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New York City's top health officials will have access to fewer than two dozen medical research journals, as the department has turned to outside funding for research articles following Adams administration budget cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Laura Meoli-Ferrigon speaks with Mustafa Ali, MPH, CPH, Director of Risk and Analytics at NYC DOHMH Office of Emergency Preparedness & Response. Mustafa received his BA in environmental justice from the CUNY Baccalaureate program and a master of public health degree from Hunter College, which later became the CUNY School of Public Health. In this episode, Mustafa Ali shares his insights into the evolution of GIS, mapping and other data analysis technology since graduation, shedding light on how he has managed to stay at the forefront of these changes to advance his career. Mustafa presents a unique perspective on how his job transformed during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and offers invaluable advice for individuals looking to embark on a fulfilling career in public health. Tune in to explore the dynamic intersection of technology, public health and personal growth with Mustafa Ali, and discover the keys to navigating this ever-evolving field. Subscribe now to Making Public Health Personal for more engaging discussions that bring public health closer to home. Episode links: Connect with Mustafa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mustafaliCareer Opportunities at NYC DOHMH Pipeline to Preparedness & Community Preparedness Fellowships: https://www.gc.cuny.edu/educational-opportunity-and-diversity/pipeline-program Community Preparedness Program: https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/emergency-preparedness/emergency-crpc.page Solomon Fellowship: https://www.nyc.gov/site/em/about/john-d-solomon-fellowship-public-service.page HRTP: A Public Health Internship Program at the NYC Health Department: https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/about/employment/hrtp-internship.page CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Cooperative Program: https://www.cdc.gov/orr/readiness/phep/index.htm Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/bp2j01iv94swjg298gm4m/Ep19-Transcript.docx?rlkey=3kets2hc6bjzki4v2li4d2pkx&dl=0

Today, America will hit its debt ceiling, meaning that the government is no longer able to borrow money. With the new Republican-led House of Representatives, the Biden administration is having trouble negotiating a workaround. President Biden is calling for Congress to raise the debt ceiling without preconditions. However, Speaker McCarthy and other House Republicans, are pushing for cuts to the federal budget. FOX Business White House Correspondent Edward Lawrence joins the Rundown to explain what hitting the limit means for the government, the politics getting in the way of a resolution, and why this could be an economic calamity if it's not solved by June. The past few years have revealed just how dangerous fentanyl is, with CDC research demonstrating how the synthetic opioid has been fueling a sharp rise in overdose deaths in the United States. Major cities across the country are waking up to this threat, with the NYC Health Department recently acknowledging that drug overdoses in their city went up 76 percent in a two-year period, with 80 percent of overdoses in 2021 being linked to fentanyl. Desilynn Smith is Clinical Director at the Gateway To Change rehabilitation center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and just two years ago lost her husband to a fentanyl overdose. Now, she joins the podcast to share how her loss changed her approach to counseling addiction and mental health, how the stigma of addiction can become a barrier for many seeking help, and the importance of education and resources in high-risk areas to prevent further overdose deaths.   Plus, commentary from FOX News Contributor Joe Concha. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, America will hit its debt ceiling, meaning that the government is no longer able to borrow money. With the new Republican-led House of Representatives, the Biden administration is having trouble negotiating a workaround. President Biden is calling for Congress to raise the debt ceiling without preconditions. However, Speaker McCarthy and other House Republicans, are pushing for cuts to the federal budget. FOX Business White House Correspondent Edward Lawrence joins the Rundown to explain what hitting the limit means for the government, the politics getting in the way of a resolution, and why this could be an economic calamity if it's not solved by June. The past few years have revealed just how dangerous fentanyl is, with CDC research demonstrating how the synthetic opioid has been fueling a sharp rise in overdose deaths in the United States. Major cities across the country are waking up to this threat, with the NYC Health Department recently acknowledging that drug overdoses in their city went up 76 percent in a two-year period, with 80 percent of overdoses in 2021 being linked to fentanyl. Desilynn Smith is Clinical Director at the Gateway To Change rehabilitation center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and just two years ago lost her husband to a fentanyl overdose. Now, she joins the podcast to share how her loss changed her approach to counseling addiction and mental health, how the stigma of addiction can become a barrier for many seeking help, and the importance of education and resources in high-risk areas to prevent further overdose deaths.   Plus, commentary from FOX News Contributor Joe Concha. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, America will hit its debt ceiling, meaning that the government is no longer able to borrow money. With the new Republican-led House of Representatives, the Biden administration is having trouble negotiating a workaround. President Biden is calling for Congress to raise the debt ceiling without preconditions. However, Speaker McCarthy and other House Republicans, are pushing for cuts to the federal budget. FOX Business White House Correspondent Edward Lawrence joins the Rundown to explain what hitting the limit means for the government, the politics getting in the way of a resolution, and why this could be an economic calamity if it's not solved by June. The past few years have revealed just how dangerous fentanyl is, with CDC research demonstrating how the synthetic opioid has been fueling a sharp rise in overdose deaths in the United States. Major cities across the country are waking up to this threat, with the NYC Health Department recently acknowledging that drug overdoses in their city went up 76 percent in a two-year period, with 80 percent of overdoses in 2021 being linked to fentanyl. Desilynn Smith is Clinical Director at the Gateway To Change rehabilitation center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and just two years ago lost her husband to a fentanyl overdose. Now, she joins the podcast to share how her loss changed her approach to counseling addiction and mental health, how the stigma of addiction can become a barrier for many seeking help, and the importance of education and resources in high-risk areas to prevent further overdose deaths.   Plus, commentary from FOX News Contributor Joe Concha. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark & Angel start off this episode with a few minutes of banter amongst themselves and the with their ever growing chat members. It was a smart move to "lighten" things up early because the first crime they discuss is horrid. Nina Rothschild a Scientist that works for the NYC Health Department was heading home from work when she was attacked from behind by man wielding a hammer. She was bludgeoned several times in the head causing a skull fracture. Ms. Rothschild is recovering and her assailant has been captured by the NYPD. If that story doesn't "scare the crap" out of (pardon the pun) then imagine its 5:15 pm and you're waiting on the train to take you into NYC from the Bronx and an unknown make attacks you with a plastic bag containing feces and smears it all over your face. These types of horrible crimes are happening everyday in our NYC Subway system. Mark & Angel discuss NYC's Mayor Eric Adams response and how effective it can be, now that the "Cat is out of the Bag",Mark & Angel also discuss the case of Tyler Lopresti-Castro a SUNY Oneonta who was found frozen to death outside a garage depot, in that town. The conversation then shifts to the War in the Ukraine. All in all its a very smooth, funny, interesting and enjoyable episode, enjoy... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/otcpod1/support

Gary Belkin, M.D., psychiatrist, and former Deputy Commissioner of the NYC Health Department, on why he sees the present climate changes as so extraordinarily urgent and critical, and how communities and individuals can, without rhetoric or panic, implement essential changes using concepts such as the ‘social climate,' etc. Timely.

