Addressing Chronic Disease in NYC

The Fund for Public Health in New York City (FPHNYC) is the non-profit partner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. We innovate and scale public health solutions to combat chronic disease, maternal health inequities, COVID-19, mental illness, drug overdose, and other challenges to the health and wellbeing of 8.8. million New Yorkers. 

In 2023, the City of New York launched HealthyNYC, a comprehensive campaign to increase life expectancy to exceed 83 years by 2030. The chronic and diet-related disease goals established by HealthyNYC include reducing deaths due to heart- and diabetes-related diseases by 5% by 2030 and deaths due to screenable cancers by 20% by 2030. In 2025 the NYC Health Department released a detailed strategy to reach these goals.

The money raised will help raise funds to expand this strategy and support programs that improve access to essential resources like affordable, nutritious foods, health screenings, and outdoor recreation.

FPHNYC is thrilled to be an Official Charity Partner of the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon! On November 2nd, 2025, over 50,000 runners from across the world will race through all five boroughs! Last year, our team raised over $50,000 to support public health in NYC!