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Joan Malin
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Joan Malin has been the President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of New York City (PPNYC) since 2000

Prior to her appointment as President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of New York City, Ms. Malin served for four years as chief executive of the Bowery Residents' Committee (BRC), a multi-service agency with an annual client base of over 4,000. A veteran of three New York City mayoral administrations, she has overseen the delivery of home care and protective services for adults, managed the City's senior citizens centers, and worked extensively to address the needs of the City's homeless population. She last served the City as Commissioner of Homeless Services.

A Fulbright scholar, Ms. Malin holds a BA in Urban Studies from Case Western Reserve and a Masters in City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. She has served on the boards of the Youth Services Opportunities Project and the Mary McDowell Center for Learning. Ms. Malin is also a past Adjunct Assistant Professor, Public Policy at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University.

Blog Entries by Joan Malin

The First Step in Protecting Women's Lives

Posted January 23, 2009 | 05:28 PM (EST)

Today, President Barack Obama rescinded the "global gag rule," effectively releasing a stranglehold on women's health around the world.

For the past eight years, this relic of the Bush administration has prevented countless women from receiving the full range of reproductive services they need to protect their health and strengthen...

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Meeting Women On Their Terms

Posted January 14, 2009 | 03:12 PM (EST)

Recently, Planned Parenthood of New York City released a study entitled "Un Pie En Dos Islas," which delved into the reproductive health of Dominican women in both Santo Domingo and New York City. Among other things, the qualitative study revealed a deep seeded mistrust of the health care...

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Happy Holidays, New York.

Posted December 22, 2008 | 02:16 PM (EST)

Smack in the middle of the Holiday Season, outgoing President George W. Bush has given us a present worse than coal.

The Department of Health and Human Services issued a rule today that allows health care workers to deny patients vital care, information and services without the patient even knowing.

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