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16 NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Mayor Adams, Health Commissioner Dr. Vasan

Launch Ambitious Whole-of-Government

Campaign to Extend Lifespan of all New Yorkers

“HealthyNYC” Aims to Increase Life Expectancy to 83 Years by 2030, Focuses on Reducing
Chronic Disease, Overdose, Maternal Mortality Deaths, and More

OUR BUREAU
NEW YORK, NY

ew York City Mayor Eric
Adams and New York City
NDepartment of Health and
Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Com-
missioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan today
unveiled “HealthyNYC,” an ambi-
tious plan to improve and extend the
average lifespan of all New Yorkers.
The campaign sets ambitious targets
to address the greatest drivers of
premature death, including chronic
and diet-related diseases, screenable
cancers, overdose, suicide, maternal
mortality, violence, and COVID-19.
Overall, the campaign aims to extend
the average life expectancy of New
Yorkers to 83 years by 2030, with
gains across racial and ethnic groups.
“It’s time we give New York
City extra life with the launch of
‘HealthyNYC,’ our campaign to help
New Yorkers lead healthier, longer
lives,” said Mayor Adams. “Our ad-
ministration is setting out to increase
New Yorkers’ life expectancy to over
83 years by 2030 — not only recov-
ering years lost during the pandemic and morbidity, bringing diet-related well as a north star for the future of that I am proud to be introducing
but also surpassing our previous high chronic diseases into remission, and public health. This announcement accompanying legislation to require
by tackling chronic disease, violence, helping every New Yorker live their sets the coordinates for our collec- a five year public health agenda for
maternal mortality, overdose, and healthiest life. We do all this because tive mission to lead longer, healthier New York City, to improve health
more. By refocusing all of our pub- our health is what allows us to live lives, and there is perhaps no more outcomes and address health dis-
lic health work around the goal of more and love more for ourselves important measure of the health of parities. I am proud to partner with
helping people live longer lives, we’ll and our families.” our society and our democracy. The Mayor Adams on such a compre-
build a healthier, more prosperous “‘HealthyNYC’ is a game chang- road we travel here in New York City hensive and ambitious plan to make
city where everyone can thrive.” er because in the wake of COVID-19, will provide guideposts for our nation New York City the healthiest city in
“‘HealthyNYC’ is the city’s sin- and while facing parallel and grow- and its people, who should expect to the country.”
gular organizing effort to help ex- ing health crises, we know that, as a live long and live well, for themselves “Increasing life expectancy
tend life expectancy for New York- city and a nation, people are getting and for generations to follow.” across our city requires all hands on
ers,” said Deputy Mayor for Health sicker and dying sooner than they “‘HealthyNYC’ marks a signifi- deck, and ‘HealthyNYC’ is doing
and Human Services Anne Wil- should,” said DOHMH Commis- cant step forward in our commitment just that – galvanizing government,
liams-Isom. “We will tackle the un- sioner Dr. Vasan. “Losing years of to the well-being of all New Yorkers,” partners, and everyday New Yorkers
derlying causes of lost years and lost life and of good health is a unifying said New York City Councilmember to achieve this ambitious goal,” said
lives, including combating the opioid challenge, and getting them back is Lynn Schulman, chair, Health Com- New York City Chief Equity Officer
crisis, reducing maternal mortality a top priority for New York City, as mittee. “It is such a critical initiative Continued on next page... >>

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