We discuss the LGBT hierarchy, and NYC Health Department approving gloryholes. Angelica Ross and B. Scott have some choice words for BET and trans inclusion. Plus, the corona club is gaining a lot of new members for free; but, treatment is not expected to be affordable. Send us questions, comments, and business inquiries, to hereforitpod@gmail.com We’re on Patreon! Join the #HereForItHive at www.patreon.com/HereForItPod Merch! hereforitshop.com/ Follow us on social media @HereForItPod and hereforitpod.com www.instagram.com/hereforitpod www.twitter.com/hereforitpod www.facebook.com/hereforitpod Don't forget to leave us a comment or review on Apple Podcasts! Search our name in the Podcasts app, click the Reviews tab, click Write A Review. apple.co/2y6zmMi

Dr. Oni Blackstock joins us to speak about social justice, Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ rights and the way the COVID-19 crisis has unequally affected marginalized communities. Dr. Blackstock is Assistant Commissioner for the NYC Health Department's Bureau of HIV. Link to the blog post: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2020/07/03/where-race-disparity-and-pandemic-collide-covid-19-usa

A gay married man faces a choice. He can keep his stable job, if he moves to...Kansas. Dan brings on Kansas State Representative Brandon Woodard to try to sell his state to the caller. At the top of this list of the midwestern state's redemptive qualities: Kansas is only 3 hours away from everywhere else! So, they've got that going for them. A woman is horrified that her husband wants to "suckle" her breasts as if she were lactating. "Just one time?" he begs. On the Magnum, Dan gushingly chats with public health super-hero Dr. Demetre Daskalakis. The dreamy Deputy Commissioner for Disease Control at the NYC Health Department is responsible for some of the most honest, rational, pro-sex messaging coming out of New York City, and Dan is nothing less than star-struck. Listen in. And, a woman with step-children found herself watching some step-mom porn. And she liked it! WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? 206-302-2064   voicemail@savagelovecast.com This episode is brought to you by Helix Sleep-the best mattress for your individualized comfort. Right now, get up to $200 off ALL mattress orders at . This episode is brought to you by Allform- premium, customizable sofas and chairs shipped right to your door. For 20% off your perfect sofa, go to . This episode of the Savage Lovecast is brought to you by Blue Apron. Check out this week's menu at  

A gay married man faces a choice. He can keep his stable job, if he moves to...Kansas. Dan brings on Kansas State Representative Brandon Woodard to try to sell his state to the caller. At the top of this list of the midwestern state's redemptive qualities: Kansas is only 3 hours away from everywhere else! So, they've got that going for them. A woman is horrified that her husband wants to "suckle" her breasts as if she were lactating. "Just one time?" he begs. On the Magnum, Dan gushingly chats with public health super-hero Dr. Demetre Daskalakis. The dreamy Deputy Commissioner for Disease Control at the NYC Health Department is responsible for some of the most honest, rational, pro-sex messaging coming out of New York City, and Dan is nothing less than star-struck. Listen in. And, a woman with step-children found herself watching some step-mom porn. And she liked it! WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? 206-302-2064   voicemail@savagelovecast.com This episode is brought to you by Helix Sleep-the best mattress for your individualized comfort. Right now, get up to $200 off ALL mattress orders at . This episode is brought to you by Allform- premium, customizable sofas and chairs shipped right to your door. For 20% off your perfect sofa, go to . This episode of the Savage Lovecast is brought to you by Blue Apron. Check out this week’s menu at  

Comedian and #ASS favorite Tarik Daniels returns to the show to discuss what it's like being an African-American gay man at the height of the Black Lives Matter movement. Plus, Raymix comes out of the closet, Lea Michelle is canceled and the NYC Health Department recommends glory holes. So suck on that. Get your official #ASS merch at www.adamsank.com.

The NYC Health Department put out guidelines on how to have safer sex during the current Covid-19 emergency.  It touches on various sexual behaviors with a positive light.  Be sure to read it when you get the chance.  Enjoy.

Austin Publicover is a food safety expert and the Founder of Bulletproof! Food Safety, a consulting firm that works with many of the top restaurants in New York City. In this episode, Austin discusses the services his firm provides restaurants and food manufacturers, particularly: - preparation for NYC Health Department inspections - help with obtaining and maintaining all the necessary permits. We then discuss food safety in the age of the coronavirus. Learn more about Austin's firm at: http://bulletprooffoodnyc.com/  

The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a Licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible version of ourselves. Last week, through the generous sponsorship and support of Med-IQ, I was able to have a conversation with Dr. Oni Blackstock who is the assistant commissioner for the Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control for the NYC Health Department. She shared all the facts you need to know about what we currently know about COVID-19, tips on how to keep you and your loved ones safe, what vaccine development looks like for the virus, and how it would work once we have one. If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory. Take the info from the podcast to the next level by joining us in The Yellow Couch Collective, therapyforblackgirls.com/ycc Grab your copy of our guided affirmation and other TBG Merch at therapyforblackgirls.com/shop. If you have questions or would like to discuss podcast sponsorship, email us at podcast@therapyforblackgirls.com. The hashtag for the podcast is #TBGinSession. Make sure to follow us on social media: Twitter: @therapy4bgirls Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls Facebook: @therapyforblackgirls  

