REMARKS
Chair Lynn Schulman Opens the Hearing on a Bill Regarding Developing a Healthy NYC Population Agenda
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Council member and Chair of the Committee of Health, Lynn Schulman, opens the meeting.
She shares that the meeting is about a bill sponsored by herself, which would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop a healthy NYC population agenda.
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Good morning.
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I'm counsel member Lynn Schulman, Chair of the New York City Council's Committee on Health.
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Thank you for joining us for today's hearing on a preconceived introduction sponsored by myself, which would require the Department of Health And Mental Hygiene to develop a healthy NYC population health agenda.
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Last session, I joined the mayor and commissioner of Wasson to announce healthy NYC, a new campaign to increase New York's life expectancy by 2030.
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As part of this campaign, my bill would require the Department of Health And Mental Hygiene to develop a 5 year population health agenda to improve public health outcomes address health disparities and improve quality of and access to health care.
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I wanna note that this legislation was heard last session in this committee and all testimony from that hearing will be incorporated into the record for today's hearing.
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Lastly, I want to thank my colleagues, staff, and the health committee staff for their work.
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As well as DOHMH And Commission of Awesome for their partnership on this issue.
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Because the administration is not in attendance today to testify I will turn the mic over to Committee Council to begin public testimony first.
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I want to acknowledge that we've been joined by council member, Carmen De La Rosa.
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Thank you.
