Public Health Solutions

PHS' MISSION IS TO SUPPORT UNDERSERVED NEW YORK CITY FAMILIES IN ACHIEVING OPTIMAL HEALTH AND BUILDING PATHWAYS TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. AS THE LARGEST PUBLIC HEALTH NONPROFIT SERVING NEW YORK CITY, WE IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND HELP COMMUNITIES THRIVE BY PROVIDING SERVICES DIRECTLY TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, SUPPORTING 200 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH OUR LONG-STANDING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH A COMMUNITY RESOURCE NETWORK. WE FOCUS ON A WIDE RANGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES THAT OVERWHELMINGLY AFFECT THE ABILITY OF UNDERSERVED NEW YORKERS TO LIVE THEIR HEALTHIEST LIFE. THESE ISSUES INCLUDE FOOD AND NUTRITION, HEALTH INSURANCE, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH, TOBACCO CONTROL, AND HIV/AIDS. PHS HAS A STRONG FOCUS ON HEALTH EQUITY TO ENSURE FAMILIES IN NEW YORK CITY HAVE THE BASICS FOR A HEALTHIER LIFE.

HIV/AIDS. PHS CONTRACTS WITH THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE (NYCDOHMH) TO ADMINISTER FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT OVER 200 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND HOSPITALS IN THE DELIVERY OF HIV PREVENTION AND CARE SERVICES. OUR APPROACH IS TWO-FOLD: WE COLLABORATE WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND INDIVIDUALS TO ENSURE THAT PUBLIC FUNDS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE LIVING WITH AND AT RISK FOR HIV/AIDS, WHILE ALSO INTEGRATING HIV PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS INTO OUR OWN HEALTH PROGRAMS.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. PHS IS THE FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FOR THE NYCDOHMH FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM AGREEMENTS. THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDS TO STATES AND DIRECTLY FUNDS CITIES TO PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO EMERGING PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS, INCLUDING ACTS OF BIOTERRORISM, AND TO SUPPORT REGIONAL READINESS INITIATIVES. THE HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM SUPPORTS IMPROVEMENT OF SURGE CAPACITY AND ENHANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY AND HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.

NEIGHBORHOOD WIC. WIC IS A PROGRAM OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA). PHS ADMINISTERS THE NEIGHBORHOOD WIC PROGRAM UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (NYSDOH). WE HELP OVER 27,000 ELIGIBLE PREGNANT AND NURSING WOMEN AND CHILDREN UP TO AGE FIVE YEARS OF AGE TO ENROLL IN THE NEW YORK STATE WIC (WOMEN INFANTS AND CHILDREN) PROGRAM EACH YEAR. THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WIC PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE NUTRITION EDUCATION SESSIONS LED BY WIC NUTRITIONISTS ON HEALTHY EATING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT, FARMER'S MARKET CHECKS AND EWIC CARDS TO PURCHASE NUTRITIOUS FOODS. WE ALSO MAKE REFERRALS TO OTHER SERVICES INCLUDING SNAP AND HEALTH INSURANCE (CO-LOCATED AT MANY OF OUR SITES), MEDICAL AND DENTAL PROVIDERS, CHILDCARE, AND OTHER NEEDED SERVICES. WE ADMINISTER NINE FREE-STANDING NEIGHBORHOOD WIC CENTERS IN THE BRONX, BROOKLYN, AND QUEENS.

PHS PROVIDES VARIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS INCLUDING FOOD AND NUTRITION, HEALTH INSURANCE ACCESS, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, TOBACCO CONTROL.