Mission of Health and Human Services
To improve the health indicators of the constituents of the Bronx; raise awareness on all national, state and city health issues; advocate for good health policies and support smart healthcare reform/legislation!
NYC Health and Hospitals: Test for COVID-19, Flu, and RSV
- Anyone can be tested for COVID-19, and symptomatic patients can be tested for COVID-19, the flu, and RSV at NYCH&H test sites. A full list of sites in The Bronx can be found here: https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/covid-19-testing-sites/
Polio
For information on polio and polio vaccination, visit:
Resources to Combat Human Trafficking
Legionnaires’ Disease Information and Updates
GrowNYC Food Access Guide
Parkchester Compost
- Compost on Fridays in Parkchester. View the flyer.
Letter to Governor Hochul regarding Black Maternal Health Week
On April 12, 2022, Borough President Gibson wrote a letter to Governor Hochul regarding Black Maternal Health Week. Read the letter here.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Updates
LGBTQ+ Resources
PTSD Resources
Raising Awareness about PTSD: A Resource Guide
Drink NYC Tap Water
Shape Up NYC
http://www.nycgovparks.org/programs/recreation/shape-up-nyc
Bronx Food and Sustainability Coalition
Bronx Food and Sustainability Coalition, a community based collation co-chaired by the Bronx Borough President’s Office, was founded in May 2010. This coalition of community/urban farmers, community based organizations, public and voluntary hospitals, faith based organizations, government agencies, etc grew out of the borough’s first ever Bronx Food Summit held on May1, 2010. The coalition is working to create a more healthy, equitable, and sustainable food system in the Bronx and to assure access to healthy, affordable food to all.
Start Strong Bronx
Start Strong Bronx educates and empowers 11- to 14-year-olds, their families, teachers, coaches, clergy, and doctors to create healthy relationships.
Bronx Health Link
The Bronx Health Link, Inc. (TBHL) is a unique collaboration created in 1998 by the Bronx’s four major health care institutions: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Montefiore Medical Center, Our Lady of Mercy Center, and St. Barnabas Hospital; and the Office of the Bronx Borough President.