Budget Function Description
Funding for the Neighborhood Health Action Centers, which work to close racial gaps in premature mortality through programming, collaborations with key stakeholders, building capacity of community residents and organizations, and responding to community needs through a collective action approach, with specific attention to high-need neighborhoods in the South Bronx, East and Central Harlem, and North and Central Brooklyn. The Action Centers develop innovative programs to improve community health; work with community organizations, faith-based organizations, government agencies, local leaders, residents and elected officials to promote public health policies; and conduct local research to better understand public health problems.