NY State Governor Hochul Announces $25 Million to Expand Access to Health Care for People With Developmental Disabilities

• By: | The Office of The Governor of New York State
• September 30th, 2025
• community health, dental care, developmental disabilities, health care access, health equity, healthcare facilities, physical therapy, specialty medical services
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Grants Will Improve Access to and Quality of Physical Health Care Services in ‘Health Care Deserts’ Delivers on Governor Hochul’s State of the State Proposal to Create Regional Disability Health Clinics On Thursday, September 25th, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that $25 million...

What Is Health Equity and Why It Matters to Those with Disabilities

• By: Jennifer "Jay" Palumbo CEO of Wonder Woman Writer and Mom to Two Boys, One with Autism
• April 12th, 2024
• communication, health equity, healthcare, policy, social determinants of health, Spring 2024 Issue, systemic challenges
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According to the 2022 summary of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau's National Survey of Children's Health, more than 14 million children had special healthcare needs. These children, in particular, are more likely to expe­ri­ence chron­ic phys­i­cal, devel­op­men­tal, behav­ioral or...

S:US’ Community Fridge Project: Cultivating Social Justice and Health Equity in Our Community

• By: Lori Lerner, LMSW, RYT-200 hr. Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• January 2nd, 2023
• COVID-19, food insecurity, food pantry, health equity, healthy food, homelessness, pandemic, social justice, volunteering, Winter 2023 Issue
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Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for social justice to address racial discrimination, health inequity, food insecurity and homelessness became starkly apparent as time went on and the effects of the pandemic became more visible. These experiences were at the forefront of our minds...