We all benefit from public health. Health is central to everything and the foundation for personal, community, and national well-being and achievement.
The Fund for Public Health in New York City facilitates partnerships between the public and private sector to develop, test, launch, and then administer new public health initiatives that advance the health of all New Yorkers.
Our Work
All of our projects focus on improving public health in New York City.
After over two years of planning and development, in 2025, the NYC Health Department launched the NYC Breast Cancer Task Force (NYC BCTF), a 5-year initiative led by the Health Department’s Cancer Prevention and Control Program. Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women in the United States. In New York City, approximately 6,400 people receive a breast cancer diagnosis each year, and around 1,000…
“I show up, and I provide whatever support is needed.” NYC Health Commissioner and FPHNYC Board Chair, Dr. Alister Martin, recently joined the final client visit between Masada Mathew, a doula in the By My Side Birth Support Program, and Amoya, a young woman she has been working with since last summer. On a sunny…
