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Emergency Department Use in New York City: A Survey of Bronx Patients… New Yorkers who rely on EDs lack continuity in their health care and end up using costlier services. Why do so … care other than the ED? Do they have any contact with the health care system prior to their ED visit? Does insurance … on ED use? To answer these questions, the Center for Health and Public Service Research at New York University …
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What Matters to Low-Income Patients in Ambulatory Care Facilities?… on hospital outpatient departments (OPDs) and freestanding health centers for ambulatory care. These providers confront … The authors use a survey of patients in OPDs and health centers in New York City to determine which aspects of …
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Student Spotlight: Emmett Halloran (MPA-PNP 2026)In honor of LGBTQ+ History Month, we’re spotlighting the Stonewall Policy Alliance (SPA) —a student-led organization at NYU Wagner that deepens understanding of issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community and promotes dialogue between future policymakers and …
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The Organization of Schooling and Adolescent DevelopmentInvesting in Children, Youth, Families, and Communities takes a theoretically exciting and socially critical view of human development and the power of context to shape positive outcomes. Co-editors Kenneth I. Maton, Cynthia J. Schellenbach, Bonnie J. …
Capstone Projects
Targeted Outreach and Marketing Strategies for the Community Cardiovascular Demonstration Project… The Capstone team was asked by the Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) to advise on … mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and address health disparities. The Capstone team worked with HHC to … New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation …
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Targeted Outreach and Marketing Strategies for the Community Cardiovascular Demonstration Project… The Capstone team was asked by the Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) to advise on … mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and address health disparities. The Capstone team worked with HHC to … New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation …
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Gov. Hochul selects NYU Wagner Dean Sherry Glied as Chair of the Commission on the Future of Health Care… been selected to chair a gubernatorial advisory body of health care experts on ensuring access to high-quality, … The announcement of the Commission on the Future of Health Care was part of New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2023 … and policy makers. “This is a transitional moment for the health care system. Patient preferences are shifting, new …
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Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations… to improve your ability to effectively manage and lead health service organizations. We examine a range of key …News
Student Spotlight: Jacob Olander (MPA-PNP 2026)Jacob Olander (MPA-PNP 2026), communications chair, Wagner Philanthropy Can you share a bit about yourself and tell us why you chose to attend a school of public service? When I was an undergraduate student at the University of Virginia, I became …
Alumni In Action
Nora Abramson“After having visited many charter schools that break the mold of what’s expected,” says Nora Abramson (MPA 2008), “it doesn’t seem as complicated to fix the problems with urban education.” In her opinion, the “kids aren’t all that different [at public, …
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Sean Maloney… some of the more innovative work we are doing in health, democracy and governance, agriculture, and education, … before Congressman Donald Payne's sub-committee for Global Health and Africa on the status of climate change on the … by Congress). When I was out in rural Djibouti, a group of health volunteers who gather every day at a small, dusty …
Capstone Projects
Monitoring and Evaluating Fair Trade Community Based Organizations… operations support local economic empowerment, education, health, and women's rights. The Capstone team developed a …
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NYU Wagner Labor Initiative and State Futures Release Joint Issue Brief on Strengthening Workers' Rights Through Interstate Cooperation… cross-state collaboration on issues like labor, health care, immigration, and elections. State Futures …
Stories
How a Wagner Associate Dean Helped Bring the AIDS Crisis to the Big Screen… Meanwhile, Schachter began volunteering at the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, now known as GMHC. Soon, he was working there …
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NYU Takes Center Stage at NYC Climate Week, Bridging Global Policy and ResearchAs world leaders converge for Climate Week NYC (Sept 22-29), NYU Wagner is helping to advance understanding of one of the planet's most pressing issues: the future of the Amazon rainforest. At the heart of Wagner's involvement is Associate Professor Salo …
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Making the connections: community capacity for tobacco control in an urban African American community… Developing community capacity to improve health is a cornerstone of community-based public health. The concept of community capacity reflects numerous …
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NYU Wagner's John Gershman Recognized by NYU for Outstanding Teaching… for Food and Development Policy and Partners in Health . His research, writing, and advocacy work have …
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Transportation to Clinic: Findings from a Pilot Clinic-Based Survey of Low-Income Suburbanites… Health care policymakers have cited transportation barriers as key obstacles to providing health care to low-income suburbanites, particularly because … information about substantial transportation barriers to health care. …
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Transportation to Clinic: Findings from a Pilot Clinic-Based Survey of Low-Income Suburbanites… Health care policymakers have cited transportation barriers as key obstacles to providing health care to low-income suburbanites, particularly because … information about substantial transportation barriers to health care. …
Capstone Projects
GENTRIFICATION AND HEALTH: FRAMEWORK AND COMMUNITY TOOLS… The Center for Health Equity (CHE) is a division of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) whose mission is “to strengthen and amplify the DOHMH's work to eliminate health inequities, which are rooted in historical and … New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Center for Health Equity …
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Elbel B, Schlesinger M. Responsive Consumerism: Empowerment in Markets for Health Plans… CONTEXT: American health policy is increasingly relying on consumerism to … extent to which consumers respond to problems with their health plans . METHODS: Using a telephone survey of five … consumers voice formal grievances or exit from their health plan in response to problems of differing severity. …
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BS-MUP with Tandon School of Engineering… for Social Research UGPH-GU 20, Biostatistics for Public Health UPADM-GP 111, Quantitative Analysis for Public …
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Certificates & Non-Degree Programs… Certificates provide high-quality instruction in finance, health, management, and public policy—providing students with …
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Event Summary: From Urban Decay to Urban AgricultureBy Ariel Bernstein (NYU Steinhardt, Food Studies) and Mikeala Sparks (MUP, International Development) The Wagner Food Policy Alliance (WFPA) recently hosted “From Urban Decay to Urban Agriculture,” an event co-sponsored by the Urban Planning Student …