WOMEN’S CITY CLUB OF NEW YORK SHAPING POLICY improving lives

NYC Comptroller John Liu honors WCC board member Ethel Paley on March 23, 2010 for her many contributions to the field of health.

Health care is an issue that looms large for all New Yorkers. The Women’s City Club advocates for public policies to improve the quality of, and access to, health care for all. We place special emphasis on overcoming barriers for the City’s low-income and immigrant populations, eliminating financial obstacles to health care, retaining and expanding insurance coverage for all New Yorkers and promoting universal health care. To magnify our impact, WCC joins forces with other organizations and coalitions that share our goals.

Through education, advocacy and publications, we inform and empower our members, representatives of other organizations, the general public and elected officials regarding public health issues and the need to support important legislation. A committee composed of practicing and retired health professionals, professionals in related fields and other interested WCC members directs our work in this area. Committee members take leadership in researching and formulating policies on priority health issues, often aided by graduate students who conduct background research.

Go to our Health Committee page for more information about current priorities and recent actions.

Recent Health News:

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• WCC Advocates Air Concerns About Lack of P.E. in Interview January 26, 2012
  To illuminate the widespread lack of physical education (P.E.) in NYC schools, two representatives of the Women’s City Club of New York (WCC) taped an interview for the January 29, 2012 edition of “Getting Your Money’s Worth.” Amy J. Schwartz and Dr. Katherine S. Lobach, respectively Chair and member of the WCC Task Force on [...]
• New York Times Publishes WCC Letter on Physical Education November 2, 2011
  In response to a recent New York Times article on physical education, the WCC submitted the following letter, published in the October 28, 2011 edition.  The WCC’s Task Force on Physical Fitness advocates for the inclusion of comprehensive physical education in New York’s schools due to the myriad benefits it provides to students. Exercise in [...]
• WCC Applauds Comptroller’s Audit of Physical Education in Schools October 4, 2011
  Today, City Comptroller John C. Liu announced that an audit of the Department of Education (DOE) found that many elementary schools do not meet state guidelines for physical education (PE) and, that despite documenting high rates of obese and overweight students, the DOE has not filed a PE plan with the state since 1982. According [...]
• October 26 – Kate Breslin on Medicaid Redesign September 12, 2011
  Kate Breslin, a healthcare expert, will be discussing the purpose and plans of New York’s Medicaid Redesign Team at next month’s Health Committee Meeting. This Team has been tasked by Governor Cuomo to find ways to reduce costs and increase quality and efficiency in the Medicaid program for the 2011-12 Fiscal Year. New York Medicaid [...]
• WCC Supports Facilitated Health Insurance Enrollers August 11, 2011
  Roughly three weeks ago, community-based facilitated enrollers received a retroactive reduction by the State Department of Health (SDOH) to their 2011 annual program budgets. Since the inception of the program, the Children’s Defense Fund of New York (CDF-NY) has been a strong advocate for the network of community-based facilitated enrollers. They are addressing the SDOH [...]