci…

Childhood vaccination completion increased across NY from 2013–2023—but important gaps remain.

More children are completing the recommended vaccine series later than advised, and racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities persist.

Grantee Spotlight: From the Bronx to Long Island, NYHealth grantees are strengthening the role of Community Health Workers.
@MontefioreNYC and the @HWCLI are advancing approaches to better integrate CHWs into health+social care and connect New Yorkers with the services they need.

Sustaining Community Health Workers (CHWs) requires sustainable financing.

The new toolkit by @CHCShealth helps New York organizations assess their readiness to use the Medicaid CHW benefit and move toward implementation.

What helps community health workers thrive on care teams?

NYU’s CHW Research & Resource Center heard directly from CHWs, supervisors, and employers across NYS about what’s needed for successful integration.