Welcome Welcome to your security a podcast on walking victimless in today’s world. I’m Gabriel Grimes. In this podcast I discuss how to stay alert and situationally aware no matter where you are or where you go. Day Tuesday April 21 Episode 56 Day 36 Crime Some crime is down but over all crime is steady. And if hit during this time the impact will be worse. Personal Keep the doors locked Keep the car in the garage or under a light Be better than the next door neighbors Have a home security system Crisis management Have clear communication Be Transparent Quickly correct erroneous information Quickly publish new verifiable information Be positive or offer solutions C-Rona A study out of California shows that LA County Coronavirus Infections Are Up to 55 Times That of Reported Cases This will place the mortality rate of the virus at right about that of the flu. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-04-21/la-county-coronavirus-infections-are-up-to-55-times-that-of-reported-cases NUMBERS of Reported deaths in NYC JHU - 14,604 ( Yesterdays’s 14,451) NYC Health Department - 9,562 confirmed and 4865 probable. (14,427)—yesterday’s 13240 Results: JHU has over shot the numbers reported by NYC by 177 Results: Security protection - ADT Criminals aren’t taking a Rona break Your Home Security https://bit.ly/351BsOo http://www.adtreferafriend.com/Register/accept/?EID=50ce7cc0-3a41-4596-9725-ea1ace9bfca7 WebSites NYC Health Department https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data.page JHU COVID Website https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html MUSIC –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Track: We Are Not Alone — Theo Dor [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/RgrEOZ20OMg Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/we-are-not-alone ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

On The Judge Show today: - Attorney Josh Drechsel for the man suing Tiger Woods and his caddie joins the show to talk about the case and more - Seattle shuts down Army Field Hospital with 250 beds because no one used it - The SBA EIDL loan unravels as money has run out - We break down the NYC Health Department death numbers and you may be surprised at what you're not hearing in the media - Opinion/ Final Thought – James discusses Abortion = 10x the expected death rate, sin and Good FridayTo learn more, visit: thejudgeshow.com Email us at judge@thejudgeshow.com  Special Thank You: Clegginsurance.com Arthursailerwindows.com JudgePR.com

This coronavirus has cut cheating all the way down. They suggest keeping the sex within the household. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The ladies discuss how the Corona Virus has affected their lives while offering some safety tips and words of encouragement. In this episode we discuss... [2:30]Allie and Lindsey's opposing views [5:00] Dating during a pandemic [8:15] Sex during COVID-19 [9:00] NYC Health Department memo [11:00] Online dating and phone sex [17:00] Guests and their germs [19:30] Stay positive and healthy! Snag this fashionable face mask to keep you trendy and safe while you grocery shop: https://amzn.to/3efmXcT Stock up on this TP that has been tried and tested by Lindsey herself: https://amzn.to/3bXsYJK Dub's post with the NYC Health Department memo: https://twitter.com/_Dubauchery/status/1241788906829422595 Let us know how you are remaining positive and staying entertained during the pandemic. Follow: www.instagram.com/stopsignsareoptional Contact: StopSignsareOptional@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssao/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ssao/support

Dr Jason Cavolina PharmD & Todd Eury join up again on the Evidence Based Podcast to report on the updates of the Coronavirus COVID-19: New York City is testing a person who recently returned from Italy for the COVID-19 infection after the CDC expanded its testing guidelines Thursday. The U.S. expanded its testing criteria include Iran, Italy, Japan and South Korea, the NYC Health Department said in a tweet. “The spread of the virus from person to person in other countries around the world has raised our level of concern. But rest assured we are deploying all the tools at our disposal to keep New Yorkers healthy,” NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot said in a video posted on the agency’s website. —Kopecki WHO warns virus could spread to every country, Mexico confirms first cases Gilead surges after WHO says remdesivir may combat coronavirus https://pharmaphorum.com/news/gilead-surges-after-who-says-remdesivir-may-combat-coronavirus/  Watch the Coronavirus Cases Spread Across the World https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/map-watch-the-coronavirus-cases-spread-across-the-world/2303276/  First US docs to analyze coronavirus patients’ lungs say insight could lead to quicker diagnosis https://www.foxnews.com/health/first-us-docs-analyze-coronavirus-patients-lungs-quicker-diagnosis  Amazon adds CDC notice to searches about coronavirus https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/26/amazon-coronavirus-covid-19-searches-show-cdc-notice.html  Can I get coronavirus from a package delivered from China? https://www.ocregister.com/2020/02/26/can-i-get-coronavirus-from-a-package-being-delivered-from-china/ 

