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Rapid identification of infectious individuals is essential to minimizing the spread of COVID-19 in communities.

Surgical site infections are known to cause substantial morbidity and mortality.

Mobilizing patients is associated with improved outcomes and shorter length of stay; however, healthcare workers are at risk of injury during patient handling activities such as lifting and repositioning.

Targeted asthma self-management education and medication adherence can help prevent the asthma exacerbations that lead to unnecessary pediatric emergency room visits and hospitalizations.

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death and disability in the United States, with stark racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities widespread among the most at-risk communities.

Ensuring vaccination opportunities for seniors, homebound residents, students and other at-risk populations is a key hurdle for community health and slowing the spread of COVID-19.

Robust prevention strategies and virus education have been integral to slowing the spread of COVID-19, especially prior to the release of vaccines.

The opioid epidemic continues to wreak havoc in healthcare, exacerbated over the past year and a half by the onset of COVID-19 and limited services.

Nearly 9,000 New Yorkers are currently waiting for a life-saving organ transplant and approximately 500 of these individuals will die before a donor becomes available.

Including evidence-based midwifery practices in traditional obstetrical care can improve maternal and neonatal outcomes and help mitigate health disparities for minority women.

Racial and ethnic health disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality continue to plague the healthcare system.

Reducing invasive surgeries and their consequential recuperation time and length of stay improves patient outcomes while decreasing healthcare costs for patients and providers.