New York Academy Of Medicine

SEE SCHEDULE O. THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE (NYAM) TACKLES THE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT EVERY INDIVIDUAL FROM LIVING A HEALTHY LIFE. NYAM GENERATES THE KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO CHANGE THE SYSTEMS THAT PREVENT PEOPLE FROM ACCESSING WHAT THEY NEED TO BE HEALTHY SUCH AS SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HEALTHY FOOD, HEALTHCARE AND MORE. THROUGH ITS HIGH-PROFILE PROGRAMMING FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, FOCUSED SYMPOSIA FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND ITS BASE OF DEDICATED FELLOWS AND MEMBERS, NYAM ENGAGES THE MINDS AND HEARTS OF THOSE WHO ALSO VALUE ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY TO MAXIMIZE HEALTH FOR ALL.

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND POLICY SOLUTIONS - SEE SCHEDULE O.THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND POLICY SOLUTIONS (CPPS) PARTNERS WITH RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND DECISION-MAKERS TO IDENTIFY INNOVATIVE POLICY SOLUTIONS. COLLABORATIONS ARE FORGED THROUGH A SHARED DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO HEALTH EQUITY; CPPS PARTNERS POSSESS CULTURALLY COMPETENT EXPERTISE THAT BENEFIT THEIR SERVED MINORITY POPULATIONS, WHICH FURTHER INFORM THE WORK. CPPS WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO SUPPORT GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY TO BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY, RECOGNIZE AND UPLIFT ITS ASSETS, AND TRANSFORM THE PLACES WHERE WE LIVE, WORK, PLAY AND LEARN INTO ENVIRONMENTS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH FOR ALL. THE UNIQUE APPROACH INCLUDES COMMUNITY-INFORMED PROGRAM DESIGN, MIXED METHODS HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORK ANALYSIS, POLICY ANALYSIS, AND COMMUNITY-LED RESEARCH. DURING 2021 CPPS WORK ON HIGH-QUALITY, HIGH-IMPACT PROJECTS WAS SUPPORTED BY MULTIPLE SOURCES INCLUDING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND FOUNDATIONS. AMONG CPPS PROJECTS WAS YOUTHWORKS, WITH AN AIM TO PROMOTE HEALTH AMONG YOUTH AGED 13-25 IN JUVENILE JUSTICE AND FOSTER CARE SETTINGS BY PROVIDING A HYBRID OF VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON SMALL GROUP MENTORING SERVICES. ANOTHER PROJECT INVOLVED EXPANSION OF THE HEALTH & AGE ACROSS ALL POLICIES (HAAAP) PROJECT, A LEARNING COLLABORATIVE WITH 16 COUNTIES ACROSS NEW YORK STATE SEEKING TO ESTABLISH CERTIFIED AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR EAST HARLEM ACTION COLLABORATIVE, CPPS CONTINUE TO BRING TOGETHER THE TRUSTED VOICES OF RESIDENT CAREGIVERS, ALONG WITH DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS, TECHNICAL ADVISORS, AND ELECTED AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS AND PUT FORTH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A BETTER TOMORROW FOR CHILDREN. CPPS ALSO INCREASED CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY NETWORKS AND ENGAGED NEW PARTNERS INCLUDING STOP THE SPREAD, TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH, FREEDOM AGENDA, COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR POLICE REFORM, NONPROFIT WESTCHESTER, AND CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE STRATEGIES.THE ACADEMY'S CENTER FOR HEALTHY AGING (CHA) WORKS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CURRENT AND FUTURE AGING POPULATIONS THROUGH A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO RESEARCH, POLICY, PROGRAMS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. CHA IS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF HEALTHY LIVING FOR OLDER ADULTS INCLUDING SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, AND ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION; POSITIVE PERCEPTIONS OF WELL-BEING, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND AUTONOMY; IMPROVED FUNCTIONAL ABILITY AND MINIMIZED ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS; AND EXCELLENT HEALTHCARE AND SERVICES. WITH EQUAL CONCERN FOR BOTH TODAY'S OLDER ADULTS AS WELL AS TOMORROW'S, CHA PROJECTS ADDRESS BOTH IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM SYSTEMIC CHANGES TO ENSURE EQUITY AND A HEALTHY LIFE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