Zach welcomes Dr. Oni Blackstock, the assistant commissioner for the Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control for the NYC Health Department, to the podcast to discuss a wide variety of topics, ranging from her unique career journey to dismantling white supremacist constructs, and she graciously offers a couple points of recommendation regarding how to get started when it comes to advocating for yourself to get the health-related help that you may need at work.Connect with Dr. Blackstock on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram!Visit Living-Corporate.com.TRANSCRIPTZach: What's up, y'all? It's Zach with Living Corporate, and look, man, you know what we do. It's 2020. You know, fresh vision. You know, we're out here making moves, having conversations with movers and shakers, influencers, educators, public servants... what else? Who else? Executives, recruiters, entertainers. You know what I'm saying? Anybody who's willing to have an authentic conversation centering and amplifying underrepresented voices at work, and today, you know, I'm really excited about this particular interview. And I say that every time, but, like, I mean it every single time, even though I say it, like, over and over, but I really do mean it. And so I'm really excited. This particular episode we have Dr. Oni Blackstock. Dr. Blackstock, how are you doing? What's going on? Oni: I'm good. Thanks so much for having me.Zach: Thank you so much for joining us. Now, look, what I would like to do--'cause see, what I sometimes do, in the past I would give this, like, kind of, like, generic--I don't want to say generic, but I would, like, read off an intro, almost like a late-night show, and then I'd go in and I'd ask people to introduce themselves again. It seems kind of redundant, so what I want to do this time is just give you space and, for those of us who don't know you, just give you some space to talk a little bit about yourself.Oni: Okay, great. So again, I'm Oni Blackstock. I'm a primary care physician and HIV specialist. I also spent about the past 10 years conducting HIV research, but I now lead the Bureau of HIV at the New York City Health Department, meaning I oversee our city's response to ending the HIV epidemic. I'm originally from Brooklyn, New York. Parents, my dad is an immigrant from Jamaica, and my mom is Brooklyn-born and bred. And I have a twin sister, Dr. Uche Blackstock, and, you know, we're very much inspired by our parents to really meld medicine and public health with activism and advocacy, and so I get to do that in my current role leading the Bureau of HIV here in New York City.Zach: Okay. So first of all, incredible background, incredible legacy, and shout-out to the Blackstocks, the family, and shout-out to your sister of course as well. So I know, you know, the background being Jamaican--now, you know we do air horns. Now, let me ask you this. I've asked past Jamaican guests, but it is offensive or culturally appropriative that we also use air horns on our podcast?Oni: No, not at all. It's great. It's about the diaspora. Zach: Okay, cool, 'cause I gotta let 'em fly for you. Let me just drop 'em right here. [air horns sfx] Okay, 'cause I'm just very excited and thankful that you're here. Now, let's talk a little bit more about your background, right? So you talk about your focus being HIV and that particular illness. What was it about that work that drew you in particularly?Oni: Yeah. So I was in medical school when I feel like I quote-unquote first discovered HIV, and that was actually when I was doing global health work. So I had traveled to Ghana and West Africa, as well as South Africa, to do HIV-related research, and when I came back I did a rotation as a medical student back in New York City and saw that we had black people, Latino people, dealing with many of the same sort of medical-related issues, and even just sort of socio-structural issues, as I did when I was in Ghana and South Africa, and became very interested in our domestic HIV epidemic, and so I ended up doing my residency, which is the training that you do after medical school, in the Bronx at Montefiore Medical Center, where again I was seeing young black and brown people dying of, like, advanced AIDS, which was something I was really surprised and I think maybe people didn't realize was stlil happening in New York City. And I think what I in particular--what draws me to HIV is that it's really--it's not just an interesting bio-medical condition, but it's also, like, a social condition, and it's really an epidemic of not behavior, but an epidemic of inequality. So it's a confluence of lots of isms and lots of phobias, and you put all of those together and you sort of get HIV and you see the communities that are most impacted.Zach: And, you know, it's really interesting, this conversation particularly, because you're in a position where you're providing awareness and research and thought leadership and care for underrepresented, underserved populations--and often times stigmatized and just oppressed populations--while also being an intersectional member of a variety of underrepresented and oppressed populations and identity groups. Can you talk about, like, what that experience, that compounded experience, is like for you? Like, being in this space, being who you are?Oni: Right. Yeah, so I think what has driven me to do this work is because I'm from many of the different communities that are impacted by HIV. So I think sometimes for people who do this work it's maybe about careerism or they find it intellectually interesting, but for me it's really about helping my people and my community. So yeah, I mean, I think having the different identities, being a cisgender black woman, being someone who's queer and being at the intersection at these different marginalized identities gives me a different appreciation and understanding of what the factors are that folks are dealing with out in the community, and also the position. You know, even when we're designing, for instance, social marketing campaigns, like, I can say--you know, I'm able to give my input and--you know, we had a campaign, for instance, that was focused on pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP. It's a once-a-day pill that people who are HIV-negative can take to stay HIV-negative. We did one for a focus on cisgender and transgender women, women of all different backgrounds, but what I did notice that I think most other people didn't notice is that all of the women were very, like, fem-presenting, and so, you know, I was like, "In the future when we do this work, we might want to have folks who may be non-conforming in their appearance." You know, just have different folks who may identify as women but have a different gender expression. And so I think, like, just sort of that awareness of understanding the different needs that may be out there of having these different perspectives is something that I think I can bring to this role and I think is, you know, really important, because the reality is that in many cities we don't have people who are leading this type of work who are reflective of the communities that are most impacted.Zach: You know, that's just a really good point. It's interesting because, you know, even as we talk about, like, representation and diversity in our marketing and, like, presentation, it's interesting how colorism and patriarchy still, like, sneak in to those spaces too, right? So, like, if you have--like, if you're presenting as a woman, often times it is going to be someone who is, like, traditionally fem or lighter-skinned or with hair that is a certain texture. Like, there's still, like, this template, right? That individuals are going to--that we either consciously or subconsciously seek to, like, place people in. Even when you see, like, people in positions of authority or any type of subject matter expertise in the space, you end up--I don't know. Again, they fit certain templates to me, and that leads me to another question though. Kind of starting at the top. So your lived experience brings a certain level of empathy along with your actual academic expertise. May I ask, are there ever moments or times where you believe that sometimes your lived experience or the passion that comes with that lived experience is almost counted against you because you lack a certain level of [laughs] intellectual objectivity that maybe white individuals or just folks who are not necessarily identifying these particular identity groups, that they can relate to?Oni: Well, I think--right, so that idea of, like, objectivity... I mean, it's, like, a construct. It's, like, a white supremacist construct, because we all come with our own perspectives and backgrounds. So it's sort of, like, a fallacy, I think, but yeah, I think that might happen. I think I am also fortunate, or maybe some might say unfortunate, but, you know, I did get my college degree at Harvard undergrad. I was a computer science major and I was pre-med. I went to Harvard Medical School. I got my Master's in Health Sciences from Yale's School of Medicine. So I have, like, sort of these bonafides that are sort of respected more by white culture, the dominant culture, which I feel like gives me quote-unquote credibility among some of these folks, if that makes any sense. So I feel like that somehow, like, helps to open doors in a different way, and then obviously having--you know, and sometimes just even having an MD, people make assumptions, and sometimes you can use those to your benefit, which is helpful. But, you know, at the same time, it does feel--it's kind of cringe-worthy and kind of not the best feeling to be benefitting from these same systems which also act to, like, oppress us as well, so... [?]Zach: Well, it's complex and nuanced. I'm just curious about that, because as I continue to get into just this work, any time you talk about, like, underserved folks or, like, doing work that seeks to push for equity in certain spaces, there seems to be, like, this underlying kind of attitude sometimes, so I was just curious about that. You know, you just spoke about--you used one of the buzzwords that triggers a lot of fragility in today's society, white supremacy. I'm curious, you know, on Living Corporate we've discussed the concept of decolonization, and one of the ways that we've seen colonization demonstrated is in language. Can we talk a little bit about medical terms that, intentionally or unintentionally, undermine the reality and complexity of systemic racism and other isms and various forms of oppression?Oni: Sure. Okay, so I think any term that, like, focuses the issue on the individual as opposed to, like, the structures and systems that drive risk and disease and poor health and poor well-being, so--I mean, for me, I mean, there's [?]--I actually tweeted about this recently. So, you know, terms like someone being a "medically-complex patient" or someone being high-risk or non-compliant really is about--you know, white supremacist culture puts the onus and responsibility on the individual and doesn't--you know, it ignores, like, completely, the context in which people are making decisions and choices. And so, you know, these are--you know, we're trying to, like, move away, at least at the Health Department, my bureau, from some of these terms, which are victim-blaming and lack recognition for these broader systems that increase risk for individuals.Zach: And I'm curious about that. Like, what does it look like to drive those conversations and to have folks say, like, "Stop. Let's take a step back and actually look at the systems that are impacting these individuals." Like, what does that look like? How do you broach those topics?Oni: Yeah. So I think one of the cool things here, at least the New York City Health Department, is the former health commissioner--her name is Dr. Mary Bassett. She's a black woman, and she started a whole initiative called Race to Justice, which was sort of an effort to understand and recognize the impact on racism on public health and health outcomes, and so by someone in her position sort of normalizing the conversations around racism really sort of opened the door for a lot of the work that I'm doing in my bureau with the staff here. So for instance, we received millions of dollars in funding from the federal government and from the city government that we then bid out in a competitive process to clinics and other community-based organizations to provide HIV prevention treatment services, and we were looking at this process and, you know, seeing that the same sort of large organizations that are typically not run by folks who look like the folks who are impacted tended to get a lot of the contracts. And so the great thing about being able to lead a bureau, lead an organization, is that we made sure that--we started looking at the process and figuring out "What are the ways that we could make this process more equitable?" But what we also did is in our request for a proposal we called out these different systems of oppression. You know, many times--before I came here, like, a lot of the requests for proposals would say things like "poverty" and "food insecurity," and it's like, "But what are the things that drive those things?" Right? Like, we need to call them out, and if we call them out, the organizations that we fund will know that these are issues that we are thinking about, and we're thinking explicitly about equity in this work, and so I made sure that in our request for a proposal that we use this language, that we don't just say people of color, that we say specifically the groups that are impacted. We say black and Latinx people. Like, you know, it's just calling it out and being really explicit and really putting it out there so that it becomes normalized and really part of the work that we do.Zach: And it's interesting, because I've noticed over the past--I would say since, I don't know, since... so over the past, like, decade or so. 