A Closer Look: Jo Christine Miles
Director, Principal Community Relations and the Principal Foundation Inc. Friday, July 2, 2021 6:00 AM At a Glance
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Education: Master of International Affairs, economic and political development, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, New York, N.Y.; Juris Doctor, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Central Islip, N.Y.; Bachelor of Arts, political science, University of Houston, Houston, Texas.
Family: Husband, Everett, and two sons, Ellis, 9, and Evan, 7, and their dog, Cooper (a cavalier King Charles spaniel)
Activities: Walking, enjoying nature
Living and working in New York City, Miles had recently left a successful career as a corporate restructuring lawyer with one of the country’s largest law firms to become a philanthropy consultant. In that role, she provided expertise to a number of influential private foundations and nonprofits,
Using census data collected during the pandemic, the New York State Health Foundation, or NYSHealth, found that 12% of New Yorkers reported going hungry this past March. That is an improvement from March 2020 but just barely.
These NYC Boroughs Are The Most Expensive For Having A Baby
arrow The amount Americans pay out-of-pocket for birth services has gone up, thanks in part to high-deductible health plans Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock
New York state arguably holds the title of the most expensive place on Earth to give birth. Now, a study breaks down the overall cost of having a baby across the five boroughs of New York City.
The analysis, published May 6th by New York State Health Foundation, pinpointed the Bronx as having the highest median cost for a vaginal delivery under commercial insurance: a whopping $16,632 in 2017. This amount includes what is covered by both the patient and their health plan. That total is about 30% more than the price in Brooklyn, which recorded the lowest median cost. For cesarean sections, Queens is the most expensive borough, with a median cost of $21,842 50% higher than on Staten Island, the least costly.
Union says more mental health treatment options needed PUBLISHED 5:28 AM ET May. 11, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:28 AM EDT May. 11, 2021
SHARE
New York s largest public workers union on Monday called for expanded treatment options for mental health services as public health advocates worry anxiety and depression are on the rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Civil Service Employees Association is making the push as part of Mental Health Awareness Month, but also weeks after lawmakers approved a $212 billion state budget that reduced the number of state-operated treatment beds in New York, a move the union opposed.
“Our state legislators shamefully put people’s lives on the line when they voted to pass a budget cutting treatment beds. New Yorkers should rise up and demand more mental health services, not less,” CSEA President Mary Sullivan said.