JOIN THE CIR HEALTHY BRONX INITIATIVE
Frustrated with repeat admissions for treatable conditions like pediatric asthma and complications due to obesity, the members of the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU Healthcare), the largest resident physicians’ union in the country, launched the Healthy Bronx Initiative. Through advocacy and education, CIR resident physicians are working with community organizations to address the underlying causes of two public health crises in the Bronx: obesity and pediatric asthma.
CIR members believe we must address these issues at their roots in order to improve the health and well-being of Bronx families. Together, community groups and medical professionals can improve environmental factors and empower individuals to make healthy choices. The Healthy Bronx Initiative works to promote structural changes that improve air quality, city planning, housing and jobs.
Join Us
CIR doctors use our voices to advocate for systemic and environmental changes that impact public health in the Bronx. CIR seeks to be an authoritative voice in public health promoting quality access to basic resources like housing, affordable and nutritious food, technology, fair wages, and health insurance. We hope you will join us.
For more information or to get involved use the form to the right or contact us at us HealthyBronx@cirseiu.org or 212-356-8100.
About CIR
Founded in 1957, the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU Healthcare) is the oldest and largest housestaff union in the U.S., representing more than 13,000 physicians in public and private teaching hospitals across the country. CIR empowers resident physicians to have a voice in the conditions of their hospital employment and training and to be advocates for their patients. In the Bronx, CIR represents over 1,000 resident physicians at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Jacobi Medical Center, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, St. Barnabas Hospital, and Montefiore Medical Center-North Division.