'Cause I'm 30, so I've been working for about 9 or 10 years, right? So as I just kind of come into adulthood, just looking around, looking at the language that people use when it comes to just, like, systems of injustice or inequity, it's almost like they just--we use language that is... like things just happened. It's like we don't talk about how things are connected at all. I think I was reading some story about a young man who had a mistaken identity, and it said "A teen was hospitalized after being mis-identified by police." Well, no. He wasn't hospitalized because he was mis-identified by police. He was hospitalized because he was beaten by the police because he mis-identified him. It's almost like we take out the action or the accountability in the language and framing that we place. So let's do this. As you know, since the publication of Healthy People 2020, it's been confirmed that stress is one of the primary drivers of racial and socio-economic health disparities. Can we talk a little bit about the practical impacts of chronic stress for black and brown folks and how it shows up when it's under-treated? And then, you know, as you talk through a bit about what that looks like, I guess my Part B to that question is what are things that black and brown folks should be looking out for regarding their own stress and what ways can they advocate for themselves as patients?Oni: Mm-hmm. Yeah, so obviously these are, like, very weighty, big issues. You know, I think stress has, you know, wide-ranging impacts on our overall health and well-being. You know, when we are exposed to stress, or just the stress of being a black or brown person in this country--you know, I don't know if folks realize this, but it leads to, obviously, an elevation in [stress?] hormones like cortisol and nor-epinephrine and epinephrine, and those have, like, very harmful effects on the body. And so we can think about mental health, so, you know, depression and anxiety, and I have to--full disclosure, I myself am dealing with depression and anxiety, and I think a lot of it is attributed to really the chronic stress that we face, I think particularly in some of these professional work environments where we are held to very different standards than other people, and so having, you know, a support network and having a spiritual practice--which is something that I really want to develop more--are ways to really I think counteract these--you know, and the impact on the quality of sleep that we have, our metabolism, cardiovascular risk. You know, chronic stress predisposes us to a wide range of medical conditions, so yeah. So I think when we see--you know, a lot of the disparities or inequities that we see, you know, are driven by, you know, the impact of, you know, racism, and then it sometimes has direct, you know, effects on us, in terms of, like, the violence that, you know, is committed against us by police, but then also some of these indirect effects of dealing with chronic stress and the impact that it has on our bodies and minds.Zach: And I think--so I'll speak for myself in this example. I'm an example of this, right? Like, just kind of, like, moving and shaking in these spaces, finally taking a second to breathe and I'm looking back and I'm like, "Wait, I can't sleep. I'm having, like, auditory hallucinations. I'm, like, crying for no reason. Like, I feel sick." You know, there's all these different issues that have, like, you know, over time just been so untreated, and like, so, finally just now starting to get help for that. I'm curious though, what points of recommendation would you have for folks who are at the very beginning of this? Like, and how--what would you say to them who are just kind of looking to get started and kind of advocating for themselves to get the help that they need?Oni: Right. So I think, you know, obviously having a support network obviously is key, and so that people who are close to you, who you can speak to about, you know, the various stressors that you may have at work, in particular if you may be one of a few black people, or even if you aren't one of a few black or brown people. You know, our experiences in the workplace are very different from other people's. So definitely having a support network, and I think also not waiting for people to check in on you, but also to the extent that you can sharing with, like, your family and loved ones, particularly those who will be helpful, like, how you are feeling, 'cause I think sometimes, for many of us, we are very high-functioning, and so when you--you may be depressed, feeling depression and anxiety, but you are, like, highly productive. You're getting things done. You have a family. You have a great job. But, you know, you still need support, and it may not be, like, overtly obvious to your family. So I think, to the extent that we can, reaching out when we can. Obviously, you know, for instance, depression can sometimes impact people's ability to motivate and to be able to reach out to people, so obviously then we have to check on each other. I think also something that I have been increasingly learning is having some sort of, like, spiritual practice or some way of, like, grounding yourself, whether it's yoga or meditation or prayer. Whatever it is or whoever you pray to, having that be a regular part of your day and of your practice is I think incredibly important, because, like, you know, it's very hard to change these systems, and for the most part we have ourselves and we have our support networks. And so those are some of the recommendations that I would have. And I think also mentorship. If folks have mentors who, you know, have been in similar fields, or maybe even in a different field but can provide guidance and support, that makes a huge, huge difference. And also peer mentors as well, having folks who may be going through similar experiences as you where you can kind of commune and, like, come together and commiserate and also be helpful.Zach: You know, it's interesting. So you talked a little bit about your twin sister Dr. Uche Blackstock, and recently she published an article titled "Why Black Doctors Like Me Are Leaving Faculty Positions In Academic Medical Centers," and in the piece, towards the end of it, she says, "Academic medical centers must begin to recognize and rectify the historical and current impact of racism on the health care workforce. Their leaders should listen actively and respond accordingly to the concerns of black faculty members and students, adopt an anti-racist philosophy, and, through a lens of racial equity, intentionally commit the time, effort and resources required to dismantle the structural racism and white supremacy embedded in their current institutional cultures." Now, your work--again, we've been talking about it this entire conversation--is to combat the attitudes and white supremacist institutions that not only create but thrive off of inequity. I'm curious, in your mind, what incentives do these institutions have to actually make substantive, long-standing institutional changes?Oni: Yeah, that's a really tough question. You know, I think what we see motivates folks in society tends to be financial incentives, so I think if there is something in it, like, sort of profit-wise for these institutions, like, that can be helpful. I really don't know, because I think, you know, for many of these institutions--you know, I work at a government agency. The government has played a role for more than a century or two, probably several centuries, in perpetuating, you know, racist policies, and I think--you know, nowadays obviously we want to do the right thing and rectify things, but there's still--you know, the workplace here reflects what we see outside. Like, the public health department isn't immune from the inequities that we see outside, and I think that it requires really visionary leadership and commitment to change, but what it also requires is, like, white people to step to the side and there to be more leadership opportunities for black and brown people, and I think that's really a struggle. I think people support the idea of equity in theory, but then in practice it looks really different. I think, even just from conversations I had today with some of my staff, you know, in practice it can feel very uncomfortable. I think there's that saying, like, "When you're used to privilege, equity feels like oppression," or something like that. Yeah, so it's like, you know, when the going gets rough and you're really wanting to institute these changes, I mean, there's gonna be--there's tremendous pushback and resistance, and they're the reason why things have stayed the way that they are. So I have to be honest, I don't have, like, an answer. I would be curious to know about institutions that have had transformations and have done this well. It's a process. I know here at the agency, at the health department in New York City, you know, since Dr. Bassett came in 2014, and then the initiative started I believe in 2015, you know, it's slow-going, because these are, like, processes and structures that have been in place for centuries that we're now trying to undo. So I think--there's this organization that we work with called Race Forward, and they talk about equity being both a process and an outcome, and so we try to emphasize the process part, because people often want to see, you know, concrete change, and where there's an opportunity to show concrete change we try to, but we realize that this work takes a long time.Zach: So, you know, out of respect to the time, you know, I haven't been putting a lot of sound effects in, but let me just tell you, you've been casually dropping crazy Flex bombs this entire interview. So I just want to react to that. [Flex bomb sfx] You was also lighting 'em up like [blatblatblat sfx], you know what I'm saying? [both laugh]Oni: Wow, that's impressive.Zach: Thank you very much. I appreciate it. That was also Cardi B, ladies and gentlemen.Oni: Oh, I love her.Zach: [Cardi B "ow" sfx] All right, so let's do this. Before we let you go, we typically give folks space, shout-outs, parting words. What you got for us?Oni: Wow. Okay, so I would say that I'm sure many of your listeners or people who have been quite successful by this society's standards, and I think often, like, we use, you know, degrees and job titles and stuff to, you know, say how successful we've been, but what I realized, you know, with the different leadership opportunities I've had, the different degrees I've gotten, it's really about finding happiness. I know it sounds really hackneyed and trite, but really doing the internal work to be happy regardless of whether you have, like, these accolades or not, because, like, my leadership job here and my degrees aren't gonna keep me, like--you know, happy at night, you know? Like, it's really believing in myself and that, you know, regardless of whether I'm working in a clinic, whether I'm leading the Bureau of HIV in the health department, I still--you know, I am really the work of, like, all of my ancestors who came before me. I, like, represent everything that they have been through, so to then think about success in, like, this white supremacist framework would not be something that they would be happy about. So I just try to, like, think about, you know, the family members and [?] that got me here and really about my own self-worth and happiness and not to measure that by these different accolades and positions and degrees.Zach: Wow. You know what? Just shout-out to you. Like, this is incredible. You know, there are people--I will say this as we wrap up--you know, there are people that I--that Living Corporate and myself individually, but also, like, our team, will, like, look for to get on the platform, and we'll look at their social media and we'll be like, "Dang, they look like they're real spicy on social media," then they get on the podcast and they're not as spicy. It's kind of like, "Come on, what are you doing?" But, like, I feel like you have matched, if not exceeded, your spiciness. Like, if I was to rate it, like, it is higher. Like, three curry goats, like, [?]. Anyway, it's great. All right, now, look, y'all. This has been dope. Y'all know what we do. We're having these conversations every single week, coming to y'all with dope conversations. This has been Zach. You have been talking to Dr. Blackstock, okay? Dr. Blackstock is the assistant commissioner of the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, focusing on HIV prevention and research and study, doing all the amazing things up in New York. Let's see here. What else? You know, check us out on Instagram @LivingCorporate, Twitter @LivingCorp_Pod, and check us out on our website www.living-corporate.com--please say the dash. We do livingcorporate.co, livingcorporate.tv, livingcorporate.org, .net. We have all of the livingcorporates. 'Cause, see, people hit me up, Dr. Blackstock, and they'll be like, "What's the website?" And I'm like, "Look, it's livingcorporate.co or living-corporate.com," but people go livingcorporate.com, and then it pops up some Australian website, and I'm like, "Look, we don't have that domain. We have all the other domains." So you gotta make sure--you know, you gotta keep with us. You know, don't slow down. Keep up. You might get left behind. So my biggest thing right now is I want y'all to make sure y'all check the show notes, y'all look at the research and the work that Dr. Blackstock is doing. Make sure that you educate for yourself, advocate for yourself, shoot, and stay courageous out here. Did y'all hear all the stuff she was saying? Casually. She works for the government and she's talking about white supremacy. What you talking about? She's not scared, you know what I mean? Ain't nobody coming up here talking about [Law and Order sfx], you know? She's not afraid, okay? She's ready.Oni: And Zach, can I just say really quickly just as--I don't know if I'm an OG now 'cause I'm over 40, but I just want to say that I'm incredibly proud of you and this effort that you have and your Living Corporate podcast. It's really wonderful to see young people just thriving, so congratulations.Zach: Oh, my goodness. Well, look, we're both thriving, and I'm just over here like [look at us sfx]. You know? That's a Paul Rudd reference, everybody. Okay. All right, y'all. 'Til next time. This has been Zach. Again, you've been listening to me chop it up with Dr. Blackstock. 'Til next time. Peace.

