Fund for Public Health in NYC
Lexie Martocci is currently serving as a Community Coordinator at the Fund for Public Health in NYC since August 2023, focusing on data review to identify the needs of school-based health center sites. Previously, Lexie held the position of Lead Health Education & Access Coordinator at The Institute for Family Health from October 2018 to August 2023, where best practices for patient counseling were developed and support was provided to fellow coordinators. Early experience includes roles as a Health Education and Access Coordinator, Manager/Cashier at RALPHS FAMOUS ITALIAN ICES, and internships in research and outreach at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Fordham University, and NYC Outward Bound Schools. Lexie is pursuing a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, expected to graduate in June 2024, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Bioethics, and Pre-Health from Fordham University.
Fund for Public Health in NYC
Our mission is to incubate innovative public health initiatives that lead to improved health for all New Yorkers. The City of New York created the Fund for Public Health in New York City in 2002 as an independent, nonprofit organization that connects the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene with public and private sector partners to build public health programs that make our city healthier and safer. Since its founding in 2002, the Fund has raised more than $500 million in public and private funding for 440 grants to support programs developed with the Health Department. The Fund incubates innovative public health initiatives implemented by the Health Department to advance community health throughout the city. It facilitates partnerships, often new and unconventional, between government and the private sector to develop, test, and launch new initiatives. These collaborations speed the execution of demonstration projects, effect expansion of successful pilot programs, and support rapid implementation. The Fund helps the Health Department do more—more quickly—to meet the public health needs of individuals, families, and communities across New York City.