NYC Programs and Initiatives
This program can provide temporary health coverage to undocumented individuals for acute medical emergencies or labor/delivery
Emergency Medicaid
This 2010 law expanded Medicaid, created the Office of Minority Health, and expanded demographic data collection
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
People with this characteristic live an average of 7.5 years longer
An increase from 15 to 30 minutes of this can reduce health appointment arrival rates by 6%
Transportation
Approximately this percent of Americans live with a disability
25%
A healthcare access Program for New Yorkers who are uninsured, don't qualify for insurance, or cannot afford care trhough NYC health and hospitals
NYC Care
This 1997 law provides health insurance for families that earn too much for Medicaid
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
20%
This colloquial term for how easily residents can get to shops, schools, and transit without a car is independently predictive of obesity, heart health, and mental health
Walkability
People with disabilities report this percent of worse quality of life than non-disabled individuals
0%
This is a pilot study created in 2025 to provide peripartum education, social support, and resources after studies into differential maternal outcomes between neighborhoods
Brownsville Stress-Free Zone
This 1935 act established retirement benefits for the elderly, unemployment insurance, and aid for disabilities and dependent children
Social Security
Adding one of these alone to a food desert has been found to have little-to-no impact in resident nutrition or diet
A Grocery Store
This economic measure of total assets minus debts is a stronger predictor of health outcomes than income alone
Wealth
People with intellectual disabilities have a life expectancy approximately this many years shorter than the general population
15-20 years
In 2023, DOHMH created an initiative to improve the life expectancy of the city overall to this amount by 2030
83 Years Old
This 1965 act formalized national healthcare, creating one program for elderly and disabled patients and a second for low-income individuals and families
Medicare and Medicaid Act
Streets lined with these have populations with significantly lower rates of depression and anxiety
Trees
This work benefit, which is present in only 30% of low-wage workers, decreases hospitalization rate and increases medical appointment rate
Paid Sick Leave
Women are this percent more likely to be misdiagnosed when having a heart attack or ACS
50%
This 2024 Medicaid waiver amendment established regional entities around New York State to screen Medicaid patients for SDoH and connect them to services
New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER) Waiver
This 1996 law requires any hospital receiving federal funds to provide emergency stabilization care to anyone regardless of ability to pay
Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
This single metric can predict up to 80% of health outcomes in people
Zip Code
Even temporary periods of being homeless is correlated with an increase in 'biological age' by this many years
10-20 years
What is the average length of time for someone with an autoimmune condition to be diagnosed
4.6 years