Max is joined by Oni Black Stock, MD, MHS, Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control for the NYC Health Department. They discuss her transition from a primarily academic career to public health and service, sex and gender disparities in access to Pre-exposure prophylaxis medication for HIV, and her office's efforts to reduce the incidence of HIV in NYC.

Dr. Oni Blackstock joins the show to talk about her work as the Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control for the NYC Health Department. Dr. Blackstock oversees and supervises all programmatic and administrative activities for the Bureau of HIV/AIDS. She is also a primary care physician, HIV specialist and research. She and David discuss the programs she is involved in regarding treatment and prevention services, community engagement and advocacy. They also discuss the state of HIV in New York currently, and both her concerns and successes within the recent years. Finally, they talk about how drug use intersects with HIV, and what upcoming programs we can expect in the future.   TAKEAWAYS: [1:41] Dr. Blackstock oversees the Bureau of HIV and it’s 8 programs. She also helps immensely in strategies that reduce the number of new HIV infections, and also to improve the overall health and well being of those living with HIV. [2:40] They are also seeing 85% of people living with HIV medical care reported as virally suppressed compared to the 79% we saw in 2013. In New York there are 100,000 people living with HIV. Dr. Blackstock and her team take into account all the data reported and do their best to develop programs according to social determinants of health as well. [5:21] One of the goals is to help dismantle racism and stigma in the black and Latin communities, those that rank the highest of being disproportionately impacted. [7:52] The Bureau has also been working with agencies they contract with to gather data and drill down on more information on both HIV numbers and drug use. Here they can get a better idea about crystal meth use as it relates to HIV, and create campaigns and forums to help even more. [11:12] Dr. Blackstock discusses data captured from a CDC funded project, the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Study. This showed them that crystal meth use seemed to be on a decline amongst white MSM, yet increasing in the black and latino community. [14L02] The Long Time Survivor Coalition in New York celebrates the lives of people living with HIV. It helps them be part of a community to engage in self care, and gives them a resource to help guide them into resources that provide social and health services. [15:08] Often times those affected with HIV are not able to come to meet in person, for many reasons. This is why there are programs that focus on telephone outreach so there is still care and social connection given. [20:41] There is also work to be done to make providers more comfortable discussing sexual history and PrEp with their patients. [26:02] There is more optimism and hope than ever, and people are now seeing HIV as a chronic manageable disease rather than a death sentence. Hopefully in 2020 and beyond there will be more tools and prevention accessible to all who need it.   RESOURCES: ParTy Boi HIV Health and Human Services LGBT New York HIV Surveillance Report   QUOTES: ● “We have a significant commitment to reducing the HIV related disparities and health inequalities we see as we work to end the epidemic.” ● “Person to person was so valuable, and it still is.” ● “Social support is so important.” ● “Social connection is really a healing force.”

