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Dear Friends:

Welcome to the Columbia University Medical Center's Office of Government & Community Affairs (GCA) web site.  Government & Community Affairs represents the interests of Columbia University Medical Center before the federal, state, and city governments.  This office also develops and implements programs with the communities surrounding Columbia University Medical Center and serves as the primary liaison between the Medical Center and the external community. 

GCA coordinates information on services and programs available at the Medical Center campus.  The office responds to and engages community stakeholders, local residents and community based providers as they seek to learn more about the various medical center programs, services, events and activities.  We work with various elected officials, medical associations and other organizations to advocate and educate policy makers on areas ofinterest of our faculty and staff.

If you have any need or desire to work with elected officials or community based organizations, I strongly encourage you to contact us to see if we may be of assistance.

Sincerely,

Ross A. Frommer

Deputy Vice President and Associate Dean

Health Commissioner Visits Campus to Provide Details on the State of the State and the Cuomo Administration’s Agenda for 2012

Pictured from left to right: Dr. Lee Goldman, Executive Vice President & Dean, CUMC;

Dr. Nirav Shah, New York State Commissioner of Health;

Dr. Steven Corwin, Chief Executive Officer of New York Presbyterian

              On January 11th, New York State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Nirav Shah, paid a visit to campus to talk about the State of the State and Governor Andrew Cuomo’s agenda for 2012.  Dr. Shah was one of several Cuomo Administration senior officials who fanned out across the State to speak to groups and present a shortened version of the Governor’s address.

              Dr. Steven Corwin, Chief Executive Officer of New York Presbyterian, hosted the event and Dean Goldman moderated the question and answer period that followed Dr. Shah’s remarks.  When the Governor had delivered the State of the State speech in Albany the week before, he did not focus heavily on either health or higher education, so Dr. Shah’s talk was an opportunity for medical center community, as well as several local physicians and residents who attended, to discuss health care policy and the 2012 agenda with Dr. Shah. 

THANK YOU!!!

Dear Colleagues:

Thank you for supporting the annual CUMC Holiday Toy Drive! Your generous contribution brought holiday cheers to hundreds of children and families in our community. We collected 320 toys that were distributed through the following community organizations: Children's Arts & Sciences Workshops (CASW), Dominican Women's Development Center's New Dawn Domestic Violence Program, and the Washington Heights Child Care Center.

For the past forty years, CASW has served thousands of children and families through their after-school Community Learning Centers, Summer Youth Employment Program, in School Youth/Transition to Adulthood Program, Summer Day Camps and tutoring programs. To learn more about CASW, please go to http://www.caswkids.org.

The Dominican Women's Development Center Nuevo Amanecer (New Dawn) Program provides comprehensive anti-domestic violence services to victims of domestic violence and their families. The program serves approximately 150 women and their children every year, empowering them to live violence-free lives. They provide counseling and safety planning, support groups for survivors, advocacy, a twenty-four hour bilingual domestic violence hotline, and counseling and support services for children and youth who are victims or witnesses of domestic violence. To learn more about DWDC, please go to http://www.dwdc.org.

The Washington Heights Child Care Center has been serving our community's neediest families for the past forty years. The availability of reliable child care services provided through this center is critical to many low-income parents who are re-entering the work force. The Child Care Center provides year round, full-day childcare services and Pre-K education services for seventy-five children in the community.

Once again, thank you. Have a Happy and Healthy New Year!

Sincerely,

Sandra Harris

Assistant Vice President for Government & Community Affairs

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