QUESTION
Council Member Louis Inquires About Programs for Women's Health and Disabilities
0:29:51
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Council Member Farah Louis inquires about additional programs offered by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) for women's health, emphasizing the need to include women with disabilities. The representative highlights the breast cancer mammogram program as a primary initiative and mentions collaboration with healthcare systems and institutions for preventative care. An acknowledgment is made regarding the need for more focus and resources on women with disabilities, with a promise to follow up.
Speaker 1
0:29:51
So I wanted to ask you, in addition to the mobile mammogram services you provide, what additional programs are designed for women to DOHMH, and how does it also include women with disabilities?
Speaker 4
0:30:04
Thank you for that question.
0:30:06
The breast cancer, mammogram, program is one of our main programs right now for breast cancer specifically.
0:30:14
I would say that many of the healthcare systems and institutions across the city also have specific breast cancer programs and outreach programs for preventative care, and our colleagues at sister agencies are involved in many of those programs as well.
0:30:29
In terms of our focus on women with disabilities, I think that that's an area that we can follow-up with you on and share some more resources on what we do in that particular realm.
Speaker 1
0:30:41
Thank you.
0:30:42
So I just wanted to quickly ask about the mayor's new women's health agenda.