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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 672,154,203 | 668,635,452 | 683,250,315 | 704,248,802 | 758,412,389 | 3,486,701,161 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 672,154,203 | 668,635,452 | 683,250,315 | 704,248,802 | 758,412,389 | 3,486,701,161 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 3,486,701,161 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 672,154,203 | 668,635,452 | 683,250,315 | 704,248,802 | 758,412,389 | 3,486,701,161 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 5,183,065 | 4,171,556 | 5,462,317 | 7,291,691 | 12,546,508 | 34,655,137 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 3,521,356,298 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: | ADMINISTER GIFTS AND GRANTS IN KEEPING WITH THE HEALTH RESEARCH, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PURPOSE OF THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORPORATION AND OTHER HEALTH RELATED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES; ALSO INCLUDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER. |
| 990, PART III, LINE 4A. FEDERALLY FUNDED HIV AIDS PREVENTION AND CARE | THE UNINSURED CARE PROGRAMS (UCP) PROVIDE MEDICATIONS AND MEDICAL CARE TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS LIVING WITH OR AT RISK OF ACQUIRING HIV/AIDS. THE PROGRAMS ARE MANAGED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AIDS INSTITUTE. HEALTH RESEARCH, INC. (HRI) SERVES AS THE FISCAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE PROGRAMS. THE AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ADAP) BEGAN IN 1987 AS PART OF A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FREE HIV/AIDS DRUGS TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS NOT COVERED BY MEDICAID OR ADEQUATE THIRD-PARTY INSURANCE. NEW YORK STATE EXPANDED THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE AMBULATORY CARE AND HOME CARE SERVICES, INSURANCE CONTINUATION AND PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS. THE PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS AND BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE NEW YORK CITY, LONG ISLAND AND LOWER HUDSON RYAN WHITE PART A REGIONS. BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE STATUTE/REGULATION GOVERNS THE PROGRAMS. THE FEDERAL RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS TREATMENT EXTENSION ACT OF 2009 INCLUDES STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE NATION, AND ASSOCIATED APPROPRIATIONS PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, STATE REGULATION IN NYCRR, TITLE 10, SUB-PART 43-2 GOVERNS THE APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION PROCESS AND ESTABLISHES THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF APPLICANTS, PARTICIPANTS, AND PROVIDERS. NEW YORK STATE'S UNINSURED CARE PROGRAMS ARE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN THE NATION, OFFERING A FULL SCOPE OF SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH HIV/AIDS. THE UCP SERVES OVER 24,000 UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS ANNUALLY. THE MOST RECENT HUCP CASCADE SHOWS THAT 96.5 PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS ARE IN CARE; 82.8 PERCENT ARE IN CONTINUOUS CARE; AND 91.9% HAVE A VIRAL LOAD <200. THE UCP ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH PROVIDERS AND INDIVIDUALS TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO THE WIDE RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR PAYMENT FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND MEDICATIONS FOR PERSONS LIVING WITH OR AT RISK OF ACQUIRING HIV. IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO'S THREE-POINT PLAN TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE END OF THE AIDS EPIDEMIC IN NEW YORK STATE, THE UCP HAVE EXPLORED WAYS TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO RAPID ACCESS TO TREATMENT AND ONGOING CARE. EFFECTIVE 4/24/19, THE UCP HAVE RAISED THE INCOME THRESHOLD TO BE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 500% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR THE APPLICANT'S FAMILY SIZE, ELIMINATED THE USE OF LIQUID ASSETS IN ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS, AND ELIMINATED THE 50% EMPLOYER COST SHARE REQUIREMENT FOR PREMIUM ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM NAME WAS CHANGED TO THE UNINSURED CARE PROGRAMS TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PROGRAM. |