"I think more and more now people are interested in this conversation of the intersection of art and culture with social movements. Art & culture have always been a part of social movements, but being strategic with artists inside of campaigns and things that we are trying to move forward, there’s a really rich conversation that’s happening now. It’s just really exciting to be in a place where I can be both-and. Because it has felt separate. There is something about being in tune with your imagination and creativity that allows for some creative thinking that can support what it is that we all want to move forward which is a more equitable world for us all." This Ain't A Eulogy: A Ritual for Re-Membering from Taja Lindley on Vimeo. Bio courtesy of Taja's website An 80’s baby born in New York and raised in the South, Taja Lindley currently lives in Brooklyn, New York working as the Managing Member of Colored Girls Hustle. In 2007 she received her B.A. from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study where she designed her own major, concentrating in public policy and knowledge production with a focus on health and women of color. Lindley is a memory worker, healer and an activist. Through iterative and interdisciplinary practices, she creates socially engaged artwork that reflects and transforms audiences, shifts culture and moves people to action. She uses movement, text, installation, ritual, burlesque, and multi-media to create immersive works that are concerned with freedom, healing and pleasure. She is currently developing a body of work recycling and repurposing discarded materials. Her artwork has been featured at Spring/Break Art Show, Brooklyn Museum, Hammer Museum, Philbrook Museum, New York Live Arts, the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University, Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX), the Gallatin Arts Festival at New York University, WOW Café Theater, La Mama Theater, in living rooms, classrooms, conferences and public spaces. She has received coverage in the New York Times, VICE, ELLE, Blouin Art Info, Art Zealous and Artnet News, and ARTSY. In 2014 she was a Create Change Fellow with the Laundromat Project and selected to participate in EMERGENYC - an artist activist program of New York University’s Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics. In 2015 she was a Fall space grantee at BAX. Her 2017 residency at Dixon Place Theater culminated in the world premiere of her one-woman show "The Bag Lady Manifesta" in September 2017. This work is currently on a nationwide tour in the United States. In addition to being an artist, Lindley is actively engaged in social movements as a writer, consultant, and facilitator. For over a decade she has worked with non-profits, research institutes and government on policies and programming that impact women and girls, communities of color, low/no/fixed-income families, queer people, youth and immigrants. Most recently, she served as a Sexual and Reproductive Justice Consultant at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, facilitating a community driven process that created The NYC Standards for Respectful Care at Birth. She continues her work at the NYC Health Department as the current Public Artist in Residence, a program of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. Her writing has appeared in Rewire, YES! Magazine, Feministe, Salon and EBONY. She is a member of Harriet's Apothecary and Echoing Ida. https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/4/41335247-836c-4f4a-8a8b-aeca55f3227a/cSSLlEAp.jpg Re-Membering is the Responsibility of the Living: An Installation by Taja Lindley Closes Saturday July 27th, 2019 George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center 1165 Angelina Street Austin, TX 78702 Open Hours: Monday-Wednesday 10am -6pm; Thursday 10am-9pm Friday-10am-6pm; Saturday 10am-4pm Sunday-Closed. The Carver Museum & Cultural Center will present the work of New York-based, multi-disciplinary visual and performing artist Taja Lindley. Her mixed media installation, "Re-Membering is the Responsibility of the Living," will be on view from March 7, 2019, to July 31, 2019. Moved by the non-indictments of the police officers responsible for the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, Lindley draws parallels between discarded refuse and the violent treatment of Black people in the United States. The artist uses re-purposed trash bags to re-member, honor and value the Black lives that have been lost due to state-sanctioned violence. In this post-Ferguson moment, Lindley is imagining how to recycle the energy of protest, rage, and grief into creating a world where, indeed, Black Lives Matter. Image and text courtesy of The Carver Museum This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Intro music generously provided by Stan Killian (http://stankillian.com/main/) Support this podcast. (http://www.austinarttalk.com/supportpodcast)

