Health

NYCHA developments are now smoke-free, a policy that provides healthier homes for residents and healthier working environments for employees. The

Mariners Harbor Houses is home to NYCHA’s newest farm, which will provide residents and other members of the community with

By Marvin Jean-Jacques, Program Manager, NYCHA Health Initiatives If you haven’t already heard, all public housing across the country—including NYCHA

Johnson Houses resident Patricia Young was a long-time smoker who, thanks to a quitting smoking workshop with Harlem Health Advocacy Partners, is

The NYCHA Journal talks to New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett about the “Your Number” Campaign. ​

Join us for a Facebook Live discussion on Thursday, February 8 at 12 noon. Learn about the smoke-free policy, upcoming

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires all public housing authorities (PHA) to go smoke-free by July

Every year in November, The American Cancer Society hosts The Great American Smokeout – a day to encourage smokers to

Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye, Fund for Public Housing President Rasmia Kirmani-Frye, other NYCHA staff, NYCHA Youth Leadership Council participants,

The nonprofit Friends of + Pool and NYCHA have partnered for the second summer in a row to provide the