| 990, PART III, LINE 4B. CANCER RESEARCH | HEALTH RESEARCH, INC. WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1953 TO AID ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE (RPCI) IN ATTRACTING AND MANAGING DONATIONS AND GRANTS TO FURTHER ITS CANCER RESEARCH. THE MISSION OF RPCI IS TO UNDERSTAND, PREVENT AND CURE CANCER. RPCI, FOUNDED IN 1898, WAS ONE OF THE FIRST CANCER CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY TO BE NAMED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH (NIH) AS A NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE-DESIGNATED COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER AND REMAINS THE ONLY FACILITY WITH THIS DESIGNATION IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY, TRANSLATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER, WITH A MISSION TO ELIMINATE CANCER'S GRIP ON HUMANITY BY UNLOCKING ITS SECRETS THROUGH PERSONALIZED APPROACHES AND UNLEASHING THE HEALING POWER OF HOPE. RPCI UTILIZES ITS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER SUPPORT GRANT (CCSG) TO BUILD ON UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES, MOVING LABORATORY SCIENCE INTO ADVANCED TREATMENT, PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND EDUCATION. THIS PAST YEAR ROSWELL SUCCESSFULLY RENEWED ITS (CCSG) GRANT. THE RENEWAL GRANT IS FOR 5 YEARS, TOTALING $22.5 MILLION. ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE'S REVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH MODEL OF A "MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH" TO CANCER WITH SCIENTISTS AND CLINICIANS WORKING IN CONCERT AND IN CONSULT HAS BECOME THE STANDARD BY WHICH ALL MODERN-DAY COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTERS ARE MEASURED. DR. CANDACE JOHNSON CONTINUES IN HER LEADERSHIP ROLE AT RPCI, WHICH SHE TOOK IN NOVEMBER 2014. DR. JOHNSON HAS EXTENSIVE ACADEMIC, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE. DR. KUNLE ODUNSI WAS APPOINTED AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR IN APRIL 2015. HE CONTINUES HIS LEADERSHIP OF THE TUMOR IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOTHERAPY PROGRAM. DR. ODUNSI ALSO SERVES AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY. BOTH ARE EXPERIENCED AND WORLD RENOWNED RESEARCHERS. HRI CONTINUES TO WORK WITH RPCI LEADERSHIP IN ALL OF THEIR RESEARCH ENDEAVORS. HRI'S CANCER RESEARCH GRANT PORTFOLIO SUPPORTS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RESEARCH ENTERPRISE AT RPCI. THE BUFFALO COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER IS NATIONALLY RANKED AND IS ONE OF ONLY 50 COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY. HEALTH RESEARCH INCORPORATED (HRI) PROVIDES EFFECTIVE PRE- AND POST-AWARD EVALUATION, SOLICITATION, AND ADMINISTRATION OF EXTERNAL RESEARCH SUPPORT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES, NOT FOR-PROFIT FOUNDATIONS AND COMMERCIAL FIRMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPONSOR. THE HRI/GRANTS MANAGEMENT STAFF (22 FTES) SUPPORT MORE THAN 534 ACTIVE GRANTS ANNUALLY FOR RPCI, PROVIDING TIMELY AND DETAILED GRANT REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE INFORMATION FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REVIEW, AS WELL AS ANALYSIS WITH INSTITUTE INVESTIGATORS. HRI'S SUPERIOR GRANT ADMINISTRATION EXPERTISE AND ITS ABILITY TO ATTRACT HIGHLY QUALIFIED RESEARCH STAFF HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONTINUED UPWARD TRAJECTORY OF THE INSTITUTION AND IT'S CANCER RESEARCH. HRI-ROSWELL PARK DIVISION CURRENTLY HAS 534 ACTIVE PROJECTS TOTALING $87.4 MILLION, OF WHICH $57.7 MILLION ARE PEER REVIEWED AWARDS. HRI-ROSWELL PARK'S LARGEST SPONSOR IS THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH (NIH) REPRESENTING 60% OF TOTAL FUNDING. HRI-ROSWELL PARK DIVISION RECEIVED MORE THAN $109.2 MILLION OF REVENUE IN FY19. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE EMERGENCY | HEALTH RESEARCH, INC. (HRI) GRANT FUNDS CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (PHEP) AND THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE (ASPR) HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM (HPP) FUNDING SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (NYSDOH) OFFICE OF HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (OHEP). OHEP CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE STATE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (STATE OEM) AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES, LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS (LHD) AND PRIVATE AND PUBLIC-SECTOR PARTNERS TO BUILD A SOLID EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE FOUNDATION TO RESPOND TO ANY CRISIS OR EMERGENT SITUATION IN THE STATE. BASED ON AN ASSESSMENT OF NYSDOH CAPABILITIES AND GAPS AND CONSIDERING REDUCED PHEP AND HPP FUNDING, NYSDOH HAS CAREFULLY REVIEWED ITS PROGRESS IN DESIGNING AN INTEGRATED AND COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS STRUCTURE AND HAS STRATEGICALLY PRIORITIZED FUTURE EFFORTS. 