Deborah Levine appointed to NYC Health + Hospitals Community Advisory Board

CUNY SPH Harlem Health Initiative Community Outreach Program Director Deborah Levine was appointed to the NYC Health + Hospitals Community Advisory Board for the 2022-23 term.

The Community Advisory Board is made up of community activists and health care advocates who represent the viewpoint and perspective of the community in the hospital’s decision-making process. They keep the community informed about important issues concerning the hospital, as well as updating the patient population on the status of long-term goals and objectives. The board meets monthly with the Executive Director, Medical Director, Director of Nursing, and other executive staff to discuss activities within the hospital.

Throughout her career, Levine has worked to apply capacity building and technical assistance to community-based organizations, national non-profits, and houses of worship by implementing strategies that increase access to and utilization of health promotion, disease prevention, and risk-and reduction avoidance services for racial/ethnic minority individuals.

Levine is a founding board member and national secretary of the National Black Women’s HIV/AIDS Network, Inc. She also serves on the board of the Coalition on Positive Health Empowerment (COPE), an organization dedicated to the eradication of viral hepatitis. She is the community co-chair for New York Knows and chair of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Women’s Advisory Board.

“I am honored to serve and represent the school and the community,” Levine said.