PRESS RELEASE: United Way of Westchester Invites Yonkers Residents to Voice their Community Health Concerns

YONKERS, NY — December 17, 2016 — United Way of Westchester and Putnam is working with the New York State Department of Health to conduct a series of community listening sessions, the purpose of which is to get input from local residents on improvements that can be made to the healthcare system delivery and access.

The free sessions are open to anyone in Ossining, Yonkers, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle; breakfast and lunch are included.

“This is a wonderful chance for people to tell us what they think about the many factors that influence their health and well-being, what works and what doesn’t work in local health-care delivery systems and what we need to do make things better,” said Alana Sweeny, President and CEO, United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP).

The four sessions will be held from 9am to 1pm in:

1. Ossining: Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, Ossining Public Library, 53 Croton Ave.
2. New Rochelle: Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, New Rochelle YMCA, 50 Weyman Ave.
3. Yonkers: Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, Yonkers Riverfront Public Library, 1 Larkin Center
4. Mount Vernon: Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, Boys and Girls Club of Mount Vernon, 350 South 6th Ave.

The New York State Health Department’s Minority Health Council and Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Prevention is seeking the public’s comments to help draft new policies that improve health in low-income, ethnically diverse communities, advised Sweeny. Similar discussions – all volunteer-led – took place in other major cities throughout the state in 2016. Topics include: Women’s Health, Taking Charge of Your Health, Violence & Trauma, Spirituality & Health, Seeking Services in the Community, Youth & Adolescent Health, Aging & Elder Care, People with Disabilities, LGBTQ Health, Men’s Health and Open Topics.

Accomplish your attendance and gain further information by way of the appropriate hyperlink:

www.UWWP.ORG/HealthcareMtVernon,

www.UWWP.ORG/HealthcareNewRochelle,

www.UWWP.ORG/HealthcareOssining,

or helping lead a discussion in any of the locations, please visit: www.uwwp.org/

About United Way of Westchester and Putnam 
United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) helps local residents in Westchester and Putnam become self-sufficient and thrive in a stronger community by helping people in crisis through the 2-1-1 helpline, making sure children are reading on grade level by 3rd grade, providing job skills training and offering support programs for the nonprofit sector. UWWP works with agency partners, government, business and community leaders to solve complex problems. United Way’s 2-1-1, which covers Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan and Ulster counties, answers thousands of online inquiries and calls each week ranging from tax, heating, and mortgage questions to childcare, basic needs, natural disaster and crisis calls.

UWWP is located at 336 Central Park Ave., White Plains, NY 10606. Phone: 914-997-6700 Website: www.uwwp.org. Facebook: (www.facebook.com/UnitedWayWP) and Twitter (@UnitedWayWP)