1. NYSDOH OHEP CONTINUES TO SUSTAIN ITS FULLY DEVELOPED INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (IMS). ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE PERIOD 04/01/2018 TO 03/31/2019 NYSDOH'S IMS WAS ACTIVATED FOR TEN (10) INCIDENTS ORGANIZING COMMAND AND OPERATIONAL STRUCTURES AT STATE AND/OR REGIONAL LEVEL. NYSDOH'S INFORMATICS STAFF IN COLLABORATION WITH OHEP COMPLETED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IMS DASHBOARD. THE IMS DASHBOARD IS AN APPLICATION THAT PULLS REAL-TIME DATA FROM EIGHT (8) IDENTIFIED APPLICATIONS USED FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TO FORM A COMMON OPERATING PICTURE (COP). ONE HUNDRED EIGHT (108) NYSDOH IDENTIFIED VIRTUAL HEALTH OPERATIONS CENTER (VHOC) STAFF AND THE FOUR (4) HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COALITION (HEPC) LEADS HAVE EITHER, OR BOTH, VHOC ADMINISTRATOR OR GENERAL USER ACCESS. 2. NYSDOH OHEP CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR DISTRIBUTION AND DISPENSING OF MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES (MCM), INCLUDING VACCINES AND MEDICATIONS, USING LOCAL POINTS OF DISPENSING (POD)/CLINIC OPERATIONS. NYSDOH OHEP HAS FOCUSED ON RESEARCHING ALTERNATE DISPENSING STRATEGIES SUCH AS CLOSED POD PARTNERSHIPS, THAT MAY INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, PHARMACIES AND PRIVATE BUSINESS LOCATIONS. DURING 2018-2019, NYSDOH OHEP WORKED WITH LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO AN EVENT REQUIRING DISTRIBUTION OF MCM TO THEIR POPULATION FOR PROPHYLAXIS, TREATMENT OR OTHER MEASURES TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE PERIOD 04/01/2018 TO 03/31/2019 ALL 57 LHDS UPDATED THEIR MCM DISTRIBUTION PLANS, OR LOGISTICS PLANS, TO INCLUDE COUNTY STAGING SITE (CSS) INFORMATION, TRANSPORTATION AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES TO ENSURE THE ABILITY TO RECEIVE, STAGE, STORE AND RE-DEPLOY MCM IN THE EVENT OF A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. ALL 57 LHDS COMPLETED STAFF NOTIFICATION AND ASSEMBLY, FACILITY SET-UP AND SITE ACTIVATION DRILLS AS PART OF THE ANNUAL PHEP EXERCISE. 3. NYSDOH CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE MEDICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE INVENTORY SYSTEM (MERITS). MERITS IS AN ELECTRONIC INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS THE STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE (SNS) AND THE STATE'S MEDICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE CACHE (MERC) WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS. THIS INCLUDES PROCESSING ORDERS, RECEIVING, SHIPPING, REPORTING AND MAINTAINING A MASTER INVENTORY OF ALL ASSETS. NYSDOH OHEP CONTINUES TO SUSTAIN MEDICAL MATERIEL MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO A PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT WITH MCM AND/OR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE FOR A TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE. ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE PERIOD 04/01/2018 TO 03/31/2019 NYSDOH OHEP ATTENDED BI-WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH NYSDOH INFORMATICS STAFF TO ASSESS MERITS PERFORMANCE AND DISCUSS INCLUSION IN THE IMS DASHBOARD. NYSDOH OHEP CONDUCTED WEB-BASED APPLICATION TRAININGS FOR ALL 57 LHDS THAT USE MERITS FOR INVENTORY TRACKING. 100% OF ALL EXPIRED SUPPLIES WERE REPLENISHED IN THE FEDERAL MEDICAL STATION (FMS). LOGISTICS STAFF CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE FEDERAL CHEMPACK PROGRAM WITH SUSTAINMENT EFFORTS AT 72 STATEWIDE LOCATIONS. IN OCTOBER 2018, NYSDOH OHEP'S REFRIGERATED TRAILER WAS REQUESTED TO TRANSPORT REMAINS FROM A MASS FATALITY INCIDENT IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY. AFTER DEPLOYMENT, THE TRAILER WAS DECONTAMINATED, LIFT GATE CABLES WERE REPAIRED, REFRIGERATION UNIT WAS SERVICED AND BACKUP MECHANICAL COMPONENTS WERE PURCHASED. 