CENTER FOR EVALUATION AND APPLIED RESEARCH - SEE SCHEDULE O.THE CENTER FOR EVALUATION AND APPLIED RESEARCH (CEAR) PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND OTHER RESEARCHERS TO 1) PLAN, ASSESS AND STRENGTHEN PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING; 2) INCORPORATE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES INTO PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAM ASSESSMENT AND DECISION-MAKING; AND 3) BUILD AND DISSEMINATE EVIDENCE ON STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE AND RELATED SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE STRUCTURAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT IMPACT HEALTH, INCLUDING RACISM AND OTHER INEQUITIES. CEAR ALSO PROVIDES RESEARCH AND EVALUATION TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS WITH THE AIM OF BUILDING THEIR INTERNAL CAPACITY TO SELF-ASSESS THEIR WORK, BETTER DOCUMENT THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, IMPROVE PROGRAMS AND RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEEDS. CEAR RESEARCHERS HAVE EXPERTISE IN BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH METHODS, INCLUDING PUBLIC DELIBERATION. CEAR PROJECTS INCLUDE:- PRIORITIES FOR COVID-19 VACCINE ACCESS: GATHERING COMMUNITY INPUT THROUGH PUBLIC DELIBERATION: A SET OF FIVE PUBLIC DELIBERATIONS (PDS) WERE CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH NYC DOHMH TO INFORM PRIORITIES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE IN NYC WHEN INITIAL SUPPLIES WERE LIMITED. DISCUSSIONS WITH A DIVERSE CROSS-SECTION OF CITY RESIDENTS, USING A PUBLIC DELIBERATION APPROACH, YIELDED A WEALTH OF INFORMATION ON WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO NEW YORKERS WHEN CONSIDERING FAIR VACCINE DISTRIBUTION. - EVALUATION SERVICES FOR WORKWELL NYC: WORKWELL NYC IS A WORKSITE WELLNESS INITIATIVE OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF LABOR RELATIONS, AVAILABLE TO ALL EMPLOYEES OF NYC MUNICIPAL AGENCIES. WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH WORKWELL NYC STAFF, CEAR SUPPORTS EVALUATION AND REFINEMENT OF THE PROGRAM THROUGH SURVEYS, FOCUS GROUPS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE STAFF CAPACITY REGARDING PROGRAM EVALUATION AND THE APPLICATION OF EVALUATION FINDINGS. - RESEARCH TO SUPPORT INCOME AND FOOD SECURITY AMONG LATINX IMMIGRANT FAMILIES: CEAR COLLABORATES WITH MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK (MRNY) HTTPS://MAKETHEROADNY.ORG/, A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT BUILDS THE POWER OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, ON AN EXAMINATION OF POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT PERPETUATE, EXACERBATE OR REDUCE INEQUITIES RELATED TO INCOME AND FOOD SECURITY FOR LOW-INCOME LATINX IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. THE RESEARCH FOCUSES ON ACCESS TO WELL-ESTABLISHED BENEFIT PROGRAMS (E.G., SNAP); INNOVATIVE CITY AND STATE-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, INCLUDING INITIATIVES DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC; AND MRNY COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER AND PROMOTORA (COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE WORKERS) PROGRAMS THAT FACILITATE ACCESS TO THESE SERVICES.

