Agency Reports

Chronic Disease Strategy 

The NYC Health Department released Addressing Unacceptable Inequities: A Chronic Disease Strategy for New York City — a multiagency strategy that addresses the root causes of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and screenable cancers and outlines interventions that support longer, healthier lives for New Yorkers. Chronic diseases are a leading cause of death in NYC, taking an especially high toll on Black New Yorkers and New Yorkers in communities experiencing disinvestment. 

The strategy focuses on three key upstream approaches: 

1. Meeting the material needs of New Yorkers by improving access to resources such as food and government benefits.
2. Addressing the commercial determinants of health by working to reduce exposures to and consumption of unhealthy products such as ultra-processed foods, tobacco, and alcohol.
3. Promoting opportunities for healthy living by investing in policies and programs that promote nutritious foods, physical activity, and social connection in communities.

 

Five Borough Food Flow

The Five Borough Food Flow is a study by NYC’s Economic Development Agency of the last-mile food distribution system that feeds New York City and its millions of visitors every year. This complex network of food hubs, distribution centers, trucking routes, and point-of-sale outlets ranks among the largest food distribution systems in the nation. With demand on the rise and billions of pounds of food flowing through the city every year, this study helps us understand how New York City’s food distribution system is changing and informs our work to make it sounder, stronger, and more resilient. The last study was completed in 2016.

Green Economy Action Plan

The Green Economy Action Plan sets forth the first ever universal understanding of the green economy in New York City and establishes a baseline to understand its growth over time. The green economy promises to grow rapidly and become a core part of the City's overall economy in the coming decades, but it will take a continued and concerted public-private effort to achieve this in a way that serves and uplifts all New Yorkers. This Action Plan details 63 City commitments to catalyze businesses, nonprofits, and everyday New Yorkers to collectively build a sustainable, equitable green economy ecosystem in New York City. The plan includes provisions for sustainable food systems and highlights the Plant-Powered Carbon Challenge. 

PlaNYC

Emissions from our food consumption are the third leading causing of greenhouse gas emissions in our City. Food is a climate strategy. We have pledged to reduce City feeding programs' food-related greenhouse gas emissions by 33% by 2030. The Plant-Powered Carbon Challenge challenges the private sector to reduce their food-related emissions by 25% by 2030.

PlaNYC is an action plan for a cleaner, greener, and more just city for all. You can read about the City's sustainability plan here.