This week, we’re presenting stories about overcoming obstacles and breaking down barriers -- whether those barriers are institutional or written into our genetic code. Part 1: Aletha Maybank's childhood experiences with institutional racism inspire her work to combat structural barriers as a physician. Part 2: Joselin Linder shares a unique and deadly genetic mutation with just fourteen other people in the world -- and must make a difficult choice as a result. Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH currently serves as a Deputy Commissioner in the New York City Department of Health and is the Founding Director of the Center for Health Equity.  The Center’s mission is to bring an explicit focus to health equity in all of the Department’s work by tackling structural barriers, such as racism, ensuring meaningful community engagement, and fostering interagency coordination in neighborhoods with the highest disease burden. Prior to this role, she was an Assistant Commissioner in the NYC Health Department and served as the Director of the Brooklyn Office, a place-based approach.  Dr. Maybank also successfully launched the Office of Minority Health as its Founding Director in the Suffolk County Department of Health Services in NY from 2006-2009. Dr. Maybank serves as Vice President of the Empire State Medical Association, the NYS affiliate of the National Medical Association.  In the media and on the lecture circuit, she has appeared or been profiled on Disney Jr.’s highly successful Doc McStuffins Animated Series, ESSENCE Facebook live and their Festival’s Empowerment Stage, MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry show, and various other outlets. She has also advised on the award-winning documentary Soul Food Junkies by Byron Hurt and Black Women in Medicine by Crystal Emery. For her accomplishments, she has won numerous awards. Joselin Linder's work has appeared in The New York Post, as well as on Morning Edition, Joe's Pub, and Life of the Law. er book, The Family Gene, comes out in paperback on June 12, 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do we know and not know about how to improve food security and nutrition for refugees and immigrants in the U.S? On this episode of the META podcast, Rachel Dannefer, Director of Research & Evaluation for the Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Centers of the NYC Health Department and Eugenia Gusev, Technical Advisor for Food Security and Agriculture Programs at the International Rescue Committee, explore this question, discuss challenges to implementing evidence-based food security and nutrition programs in the U.S, and provide ideas for how to fill the evidence gaps. The META podcast is 100% funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement through U.S Department for Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families grant 90RB0051-02-00. The content of this podcast is solely the responsibility of the presenters and does not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.

This video is part four of a multi-part series of a two-day symposium "Public Management and the Lindsay Years (1966-1973)", presented by Baruch College School of Public Affairs in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York on September 29 and 30, 2010. This session is about health policy and management during the Lindsay years. Panelists include: Joan M. Leiman, Chief of Staff to the President & CEO, New York Presbyterian Hospital & Healthcare System, Lindsay's Assistant Budget Director; Jim Kagen, Consulting Director at The Chartis Group, Lindsay's First Commissioner of NYC Health Department; Robert Newman, President Emeritus, Continuum Health Partners, Lindsay's Assistant Commissioner of NYC Health Department. The speakers are introduced by Stan Altman, symposium organizer, Professor of School of Public Affairs and Director of American Humanics at Baruch College.

This video is part four of a multi-part series of a two-day symposium "Public Management and the Lindsay Years (1966-1973)", presented by Baruch College School of Public Affairs in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York on September 29 and 30, 2010. This session is about health policy and management during the Lindsay years. Panelists include: Joan M. Leiman, Chief of Staff to the President & CEO, New York Presbyterian Hospital & Healthcare System, Lindsay's Assistant Budget Director; Jim Kagen, Consulting Director at The Chartis Group, Lindsay's First Commissioner of NYC Health Department; Robert Newman, President Emeritus, Continuum Health Partners, Lindsay's Assistant Commissioner of NYC Health Department. The speakers are introduced by Stan Altman, symposium organizer, Professor of School of Public Affairs and Director of American Humanics at Baruch College.