This report supports those objectives by presenting community perspectives on primary care, particularly in those communities identified as having significant need. The findings described in this report are intended to provide the PHIP Steering Committee and its Advanced Primary Care Workgroup with patient perspectives to inform ongoing development and implementation of the APC model.

 

The featured program reports provide information on community partnerships and interventions that support healthy eating and active living in NYC. Program leaders and implementers provide detail on the background, impact and sustainability of each effort, along with advice to others looking to develop similar interventions in NYC and beyond.

The featured program reports provide information on community partnerships and interventions that support healthy eating and active living in NYC. Program leaders and implementers provide detail on the background, impact and sustainability of each effort, along with advice to others looking to develop similar interventions in NYC and beyond.

This featured program report is part of a series related to Interventions for Healthy Eating and Active Urban Living: A Guide for Community Health. The featured program reports provide information on community partnerships and interventions that support healthy eating and active living in NYC. Program leaders and implementers provide detail on the background, impact and sustainability of each effort, along with advice to
others looking to develop similar interventions in NYC and beyond.

This report describes “public deliberation,” a method we utilized recently in collaboration with Maimonides Medical Center, a South Brooklyn hospital serving an extremely diverse community. Public deliberation is unusual in its intensity, significant educational component, and focus on providing guidance around a specific—often value-laden—question. We describe it here, as it represents an important option for community engagement in public health