NY1 VIDEO: The July 30, 2016 edition of City Health Beat, hosted by NY1 health reporter Erin Billups, features the following topics:

  • A new mental health initiative from ACS and the city's Pre-K program helps kids better understand and manage their feelings
  • Four cases of the Zika virus in Florida are the reportedly first in the nation to be spread via mosquitoes in the U.S., while the city deploys trucks to spray for mosquitoes in two boroughs
  • Guest Dr. Jo Ivey Boufford, president of the NY Academy of Medicine, talks about foor insecurity in the city, as one in six New Yorkers are unsure of how their food budget will stretch
  • Funds raised by Ice Bucket Challenge lead to an advancement in ALS research