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Ashwin Vasan launches “HealthyNYC” along with Mayor Adams
The initiative focuses on bettering public health with a goal to reduce life expectancy to 83 years by 2023.
NYC Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dr. Ashwin Vasan launching the campaign / nyc.gov
Mayor Eric Adams of New York City and Commissioner of the Health and Mental Hygiene Department Dr. Ashwin Vasan introduced "HealthyNYC," an ambitious initiative to enhance and increase the average lifespan of all New Yorkers. The overall goal of the campaign is to raise the average life expectancy of New Yorkers to 83 years by 2030, with advances expected across all racial and ethnic groups.
“It’s time we give New York City extra life with the launch of ‘HealthyNYC,’ our campaign to help New Yorkers lead healthier, longer lives,” said Mayor Adams. Covid-19, overdose, suicide, overdose deaths, maternal mortality, screenable malignancies, chronic and diet-related disorders, and other major causes of premature death are all targets of the campaign's ambitious initiatives.
“‘HealthyNYC’ is a game changer because in the wake of COVID-19, and while facing parallel and growing health crises, we know that, as a city and a nation, people are getting sicker and dying sooner than they should,” said Dr. Vasan. “Losing years of life and of good health is a unifying challenge, and getting them back is a top priority for New York City, as well as a north star for the future of public health,” he added.
The goal of the "HealthyNYC" strategy is to increase life expectancy over pre-pandemic levels and make up for life years lost to the COVID-19 virus and other causes. The average life expectancy for all demographic groups decreased to 78 years between 2019 and 2020. Although life expectancy in New York City has improved recently—gaining 2.7 years between 2020 and 2021—it still lags significantly behind 2019 statistics.
“The road we travel here in New York City will provide guideposts for our nation and its people, who should expect to live long and live well, for themselves and for generations to follow,” Vasan stated.
"HealthyNYC" outlines the following audacious goals: Reduce cardiovascular disease and diabetes by 5 percent by 2030; Reduce screenable cancers — including lung, breast, colon, cervical, and prostate cancers — by 20 percent by 2030; Reduce overdose deaths by 25 percent by 2030; Reduce suicide deaths by 10 percent by 2030; Reduce homicide deaths by 30 percent by 2030; Reduce pregnancy-associated mortality among Black women by 10 percent by 2030; and Reduce annual COVID-19 deaths by 60 percent by 2030.
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