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Health Care Access and Improvement : NYC DOHMH

Health Care Access and Improvement

The Division of Health Care Access and Improvement promotes improvements in population health through supporting high quality health care services in New York City. Our programs include:

  • • Correctional Health Services coordinates medical, dental, and mental health care as well as discharge planning for people incarcerated in New York City jails.
  • • Health Insurance Services enrolls families into health insurance; works to improve the quality of health care offered through Medicaid managed care organizations, and promotes appropriate health care utilization and preventive health behaviors.
  • • Information Technology provides divisional Information Technology services and support covering third party and internally developed applications; system and operational analysis and design; system training and implementation; and recommendations for technological advancement in partnership with the Division of Information and Informatics Technology.
  • • The Primary Care Information Project supports the adoption and use of prevention-oriented electronic health records among primary care providers in New York City's underserved communities.
Recent Publications

• Early Childhood Oral Health - What you Need to Know About Fluoride Varnish and How You Can Promote Early Childhood Oral Health PDF Document (Reader Required; Click to Download)

• Other Health Care Access and Improvement Publications

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