By James R. Knickman
President and Chief Executive Officer, New York State Health Foundation
The devastating earthquake in Port au Prince in January has lately fallen off many people’s radar, for lots of reasons: six months is a long time in today’s world; Haiti is a long way from New York; the oil spill in the Gulf Coast is closer to home and continues to capture our attention. But the earthquake affected—and continues to affect—hundreds of thousands of Haitians and their families directly, and prompted millions of people across the globe to ask, “What can I do to help?”
At the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth), staff members almost immediately asked me whether our organization could find a way to help that was consistent with our mission to improve the health of New Yorkers. Although we quickly established that our Foundation could not support on-the-ground efforts in Haiti, we could identify ways to help meet an enormous need here at home.
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