4. NYSDOH CONTINUES TO SUPPORT INFORMATICS INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE ELECTRONIC, SECURE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY. NYSDOH WILL SUSTAIN AND IMPROVE SYSTEMS FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE. IN-PLACE ARCHITECTURE WAS LEVERAGED AND NEW COMPONENTS WERE ADDED THAT LINK NYSDOH WITH ITS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PARTNERS AND PROMOTE THE EXCHANGE OF DATA WITH STAKEHOLDERS, BI-DIRECTIONALLY, WHILE ENSURING APPROPRIATE PRIVACY PROTECTION. ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE PERIOD 04/01/2018 TO 03/31/2019 BETWEEN AUGUST AND DECEMBER 2018, NYSDOH INFORMATICS CONDUCTED FIVE (5) INTEGRATED HEALTH ALERTING AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM (IHANS) USER TRAININGS. A TOTAL OF 51 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED THESE TRAININGS INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM NYSDOH AND LHDS. NYSDOH INFORMATICS STAFF ALSO PROVIDED THREE (3) WEBINARS ON IHANS 2.0 UPDATES AND ENHANCEMENTS TO 197 USERS. NYSDOH INFORMATICS IN COLLABORATION WITH OHEP CONDUCTED A STATEWIDE INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS (IOC) DRILL TO TEST THE UPDATED IHANS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY INCLUDING SYSTEM CAPACITY, VALIDITY OF COMMUNICATION DATA AND USER INTERACTION WITH THE SYSTEM. ALL 57 LHDS PARTICIPATED IN THE DRILL AND SUBMITTED AN IHANS COMPLETION REPORT TO OHEP. NYSDOH PROVIDED SERVNY INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS FOR ALL 139 HOSPITALS AND 57 LHDS. FIFTY-THREE (53) LHDS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A VOLUNTEER NOTIFICATION AND ACTIVATION DRILL USING THE SERVNY APPLICATION. FORTY PERCENT (40%) OF LHDS (23 OF 57) PARTICIPATED IN NYSDOH CRISIS AND EMERGENCY RISK COMMUNICATION (CERC) WORKGROUP WEBINARS. NYSDOH'S PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER (PIO) PARTICIPATED IN SEVEN (7) RADIOLOGICAL EXERCISES. 5. NYSDOH CONTINUES TO SUSTAIN AND BUILD PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY TESTING CAPABILITY OF THE NYSDOH WADSWORTH CENTER (WC), TO INCLUDE TESTING OF CLINICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, FOOD AND WATER SAMPLES. LABORATORY TESTING CONTINUES TO BE A PRIORITY AREA INCLUDING COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION EFFORTS AND BUILDING ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES. THIS INCLUDES: LABORATORY RESPONSE NETWORK (LRN)-BIOLOGICAL (B) THREATS GOALS INCLUDE RAPID TESTING USING LRN PROTOCOLS AND REPORTING TO SUBMITTERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR PROMPT DECISION MAKING. LRN-B WILL SUSTAIN THE ABILITY FOR CONTACTING THE SENTINEL LABORATORIES IN NEW YORK STATE (NYS) THROUGH THE HEALTH COMMERCE SYSTEM (HCS). LRN-CHEMICAL (C) THREATS GOALS INCLUDE THE ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY TO PROCESS AND MAINTAIN THE POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF SPECIMENS THAT ARE HANDLED DURING SURGE TESTING AND TO USE THE REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT ARE NOW SUPPLIED BY THE CDC FOR METHOD IMPROVEMENT AND THE FULL VALIDATION OF ANALYTICAL PROTOCOLS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE PERIOD 04/01/2018 TO 03/31/2019 LRN-B AND LRN-C PROVIDED RAPID RESPONSE TESTING SERVICES FOR CLINICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES. A SERIES OF WEBINARS FROM LRN-B WERE WELL ATTENDED BY CLINICAL LABORATORIES AND RECORDED FOR USE BY ALL CLINICAL LABORATORY STAFF FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION. THE WC LRN-B LABORATORY PERFORMED TESTS ON SPECIMENS AND SAMPLES FOR AGENTS LISTED FOR THE LRN REQUALIFICATION. TESTING WAS PERFORMED ON 127 SPECIMENS OR ISOLATES RECEIVED FOR B. ANTHRACIS AND 36 SPECIMENS FOR BRUCELLA SPP. TESTING FOR THESE SPECIMENS WAS INITIATED WITHIN TWO (2) HOURS. THE HIGH NUMBER OF B. ANTHRACIS RULE-OUTS IS INDICATIVE OF CLINICAL LABS IN NYS BEING AWARE OF THE RULE-OUT OR REFER ALGORITHM FROM THE TRAINING THAT WAS PROVIDED BY LRN-B. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C | 6. THE NYSDOH CONTINUES TO SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE ITS COMMUNICABLE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS THAT COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE DATA STREAMS DAILY TO ENSURE A BASELINE OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA FOR NYS. NYSDOH CONTINUES TO SUSTAIN THE CAPABILITY TO ANALYZE AND INTERPRET EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA THAT IS CRITICAL TO THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH. ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE PERIOD 04/01/2018 TO 03/31/2019 A NEW TEXT SEARCHING FILTER IN ELECTRONIC SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (ESSS) IDENTIFIES OPIOID OVERDOSE PATIENTS FROM EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) VISIT DATA TO PROVIDE DAILY SURVEILLANCE OF OPIOIDS OVERDOSE IN NYS. NYSDOH CONTINUED ITS ONGOING LHD QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MEASURES RELATED TO LHD COMMUNICABLE DISEASE INVESTIGATION RESPONSE TIME AND CASE REPORT COMPLETENESS. MONTHLY REPORTS ARE PROVIDED TO LHDS THAT INCLUDE A LISTING OF UNTIMELY OR INCOMPLETE INVESTIGATIONS AND COMPARISONS WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF LHDS IN THEIR REGION, LHDS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND THE STATEWIDE MEANS. NYSDOH EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STAFF PARTICIPATED IN ALL SCHEDULED NATIONAL NOTIFIABLE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (NNDSS) MODERNIZATION INITIATIVE CONFERENCE CALLS, COMPLETED THE GAP ANALYSIS AND TECHNICAL WORK FOR GENERAL DISEASE, ARBOVIRAL DISEASE AND HEPATITIS DISEASE NOTIFICATIONS AND ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE GAP ANALYSIS FOR THE FOODBORNE AND DIARRHEAL DISEASES MESSAGE MAPPING GUIDE. NYSDOH CONTINUES TO ROUTINELY PROVIDE CASE AND OUTBREAK-BASED REPORTING TO CDC AND OTHER FEDERAL PARTNERS, AS APPROPRIATE, THROUGH AN ARRAY OF METHODS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EMAILS, CONFERENCE CALLS, NATIONAL ELECTRONIC DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (NEDSS), NATIONAL OUTBREAK REPORTING SYSTEM (NORS) AND NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (NEARS). PROGRAM PERIOD SUCCESSES: ASSISTING CHILDREN FOLLOWING DISASTERS AND LARGE-SCALE TRAUMATIC EVENTS TRAINING ON MARCH 8, 2019, NYSDOH OHEP, IN COLLABORATION WITH NYS OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH (OMH) AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (SUNY) NEW PALTZ INSTITUTE FOR DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH (IDMH) CONDUCTED A DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH (DMH) TRAINING ENTITLED "ASSISTING CHILDREN FOLLOWING DISASTERS AND LARGE-SCALE TRAUMATIC EVENTS." THIS THREE (3) HOUR TRAINING WAS BROADCASTED LIVE FROM THE NYS OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES (OGS) MEDIA SERVICE CENTER AND SIMULTANEOUSLY WEB STREAMED TO MORE THAN TWENTY (20) SITES THROUGHOUT NYS. IT FEATURED TWO (2) RELATED SEGMENTS. THE FIRST PART FOCUSED ON HOW PARTICIPANTS CAN SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN FOLLOWING DISASTERS AND OTHER COLLECTIVE TRAUMATIC EVENTS, IN A DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE AND TRAUMA-INFORMED MANNER. THE SECOND SEGMENT ADDRESSED THE POTENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES FOR RESPONDERS WHEN ASSISTING OR TREATING CHILDREN FOLLOWING A TRAUMATIC EVENT. THE PRIMARY TRAINING WAS DELIVERED BY DR. ROBIN GURWITCH, DUKE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AND THE CENTER FOR CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH. DR. GURWITCH IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERT IN UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN THE AFTERMATH OF TRAUMA AND DISASTERS. DR. GURWITCH SPECIALIZES IN WORK WITH AT-RISK CHILDREN AND HAS CO-AUTHORED A PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID SERIES FOR HELPING CHILDREN AFTER DISASTER CALLED LISTEN, PROTECT AND CONNECT, INCLUDING LISTEN, PROTECT, CONNECT, MODEL AND TEACH FOR USE IN SCHOOLS. THE TRAINING USED AN APPLIED APPROACH, TEACHING SPECIFIC SKILLS AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTICE THEM DURING THE WEBCAST. THE TRAINING PROVIDED SKILLS FOR COPING WITH THESE EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES AND MAINTAINING RESPONDER RESILIENCE AS WELL AS ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF CHILD SURVIVORS DIRECTLY. THE TARGET AUDIENCE INCLUDED MENTAL HEALTH, HOSPITAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS. APPROXIMATELY 380 INDIVIDUALS IN ATTENDANCE. THE WEBCAST WAS RECORDED AND ARCHIVED ON THE NYS LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS). SENECA COUNTY FLOOD RESPONSE ON AUGUST 14, 2018, SENECA COUNTY EXPERIENCED A RARE FLOOD EVENT THAT RESULTED IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE AND A REQUEST FOR FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) ASSISTANCE. LHD PHEP STAFF HELPED RESPOND TO THE COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER (EOC) AND SUPPORTED EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION (ESF)-8 RESPONSE OPERATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO THE PUBLIC. PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF ALSO ASSISTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF RISK COMMUNICATION AND HEALTH AND SAFETY MESSAGES SPECIFIC TO THE RESPONSE INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO DISINFECT PERSONAL WELLS AFTER A FLOOD, HOW TO REMOVE MOLD SAFELY AFTER A FLOOD, AVOIDING FLOOD WATERS, HOW TO CARE FOR WOUNDS AND SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF DISASTER RELIEF SERVICES. PHEP STAFF'S TRAINING, EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS) ALONG WITH THEIR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE FLOOD SERVED AS A HUGE ASSET DURING SENECA COUNTY'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE OPERATIONS. NYSDOH STATEWIDE IOC DRILL ON OCTOBER 9, 2018 THE NYSDOH OHEP CONDUCTED A STATEWIDE IOC DRILL TO TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REDUNDANT FORMS OF COMMUNICATION. THE IOC DRILL INCLUDED INFORMATION SHARING TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS USING IHANS (CELL PHONE AND EMAIL) ACROSS ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AND/OR WITHIN OPERATIONAL AREAS. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED 57 LHDS, 139 HOSPITALS, 49 HOME CARE AGENCIES, 151 ADULT CARE FACILITIES AND 210 NURSING HOMES. A BRIEF MESSAGE WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL PARTICIPANTS INSTRUCTING THEM TO CHECK THEIR EMAIL FOR A SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE SCENARIO (PANDEMIC INFLUENZA), THEN ACCESSED NYSDOH'S HCS TO COMPLETE A THREE (3) QUESTION SURVEY AND SUBMIT RESPONSES ELECTRONICALLY. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF LHDS AND HOSPITALS COMPLETED THE SURVEY; OTHER PARTICIPATING AGENCIES AND FACILITIES AVERAGED A 51% COMPLETION RATE. THE DRILL IDENTIFIED AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT WHEN SENDING OUT NOTIFICATIONS TO A LARGE AUDIENCE. OHEP IS RE-TESTING THE DRILL AS A COMPONENT OF MCM DISTRIBUTION EXERCISE IN THE SPRING OF 2019. 990, PART III, 4D. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP CENTER FOR HEALTH WORKFORCE STUDIES DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, INTERNALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND RESEARCH OTHER HIV/AIDS HEALTH AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL OFFICE OF HEALTH SYSTEM MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS OFFICE OF LONG TERM CARE AGRICULTURE & MARKETS OFFICE OF QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE ANNUAL FORM 990 IS INITIATED BY THE CORPORATE CONTROLLER AND DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE FINAL DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY THE THREE KEY PERSONNEL LISTED ABOVE. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS TO THE PRIOR YEAR'S FILING IS CONDUCTED AND THEN THE FINAL DRAFT IS PRESENTED TO HEALTH RESEARCH, INC'S INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM FOR VALIDATION. ONCE FINALIZED BY THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENTS AND REVIEWS THE FORM 990 FILING WITH THE CORPORATION'S SECRETARY/TREASURER AND IF REQUESTED, THE CORPORATION'S VICE PRESIDENT. A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL DIRECTORS OF THE HRI BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | HRI CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND IF APPROPRIATE, REVISED BY THE CORPORATION'S HOUSE COUNSEL AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF THE HRI EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS UPDATED IN JANUARY 2018 AND PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES IN FEBRUARY 2018, VIA HRI'S ONLINE TRAINING SYSTEM. INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEST TO READING THE POLICY; CONFIRMATION OF WHICH IS ELECTRONICALLY MAINTAINED BY CORPORATE HUMAN RESOURCE STAFF. IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL CERTIFICATION, ALL NEW EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW HIRE ORIENTATION, AND THE POLICY IS AVAILABLE ON THE HRI WEBSITE. ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS MUST BE DISCLOSED IN WRITING TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION BY MANAGEMENT. COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE POLICY ARE MONITORED AND ENSURED THROUGH THE PRESENCE OF COMPLIMENTARY CONTROLS, SUCH AS THE HRI OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT POLICY AND HONORARIA/TRAVEL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT POLICY. ANNUALLY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES AND MUST CERTIFY THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE POLICY, IN ADDITION TO DISCLOSING ALL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. NEW HRI BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT AND ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS UPON RECEIPT. ATTESTATIONS AND DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE SENT TO THE HRI CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEN FORWARDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION. RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ARE CONDITIONED AND DETERMINED BY CIRCUMSTANCES AND RANGE FROM DENIAL OF THE REQUEST FOR AN EMPLOYEE TO RECUSAL FOR A DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | SALARIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL KEY EMPLOYEES ARE SET IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET. THIS IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | HEALTH RESEARCH, INC.'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS: CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ETHICS POLICY, WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| 990, PART X INVESTMENTS PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES | DESCRIPTION ENDING BOOK VALUE COST OF FMV US TREASURIES & SECURITIES $528,765,512 FMV TOTALS $528,765,512 |
| 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES MADE TO THE OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX PREP YEAR. |
| 990, PART I, #1 SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES | THE FOLLOWING AWARDS HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE MANY SPONSORED PROJECTS THAT HEALTH RESEARCH, INC HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FOR DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD: BCI2000+ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING ADAPTIVE NEUROTECHNOLOGIES INTERACT WITH THE NERVOUS SYSTEM TO PROVIDE NEW THERAPIES FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES IS COMPLEX, TIME CONSUMING, AND COSTLY. IN THIS PROJECT, THE INVESTIGATOR PROPOSES TO CREATE AND DISSEMINATE A SOFTWARE PLATFORM THAT GREATLY FACILITATES THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, AND THEREBY ACCELERATES THE REALIZATION OF NEW ADAPTIVE NEUROTECHNOLOGIES THAT IMPROVE TREATMENT FOR MANY DEVASTATING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE IN NEW YORK STATE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PREVENT OPIOID-RELATED EVENTS AND OVERDOSE BY: USING DATA TO MONITOR EMERGING TRENDS AND DIRECT PREVENTION ACTIVITIES STRENGTHENING STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO THE EPIDEMIC WORKING WITH PROVIDERS, HEALTH SYSTEMS, AND PAYERS TO REDUCE UNSAFE EXPOSURE TO OPIOIDS AND TREAT ADDICTION COORDINATING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS TO RAPIDLY IDENTIFY OVERDOSE THREATS, REVERSE OVERDOSES, LINK PEOPLE TO EFFECTIVE TREATMENT, AND REDUCE HARMS ASSOCIATED WITH ILLICIT OPIOIDS INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE RISKS OF OPIOIDS. DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY NEWBORN SCREENING THE PARENT PROJECT MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, INC. THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NEWBORN SCREENING FOR DUCHENNE AND GATHER DATA FOR ADDING DUCHENNE TO THE RECOMMENDED UNIFORM SCREENING PANEL. SURVEILLANCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND END RESULTS (SEER) NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE THE GOALS OF THE STUDIES ARE TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FOR HIGHER RATES OF CANCER IN VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE STATE AND TO ALSO BETTER INFORM CANCER PREVENTION AND SCREENING EFFORTS AND PROMOTE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY CARE. DEMOGRAPHICS AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OF AN AREA, BEHAVIORAL AND LIFESTYLE FACTORS SUCH AS SMOKING, AND THE OCCUPATIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL BACKGROUND OF EACH AREA WILL BE CONSIDERED. THE DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO CONSULT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION TO IDENTIFY SOURCES OF DATA ON ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE CANCERS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND ON ANY UNUSUAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES IN THE AREAS OF STUDY. |
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