HCFANY has been working on incorporating health equity issues in all aspects of our work. Through our recently formed Disparities Task Force, we have been identifying opportunities for action, making recommendations to policymakers, and planning organized responses to current policy initatives.
2011-2012 Legislative Agenda
This year, HCFANY will be focusing on several aspects of health equity. Namely, relating to issues surrounding the implementation of federal health reform and the insurance Exchange, and specific proposals coming out of our Disparities Task Force, such as language access in health coverage and standardized data collection and reporting. Please see our 2011-2012 Legislative Agenda for more information.
Upcoming Events:
Cultural Competency Workshop: (February 19, 2011): HCFANY’s Disparities Task Force will be co-hosting a workshop with Family Planning Advocates during this year’s Black & Puerto Rican Caucus weekend in Albany. For more information, or to register, contact Lea Webb at lwebb@citizenactionny.org
Additional Resources
New York State Department of Health – Minority Health Data and Statistics:
The NYSDOH is now posting county-level health indicators by race & ethnicity.
- Click here for their interactive map and data tables.
- Click here for a table tracking public health priority areas, with comparisons to the rest of the United States.
- Click here for the 2007 NYS Minority Health Surveillance Report.
May 29, 2009
Community Service Society releases Promoting Equity & Coverage in New York’s Public Insurance Programs
This second report, in the two-part series, found that African-Americans are more likely to lose their Medicaid managed care coverage compared to other racial/ethnic groups in New York State. The report also finds that New York’s public health insurance programs have had an equalizing effect on coverage rates among low-income racial and ethnic groups.
May 13,2009
Community Service Society releases Promoting Equity & Quality in New York’s Public Insurance Programs
This report, the first in a two-part series, focuses on how New York can leverage its highly regarded quality data and incentive programs to promote health equity for racial and ethnic minorities who are enrolled in managed care plans.
February 27, 2009
Community Service Society Roundtable “Reducing Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Health Coverage & Outcomes in Public Insurance Programs”
This event brought together–by invite-only–experts from the public and private sectors to review evidence and discuss concrete policy approaches to reducing racial and ethnic disparities in our health care system.
2009 Health Disparities Summit, New York
- Presentation by Wade Norwood, Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
- Smedley, Brian. Moving Toward Health Equity in New York: State Strategies to Eliminate Health Disparities.. A report commissioned by the Minority Health Council, New York State Department of Health. January, 2009.