THE ACADEMY LIBRARY - SEE SCHEDULE O.THE ACADEMY LIBRARY BEGAN OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 1847, AS PART OF THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. FOR ALMOST 175 YEARS THE LIBRARY GREW THROUGH ACTIVE ACQUISITION OF CURRENT MEDICAL LITERATURE. IN 1878 THE LIBRARY WAS OPENED TO THE PUBLIC, AS IT REMAINS TODAY. IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY, THE LIBRARY BEGAN COLLECTING RARE AND HISTORICAL WORKS IN MEDICINE. TODAY THE COLLECTIONS COMPRISE OVER A MILLION ITEMS: OVER 550,000 VOLUMES OF BOOKS AND JOURNALS, INCLUDING A RARE BOOK COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 32,000 VOLUMES; 275,000 PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS; APPROXIMATELY 400,000 PAMPHLETS; AND OVER 1,800 LINEAR FEET OF MANUSCRIPTS AND ARCHIVES. IN 2012, THE LIBRARY RESTRUCTURED AS AN HISTORICAL MEDICAL LIBRARY. WE ACQUIRE RARE AND HISTORICAL WORKS AND SECONDARY LITERATURE IN THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE; SERVE RESEARCHERS WITH COLLECTION MATERIALS; SUPPORT TWO RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS; PROVIDE VISITORS AND CLASSES WITH TOURS OF THE COLLECTIONS AND THE HISTORIC BUILDING; MOUNT HISTORICAL PROGRAMS; AND SHARE OUR INSIGHTS THROUGH THE LIBRARY BLOG AND SOCIAL MEDIA. IN OUR CONTINUING RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHILE THE LIBRARY RETURNED TO A HYBRID STAFFING SCHEDULE IN LATE 2020, RESEARCHERS WERE NOT ADMITTED TO THE READING ROOM UNTIL AUGUST 2021. DURING THAT MONTH, ONE OF THE LIBRARY'S 2020 RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH FELLOWS FINALLY BEGAN HIS WORK. STARTING MID-SEPTEMBER, WE AGAIN ADMITTED GENERAL RESEARCHERS ON A LIMITED BASIS, NO MORE THAN TWO AT A TIME. THE LIBRARY ALSO REVITALIZED ITS RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, IN OCTOBER AWARDING OUR TWO FELLOWSHIPSTHE AUDREY AND WILLIAM H. HELFAND FELLOWSHIP IN THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THE PAUL KLEMPERER FELLOWSHIP IN THE HISTORY OF MEDICINEFOR WORK IN 2022. THE LIBRARY CONTINUED ITS ONLINE NEWSLETTER, PUBLISHED MONTHLY TO ALL PERSONS ON THE ACADEMY'S 20,000+ EMAIL LIST. IN-PERSON CLASS TOURS RESUMED IN A LIMITED WAY, AND IN OCTOBER 2021, WE RESUMED OUR "FIRST MONDAYS" MONTHLY DROP-IN TOURS. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR NEW PROGRAM OF "VIRTUAL VISITS," THEMED VIDEO TOURS OF OUR COLLECTION, AND RELEASED SIX SUCH VIDEOS IN 2021. IN OCTOBER 2021 WE RESUMED OUR PARTICIPATION IN OPEN HOUSE NEW YORK, AGAIN OFFERING TOURS OF THE ACADEMY BUILDING IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY-WIDE ARCHITECTURAL EVENT. THROUGHOUT 2021, THE LIBRARY TEAM TOOK ON A NEW DIGITAL PROJECT: CREATING AN ONLINE TIMELINE OF NYAM HISTORY, TO PREPARE FOR NYAM'S 175TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IN 2022. A COLLABORATIVE VENTURE WITH NYAM'S DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, THE PROJECT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED BY MID-DECEMBER, AND INCLUDES BOTH ENGLISH- AND SPANISH-LANGUAGE VERSIONS. "NYAM MILESTONES" WAS FORMALLY RELEASED ON JANUARY 11, 2022, AS PART OF THE ACADEMY'S 175TH-ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS. THE LIBRARY'S PROGRAMMING CONTINUED STRONGLY IN 2021. WE SUPPORTED FIVE LECTURES IN ALL. OUR EMPHASIS ON RACE AND HEALTH AND THE HISTORY OF EPIDEMICS CONTINUED, AS DID OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE HEBERDEN SOCIETY OF WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE WITH A PRESENTATION ON "THE DOCTORS BLACKWELL." WE CELEBRATED OUR 2020 DIGITAL MANUSCRIPT COOKBOOKS PROJECT WITH OUR BIBLIOGRAPHY WEEK LECTURE. AS WE HAVE DONE SINCE 2016, WE MOUNTED THE "COLOR OUR COLLECTIONS" CAMPAIGN IN THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY, GATHERING COLORING BOOKS FROM OVER 100 LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, MUSEUMS, AND OTHER CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, AND MAKING THEM AVAILABLE ON THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE. THE LIBRARY'S BLOG, "BOOKS, HEALTH, AND HISTORY," POSTED FIFTEEN ARTICLES IN 2021. SOME AROSE FROM OUR RESEARCH INTO THE ACADEMY'S HISTORY AS PART OF PREPARING THE ONLINE TIMELINE. OTHERS ANNOUNCED THE RETURN OF OUR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, RECENT ACQUISITIONS, "COLOR OUR COLLECTIONS," BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, BANNED BOOKS WEEK, AND OUR VIRTUAL VISITS. OUR BLOG POSTS EXPLORED OUR DIGITAL COLLECTIONS AND CONSIDERED THE POTENTIAL LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF "LONG COVID."A MAJOR 2021 PROJECT WAS RETURNING 78 FILE CABINETS OF LIBRARY MATERIALS THAT HAD BEEN SENT TO OFFSITE STORAGE, MAKING THESE AGAIN AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS AND STAFF.

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