What's happening
This bill directs the New York State Department of Health to study and develop a plan addressing high asthma rates in Manhattan.
Why it matters
Addresses health disparities. By requiring the study to analyze income, race, ethnicity, housing, and proximity to pollution, the bill aims to uncover why certain Manhattan neighborhoods experience higher asthma rates, bringing attention to social and environmental inequalities.
Focuses on environmental and infrastructure factors. The plan goes beyond medical treatment by specifically examining the impact of air pollution sources and the effectiveness of existing healthcare facilities, potentially guiding future investments or policy changes.
Sets a clear timeline for action. By mandating completion of the study and a remedial plan within 12 months, and delivery to the governor and legislature within 18 months, the bill seeks to ensure accountability and prompt follow-up rather than open-ended research.
Potential for broader impact. While focused on Manhattan, the findings and strategies developed could serve as a model for addressing asthma and related health disparities in other urban areas across New York State.
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Study Manhattan Asthma Rates
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STATE OF NEW YORK
10460
IN ASSEMBLY
April 23, 2018
Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to direct the New York state department of health to conduct a study on the high incidence of asthma in the borough of Manhattan in the city of New York and to prepare a remedial plan
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The commissioner of the New York state department of health is hereby authorized and directed to prepare or have prepared a study of and a remedial plan for the high incidence of asthma in the borough of Manhattan in the city of New York. Such study shall include an analysis of high risk neighborhoods examining disparities in: income, race and ethnicity, public and private housing, proximity to major sources of air pollution, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of existing medical facilities.
§ 2. Such study and remedial plan shall be completed within twelve months of the effective date of this act.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law and the results of such study and the remedial plan shall be provided to the governor and the legislature no later than eighteen months from the beginning of such study.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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LBD09809-01-7
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