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Committee on Health Meeting, June 26, 2025

New YorkJun 26, 20253 min read

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The New York City Council Committee on Health convened to review and discuss several local laws and resolutions related to public health, child care, opioid use, transgender patient rights, and food safety.

Topics discussed

hospital training for transgender careepinephrine auto-injector devices in preschoolsepinephrine auto-injector devicessugar-sweetened beverage warning labelschild care rights outreachadded sugars in restaurantspet food pantry pilottransgender patient rightsPublic Safetynewborn home visiting programEducationchild day care safetyopioid use disorder educationHealthcaremedical personnel training in schoolsMedicaid coverage for blood pressure cuffschild care opioid antagonist programmedical debt reliefdomestic violence trainingoverdose prevention trainingchild care inspector trainingfood additive prohibitiontelehealth reimbursementTemporary Disability Insurancechildren's health reminders

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Hearing held and laid over: Int 0029-2024 (domestic violence-related traumatic brain injuries training for first responders)
Hearing held and laid over: Int 0628-2024 (signage regarding patient rights for transgender individuals)
Hearing held and laid over: Int 0629-2024 (reporting on hospital training for transgender medical care)
Hearing held and laid over: Int 0804-2024 (child care opioid antagonist program)
Hearing held and laid over: Int 0895-2024 (epinephrine auto-injector devices in schools and child care)
Hearing held and laid over: Int 1001-2024 (automated text messaging for children’s health reminders)
Hearing held and laid over: Int 1041-2024 (outreach campaign on child care rights)
Hearing held and laid over: Int 1042-2024 (reporting on child care inspector training)
Hearing held and laid over: Int 1043-2024 (overdose prevention training for public health sanitarians and child care staff)
Hearing held and laid over: Int 1056-2024 (training for medical personnel in public schools)
Hearing held and laid over: Int 1146-2024 (expansion of newborn home visiting program)
Hearing held and laid over: Int 1172-2025 (pet food pantry pilot program)
Hearing held and laid over: Int 1284-2025 (education campaign on opioid use disorder and opioid agonist therapies)
Hearing held and laid over: Res 0055-2024 (epinephrine auto-injector devices in preschools)
Hearing held and laid over: Res 0064-2024 (telehealth reimbursement for community health centers)
Hearing held and laid over: Res 0116-2024 (medical debt relief fund)
Hearing held and laid over: Res 0290-2024 (warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages)
Hearing held and laid over: Res 0294-2024 (prohibition of certain food additives in schools)
Hearing held and laid over: Res 0442-2024 (added sugars information in chain restaurants)
Hearing held and laid over: Res 0563-2024 (child day care safety regulations)
Hearing held and laid over: Res 0867-2025 (Temporary Disability Insurance payment increases)
Hearing held and laid over: Res 0868-2025 (Medicaid coverage for blood pressure cuffs for pregnant and postpartum people)

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