2003 Press Room
Media contact:
Kathryn Cervino
Associate Director Communications
212.822.7285
kcervino@nyam.org
January
01/06/04 Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs are Fragmented in New York; Conference Thursday to Explore System-wide Improvements
December
12/05/03 Obesity Conference Draws 200 to Academy to Learn Latest About Research and Treatments for this Epidemic Condition
12/11/03 New York City Health Department Gives Award to Academy for Excellence in Scholarship
12/19/03 New Board Members and Fellows Elected at Annual Meeting of the Voting Fellows
11/06/03 International Conference on Urban Health a Resounding Success; Draws Over 500
November
11/18/03 Nearly One in Five New York City Children Had Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Four Months after the Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks
11/17/03 Conference on Palliative Care For Gravely Ill Children Is a Call for Action
11/12/03 Many Doctors Offer Reduced-Fee Care For Patients Who’ve Lost Health Insurance
11/06/03 International Conference on Urban Health a Resounding Success; Draws Over 500
11/03/03 Hundreds to Attend National Symposium This Week on Improving Health Care for Children with Life-Threatening Conditions
October
10/28/03 Months of Construction at Academy Result in Cooler Library and State-of-the-Art Meeting Rooms
10/21/03 Syndromic Surveillance Conference To Explore Electronic Health Tracking Systems That Can Detect Bioterrorism And Infectious Disease Outbreaks Early On
September
09/29/03 David D. Ho, M.D., is Named Inaugural Recipient of the Lewis and Jack Rudin New York Prize for Medical Research
09/26/03 Academy Sponsoring International Urban Health Conference in October
09/24/03 Terrorism Preparedness among New York Residents Has Increased while Overall Fear of Terrorism Has Waned, New Study Shows
09/11/03 Post-Traumatic Stress in New York City Decreased Substantially Six Months after Sept. 11 Attacks, According to Research Released Today
09/08/03 Academy Experts Available to Discuss Mental, Physical Fallout of Sept. 11 Attacks
August
08/28/03 Important New Research Findings in Academy’s Latest Journal of Urban Health
08/14/03 Graduates of Junior Fellows Program Return to Academy for First-Ever Alumni Event
July
07/29/03 Academy to Sponsor International Urban Health Conference This Fall
07/25/03 Academy Awards $50,000 to Scientist Who Proved Eye Drops Delay Glaucoma
07/17/03 Jack and Susan Rudin Donate $1 Million to Academy to Fund up to Ten New Urban Health Researchers in Next Five Years
June
06/30/03 D.A. Henderson Speaks About Bioterror at Academy's Spring Stated Meeting
06/19/03 Journal of Urban Health Features New Findings on Drug Overdose, Syndromic Surveillance
06/10/03 Op-Ed Piece on Nursing By Academy Trustees In New York Times
May
05/29/03 Bioterrorism Preparedness Needs Are Draining Funds From Other Public Health Programs, Health Leaders Say
05/15/03 Academy Receives $2.56 Million Grant to Engage Communities in Developing Terrorism Preparedness Plans
05/12/03 Involuntary Sterilization the Focus of
Academy's Lilianna Sauter Lecture
05/12/03 Health Care Provision in NYC Different Than Elsewhere in Country, Health Experts Say
April
04/29/03 Studies on World Trade Center Evacuations and Health Impacts Outlined at Academy Forum
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04/15/03 Academy Report to Governor Leads to Four-Year Extension
Of Syringe Access Law
04/07/03 Experts Explore Links Between Health Problems and the Built Environment
04/03/03 School Health Program Using Music to Heal
Profiled in Staten Island Advance
March
03/28/03 Studies on Evacuation of World Trade Center
Focus of April 8 Event
03/24/03 Tuesday Event to Explore Links Between Health Problems
and the Built Environment
03/20/03 New Research on Condom Use, Breast Cancer Screening and HIV Medication Adherence in Journal of Urban Health
03/19/03 Screening Rates for Colon Cancer are
Disturbingly Low in New York City
03/11/03 Dismal Times Ahead for State Health Care Funding,
Experts Say
03/10/03 New Grants Available for Community Partnerships
03/05/03 Vietnam Vets with PTSD More Likely to
Suffer From Autoimmune Disease
03/03/03 The Challenges of the Health Policy Environment in 2003
February
02/18/03 PTSD Persists Among Four Groups of New Yorkers
02/03/03 Donald Berwick at Academy on Feb. 12 to
Discuss "The Quality Chasm"
January
01/29/03 Black-Tie Gala Honors Leaders
Who Keep New York Healthy
01/28/03 Gala on Jan. 29 at Cipriani 42nd St. To Honor Leaders
Who Keep New York Healthy
01/24/03 Those Who Viewed Disturbing Televised Images From
Sept. 11 Suffered Worse PTSD, Depression
01/17/03 Findings on West Nile Virus, Lead Poisoning, Doctors’ Performance in Journal of Urban Health