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📱 Together, over 35K Action Alert letters were sent to Congress and we generated more than 5,500 social media engagements in support of protecting nutrition and food security. Your dedication and commitment made a measurable difference.

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Points to the acute need for policies to improve our food environments, like our campaign for excessive sodium warning labels in NY chain restaurants www.cspinet.org/page/new-yor...

Why heart attacks are rising in young adults—and what to watch out for — National Geographic Research shows that heart attacks are becoming more prevalent among adults younger than 50—and the outcomes are worse for women. The good news is we know how to prevent them.

Heart attacks are on the rise among young adults. The biggest risk factors? “High blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and obesity, all of which can clog and damage the arteries and blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart.” apple.news/AY9VEuWEeRwK...

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Dismantling CDC & HHS will lead to poorer health and unnecessary suffering and death. This is NOT the answer! Take a minute to tell your members of Congress we deserve better. It's quick & easy with APHA's action alert:
www.votervoice.net/PublicHealth... #SpeakForHealth

How the FDA Opens the Door to Risky Chemicals in America's Food Supply - KFF Health News The FDA has relied on food companies for decades to determine whether their ingredients are safe. Some chemicals and additives are tied to health risks while others are absent from product labels.

“None provided answers to those questions.” Multinational food producers are fighting food chemical additive reform, but are dodging questions about safety evidence of chemical additives in their products. @cspi.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Black Male Initiative at CUNY celebrates 20 years of empowering young men of color in higher education The Black Male Initiative (BMI) at CUNY is celebrating 20 years of empowering Black and Latino males in higher education.

CUNY's Black Male Initiative is celebrating 20 years of providing academic and professional mentorships to more than 8,000 participants.

We extend our best wishes to Muslim communities across CUNY as they begin the Islamic holy month of Ramadan—a time of fasting, renewal and prayer. May this time of year bring you peace and spiritual fulfillment. Ramadan Mubarak!

11% of working New Yorkers need NYC food pantries just to be able to eat. One report explains why. | amNewYork NYC food pantries are becoming flooded with an unexpected clientele: full-time working New Yorkers who still cannot afford to put bread on their tables.

One in three adults (31%) and nearly half of families with children (44%) in NYC experienced food hardship in 2023.