2008

October 07, 2008 - First Hand Account of The Inner Workings of Your Hospital
Panel Discussion Featuring Hospital: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God, and Diversity on Steroids

October 02, 2008 - Lecture Series Marks 75th Anniversary of Groundbreaking Maternal Mortality Report

September 22, 2008 - NYAM School Programs: A Critical Component of Prevention

September 19, 2008 - Book Discussion Supports Focus On First Three Years of Life For Obesity Prevention

September 15, 2008 - In New York City, Life Doesn’t Stop at 65: NYAM Releases Findings about the Age-friendliness of New York City
New York City Population Over 65 Expected to Increase by 45% by 2030

August 12, 2008 - Social Stigma Hampers AIDS Prevention: A Call for Change in Perspective Validates Long Standing NYAM Studies

August 11, 2008 - NYAM Attending the 7th Annual International Conference on Urban Health

August 06, 2008 - NYAM bids farewell to an extraordinary public health advocate

July 17, 2008 - New Report: Investment in Disease Prevention Could Save America More than $16 Billion in Five Years
Return on Investment of More than 5 to 1; Focus on Increasing Physical Activity, Improving Nutrition, and Preventing Smoking

July 16, 2008 - Book Discussion Explores Violence As Public Health Issue

July 16, 2008 - Health Disparities High on National Health Policy Agenda

July 09, 2008 - NYAM Presented Findings at New York City Council Hearing on Language Access in Pharmacies

July 08, 2008 - Study Finds Young Foreign Women Most Likely to be Victims of Femicide

July 07, 2008 - NYAM Selected to Present Findings at the XVII International AIDS Conference

June 19, 2008 - Special Reception in Honor of Newly Appointed Dean of Mailman School of Public Health

June 18, 2008 - Lucia McBee Kicks-Off Fellows Author Night Series

June 12, 2008 - NYAM Honors Three Innovative Leaders Changing the Face of Global Health

June 12, 2008 - Junior Fellows Honored at Culmination Ceremony

June 10, 2008 - NYAM Celebrates the Mile

June 05, 2008 - Leaders in Nursing and Social Work discuss the Future of an Aging America

June 05, 2008 - Mustard Gas Experiments on WWII American Soldiers in the early 1940’s discussed at History of Medicine Lecture

June 05, 2008 - Judge Receives Award for Improving Adolescent Mental Health at The New York Academy of Medicine

June 02, 2008 - Come Join NYAM at This Years Museum Mile

May 07, 2008 - HOPE Program honors The New York Academy of Medicine for Participation

May 07, 2008 - Inspiring Change Through Film– NYAM’s Resident Filmmaker Presents Award Winning Documentary at Film Festival

May 07, 2008 - Ageing Expert Appointed as Senior Advisor to the President of The New York Academy of Medicine

April 08, 2008 - The New York Academy of Medicine Celebrates Leaders in Global Health at their 2008 Gala

April 08, 2008 - NYAM Fellow Ranked 12th Most Powerful CEO in the Nation

March 31, 2008 - NYAM Fellow Honored for Outstanding Government Service

March 24, 2008 - Survey of Social Workers Finds Families Ill-Prepared for Time, Expenses, and Emotional Toll of Caring for Aging Parents
Nearly half of social workers help women clients coordinate care for their aging parents, but many women are reluctant to ask for help or don’t know where to turn

March 04, 2008 - New Office for Academy Fellows and Trustees

February 28, 2008 - Library Receives Award from Peers for Grey Literature Project

February 21, 2008 - Academy Hosts Series to Explore Building More Responsive Healthcare Systems for Aging New Yorkers

January 28, 2008 - New York Academy of Medicine’s Social Work Leadership Institute Awards 21 Grants to Universities Training Social Workers in Older Adult Care
$4.6 million Grant from Hartford Foundation is Part of Nationwide Initiative to Grow the Social Work Workforce Needed for Aging Boom

January 22, 2008 - Mayor Introduces Project with the New York Academy of Medicine and City Council
With the average New Yorker living longer than the average American, Mayor Bloomberg puts a plan of action in place to make the city more age friendly

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