Public Health Reinvestment and Emergency Pandemic Adaptability, Readiness and Efficiency Introduction The public health system in New York State is in crisis. Numerous elements have conspired to weaken our public health response infrastructure to a point of unprecedented fragility due...
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Protect funding for local health departments!
COVID-19 is the biggest public health crisis this century! Protect state funding that supports your local public health staff who are working around the clock to fight this disease. It’s been over 10 years since the last pandemic and there...
Call to Action: S.8292-A/A.10466-A (Rivera/Nolan)
Protect workers on quarantine or isolation! Paid sick leave protects workers’ jobs so they can take care of themselves and their family if they are under quarantine due to COVID-19. This means workers don’t need to worry about food, rent...
Call to Action: A10441/S8338 (Rosenthal/Benjamin)
Clear up the Clean Indoor Air Act to protect workers and customers from second-hand smoke and vapor! Secondhand smoke and tobacco vapor is never safe. Separating nonsmokers and smokers, cleaning the air, and ventilating buildings cannot stop second-hand smoke. Is...
