our work
Actions we have led* or supported. Each action may have involved different members of our coalition.
OCTOBER 2023
Health worker open letter to Mayor Adams and the City Council in support of right to shelter*
august 2023
Health worker open letter to Governor Hochul to authorize overdose prevention centers in high need areas of NYS*
July 2022
Health worker open letter and fact sheet opposing criminalization of homelessness through the Subway Safety Plan and encampment sweeps*
April 2022
Health worker open letter and fact sheet supporting the Safer Consumption Services Act (S603/A224) to authorize overdose prevention centers in high need areas of NYS*
July 2021
Health worker open letter opposing the transfer of New Yorkers experiencing homelessness from social distancing hotels to congregate shelters, in favor of vouchers for permanent housing*
Membership in COVID-19 Working Group - New York led coalition pushing NYC DOHMH to increase community based organization ownership of COVID-19 vaccination campaign
June 2021
Twitterstorm to save Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center led by Kingsbrook Community Action Coalition
March 2021
Health Professionals Memo in support of the Housing Access Voucher Program (S2804/A3701) and Good Cause Eviction (S3082) with Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU, Doctors Council, Empire State Medical Association, and New York State Nurses Association*
Medical support for the Fund Excluded Workers Hunger Strike led by the Fund Excluded Workers Coalition
Vigil and Community Speak-Out to save Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center with the Kingsbrook Community Action Coalition and Rise and Resist
Info session on safety net care funding*
#SaveTheSafetyNet twitterstorm*
February 2021
Open letter for COVID-19 vaccine access in prisons and jails with RAPP, CCA, and COVID-19 Working Group*
Housing justice phonebank with Housing Justice for All*
COVID-19 vaccine outreach events with Fortune Society, Queen City Worker's Center, and Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition*
Written testimony submitted to NYS Senate budget hearing in favor of housing justice measures*
January 2021
Written testimony submitted to NY City Council in favor of Right to Counsel*
Testimony presented to NY City Council regarding equitable COVID-19 vaccine rollout*
COVID-19 vaccine outreach events with National Mobilization Against Sweatshops and CPHS*
December 2020
Open letter to Governor Cuomo opposing closure of Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center during the COVID-19 pandemic*
November 2020
Advocacy to halt closure of Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center: State legislator contact tool*
DOHMH: interventions to address inequity in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality and comprehensive community prevention planning* with CPHS
October 2020
Activism in Med School: An Introduction for New Trainees*
August 2020
Letter to New York State Department of Health on Public Health Impact of Eviction*
July 2020
Updated Proposal to New York City Council for COVID-19 Test and Trace Hearing*
Fund Excluded Workers 24-Hour Fast
June 2020
Letter to New York State Leadership about Bail Reform*
Letter to New York City Council Requesting Hearing on COVID-19 Test and Trace*
May 2020
#CuomoLetThemGo Demonstration with Releasing Aging People in Prisons and VOCAL-NY*
December 2019
Equity Now at Mount Sinai protests
September 2019
Advocacy in Medicine 2nd Annual Conference
July 2019
June 2019
Social media advocacy training*
May 2019
Analysis of the New York State FY 2020 Proposed Budget*
Info session on cannabis legislation*
March 2019
Memo on the New York State FY 2020 Proposed Budget*
February 2019
Lobbying Training across New York City*
October 2018
New York State Senate Candidate Forum
Health Voter* Prescription & Script
September 2018
Advocacy in Medicine Conference (News | Video)
June 2018
#WhiteCoats4FamiliesBelongTogether
Policy Summit: Gun Violence Is a Health Crisis*
Memo in Support of Access to Medicaid for Temporary Protected Status Beneficiaries in New York State
New York State Poor People's Campaign
Workshop at Left Forum: Physician Coalition-Building as a Strategy for Advocacy*
April 2018
Rally to Support the Affordable Care Act
March 2018
December 2017
Protest against Tax Bill for Health Professionals*
Toolkit on Tax Bill for Doctors*
Letter on Tax Bill to New York Members of Congress*
October 2017
Letter on Budget Resolution to New York Members of House*
Letter on Sims Statue to NYC Mayoral Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments, and Markers*
September 2017
Letter on Cassidy-Graham-Heller-Johnson Bill to New York Members of House*
June 2017
Letter on Senate Bill to Senators in 7 States*
NYC Vigil to Save US Health Care
April 2017
March 2017
Letter on American Health Care Act to New York Members of House*
February 2017
Health Professionals Protest in Brooklyn