Your Weekly Dose of Health March 11, 2016

State News:

• Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi this week endorsed Governor Cuomo’s paid family leave proposal, along with 18 other members of Congress.
• The Assembly’s one house budget proposal includes a $30 million plan to combat heroin use in New York. The proposal allots $15 million for treatment and prevention, $9 million for recovery services, and $6 million for programs to help people find treatment options.
• AIDs advocates urged Governor Cuomo and the legislature to add $70 million to the state budget to help end the AIDS epidemic.
• Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal is planning to introduce a bill to allow for “supervised injection facilities” so that addicts can use under the supervision of medical professionals. The mayor of Ithaca recently advocated a similar measure.
• Assembly Member Richard Gottfried introduced a bill to change how medical marijuana works in New York State.

Upcoming Events:

• The Manhattan Institute is holding a conference on hospital consolidation and competition in New York State at the Harvard Club on March 23. Read more here.
• The New York State Public Health Association is holding its 65^th annual meeting and conference on April 21^st and 22^nd. See more here.