Healthy Capital District - Organization Description
The Healthy Capital District (HCD) started with a small group of public health leaders discussing how the capital region could be more effective in identifying and addressing public health problems. Twenty years later, we are an incorporated not-for-profit that has helped over 150,000 needy children and adults in the Capital Region get health services that they might not have accessed otherwise.
By working together, area hospitals, health insurers, county health departments, Catholic charities, and others have been able to determine some of the major barriers to health services and develop initiatives to greatly reduce them. Our current initiatives include health planning, facilitated enrollment for public health insurance, elementary school-based preventive oral services, and reducing minority health disparities. Download our services brochure for more information.
Contact Us
Kevin Jobin-Davis, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Healthy Capital District
175 Central Ave.
Albany, NY 12206
E-mail: kjobin-davis@healthycapitaldistrict.org
The Healthy Capital District (HCD) website is intended to help community members and policymakers learn about the health of the community. It provides local health data, resources, best practices, news articles, and information about community events. In keeping with HCD's mission and values, it is important that the site provides balanced information on a broad range of topics affecting the health of our community and highlights the assets in our community.
HCD brings non-biased data, local resources, and a wealth of information to one, accessible, user-friendly location. The intent is to give our community the tools we need to read and understand the public health indicators that affect the quality of our residents' lives. The tools can also help the community set goals and evaluate progress. Community groups, schools, health associations, chambers of commerce, tourism, and many other organizations can use this information to show the great benefits of living in the Capital Region as well as opportunities for improvement, with specific information. Master planners and government can use this data to establish community goals on a variety of platforms. The data is updated whenever source data is updated providing the most up-to-date information of its kind.
The evolving nature of this website allows all users of the HCD website to contribute information and ideas. The promising practices section highlights exemplary programs and successes of local, state, and national health departments; it also allows individuals to search for information when they face a similar situation or as a resource. Our goal is to strengthen and build healthier communities through the provision of state-of-the-art web-based assessment and improvement tools. We hope you find it beneficial.