C. Virginia Fields, Manhattan Borough President, 1 Centre Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10027, (212) 669-8300, bp@manhattanbp.org

The speaker will present on the Commission to Close the Health Divide. The Commission is comprised of government, healthcare, academic and community leaders who have come together to identify solutions to the problem of health disparities among communities of color in New York City. Borough President Fields will discuss key factors that contribute to health disparities, as identified by the Commission. She will then discuss policy, legislative and budgetary solutions to health disparities and short-term versus long-term strategies for implementing these solutions.

Learning Objectives:

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• The participant will gain knowledge of New York City's efforts to reduce health disparities among racial/ethnic groups (
• The speaker will discuss how to engage elected officials in a local and/or statewide effort (this means that CVF can mention how the Borough's Office came to work on the health divide)

Keywords: Health Care Access, Health Disparities

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.