New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Community Engagement Framework

In 2014, under the leadership of Commissioner of Health Dr. Mary T. Bassett, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene made advancing health equity a clearly articulated agency goal. Since then, the Health Department has launched a multi-faceted internal reform effort called Race to Justice, which aims to build our organizational capacity to advance health equity. Racial equity and social justice are necessary to achieving the Health Department's mission to promote the health of all New Yorkers, and this work outlines how we can strengthen our policies and practices to improve outcomes across the city. Expanding and aligning the agency’s community engagement activities is essential to advance health equity and is a core action area of Race to Justice. (author introduction) #P4HEwebinarFebruary2024