What you should know
- The New York City Council will vote this Thursday on legislation that seeks to extend the life expectancy of New Yorkers, which was mainly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but also decreased by other health crises such as obesity, chronic illnesses, suicide and violence.
- According to the DOHMH, New York City recently experienced the largest and fastest decline in life expectancy in a century, dropping from 82.6 years in 2019 to 78 years in 2020. The largest declines in life expectancy occurred among black and Latino New Yorkers, according to the report.
- He bill 93-Asponsored by Councilwoman Lynn Schulman who chairs the Health Committee, seeks to require that the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) develop a population health agenda for the entire city. five-year-old city.
NEW YORK — The New York City Council will vote this Thursday on legislation that seeks to extend the life expectancy of New Yorkers that was primarily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but also decreased by other health crises. such as overdosage, chronic diseases, suicide and violence.
According to the DOHMH, New York City recently experienced the largest and fastest decline in life expectancy in a century, dropping from 82.6 years in 2019 to 78 years in 2020. The largest declines in life expectancy occurred among black and Latino New Yorkers, according to the report.
He bill 93-Asponsored by Councilwoman Lynn Schulman who chairs the Health Committee, seeks to require that the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) develop a population health agenda for the entire city. five-year-old city.
This with the purpose of improving public health outcomes, addressing health disparities and improving the quality and access to health care for New Yorkers to increase life expectancy and improve health. This bill would also require DOHMH to present such agenda to the Mayor, Council President, and post it on the department’s website. It would also require the commissioner to submit annual reports to the Mayor and Council Speaker describing DOHMH’s progress toward achieving the goals of the population health agenda.
What NYC has done to improve life expectancy
In response to declining life expectancy in New York City, on November 1, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams, Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dr. Ashwin Vasan, and President Schulman launched the “healthy new york” to improve and extend the average life expectancy of all New Yorkers to 83 years by 2030.
At the time the mayor said his goal is to reduce birth-related deaths by 10%, overdose deaths by 25% and reduce heart- and diabetes-related deaths by 5% over the next seven years. . Other goals include reducing homicide deaths by 30%; deaths from detectable cancers (such as lung, breast, colon, cervical and prostate cancer) by 20%.
What does life expectancy mean?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines “life expectancy” as the average number of years of life that a person who has reached a given age can expect to live.
2024-02-08 16:32:08
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