PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS (EIN 13-5669201)
Tax period: 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed: 2014-11-13
IRS object ID: 201433179349306098
Schema version: 2013v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2014-11-13T16:44:34-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2013-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	113518842	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARKS PANETH LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	685 THIRD AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10017	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	135669201	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PUBL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6466196400	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	40 WORTH STREET 5TH FLOOR	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10013	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEVEN NEWMAN	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE VP/COO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6466196400	PhoneNum
Signature	2014-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ROBERT R LYONS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00227472	PTIN
Phone	2125038800	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ELLEN RAUTENBERG	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	40 WORTH STREET 5TH FLOOR	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10013	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$202,082,087	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.HEALTHSOLUTIONS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1957	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MISSION OF PHS IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC IN NYC AND BEYOND (SEE SCHEDULE O).	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	26	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	21	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	869	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$196,756,633	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$194,246,808	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$7,765,299	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$7,713,062	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$19,189	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$13,676	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$204,541,121	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$201,973,546	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$41,299,165	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$45,938,523	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$36,790	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$10,600	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$321,017	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$161,573,126	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$153,150,075	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$202,909,081	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$199,099,198	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,632,040	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,874,348	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$45,651,976	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$48,002,608	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$73,358,028	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$64,510,667	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$27,706,052	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$16,508,059	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS IS A LEADER IN THE FIELDS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, MERGING RESEARCH AND ACTION FOCUSING ON CREATING INNOVATIVE AND SCALABLE SOLUTIONS TO SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION).	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	Yes (1)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$117,555,329	ExpenseAmt
Desc	HIV CARE SERVICES - (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION.)	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$29,316,389	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM - (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION.)	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$10,164,284	ExpenseAmt
Desc	NEIGHBORHOOD WIC PROGRAM - (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION.)	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$35,309,948	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$7,713,062	RevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$35,309,948	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$7,713,062	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$192,345,950	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	133	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	869	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	26	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	21	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOSEPH TRAPANI	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6466196408	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	40 WORTH STREET 5TH FLOOR	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10013	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (41 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DEBORAH M SALE
CHAIRPERSON	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JO IVEY BOUFFORD
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM J HIBSHER
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSANA MORALES
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RAYMOND P JONES SR
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALAN AVILES
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GERRARD P BUSHELL
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINA CHANG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EMME LEVIN DELAND
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS A FARLEY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAYMOND FINK
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA FRIED
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FLORENCE FRUCHER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GEORGE GARFUNKEL
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA A GREEN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID HANSELL
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PHYLLIS HARRISON-ROSS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACQUES JIHA
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT KAUFMAN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM KELLER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOAN M LEIMAN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER SHYER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN SIMCOCK
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHOSHANNA SOFAER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW WEISENFELD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELLEN RAUTENBERG
PRESIDENT & CEO	35.00		Yes (X)	$285,567	$0	$31,575
STEVEN NEWMAN
EXECUTIVE VP & COO	35.00		Yes (X)	$231,340	$0	$24,328
LOUISE COHEN
VP - PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS	35.00		Yes (X)	$205,096	$0	$20,814
JOSEPH TRAPANI
DEPUTY TREASURER/CFO	35.00		Yes (X)	$175,489	$0	$18,693
MARY ANN CHIASSON
VP - RESEARCH & EVALUATION	35.00		Yes (X)	$171,794	$0	$32,855
RACHEL MILLER
VP - HIV PROGRAMS/SPECIAL INITIATIVES	35.00		Yes (X)	$174,444	$0	$39,660
JANE LEVINE
VP - LEGAL AFFAIRS/GENERAL COUNSEL	35.00		Yes (X)	$173,576	$0	$18,450
DESIREE BUNCH
VP - HUMAN RESOURCES	35.00		Yes (X)	$164,462	$0	$18,289
BENJAMIN KIM
VP - STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT	35.00		Yes (X)	$166,173	$0	$24,501
PETER JENSEN
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER	35.00		Yes (X)	$137,019	$0	$21,781
TONI LIQUORI
EXEC. DIR. - SCHOOL FOOD FOCUS	35.00			$144,950	$0	$23,982	Yes (X)
KATHLEEN FITZPATRICK
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER	28.00			$131,400	$0	$25,530	Yes (X)
SANDRA WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	35.00			$130,750	$0	$12,800	Yes (X)
EARL BROWN
E.D. - PART. FOR A HEALTHIER NYC	35.00			$124,198	$0	$7,267	Yes (X)
KATHY LAWRENCE
DIR. STRAT. DEV. - SCHOOL FOOD FOCUS	35.00			$122,176	$0	$17,548	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,538,434	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$338,073	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	18	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/City	StateContractorAddress/USAddress/State	ZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
STARLIMS CORPORATION
319 BROADWAY	NEW YORK	NY	10013	LAB SYSTEM/COMPUTER MAINTENANCE	$614,442
ICF INCORPORATED
PO BOX 536259	PHILADELPHIA	PA	15253	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND TECH SOLUTIONS	$578,751
RDE SYSTEM SUPPORT GROUP
44 CEDAR CLIFF DRIVE	WAYNE	NJ	07470	PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT/MAINTENANCE	$526,667
HN MEDIA
275 MADISON AVE SUITE 2200	NEW YORK	NY	11016	MEDIA PLANNING	$526,105
NAGARRO
226 AIRPORT PARKWAY SUITE 390	SAN JOSE	CA	95110	SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT	$381,016

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	30	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$268,516	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$174,068,078	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$19,910,214	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$194,246,808	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
THIRD PARTY SUPPORT	624100	$6,167,393	$6,167,393
MEDICAID/THIRD PARTY	624000	$1,062,064	$1,062,064
OTHER REVENUE	900099	$414,360	$414,360
THIRD PARTY SUPPORT	900099	$69,245	$69,245

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$7,713,062	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$13,676	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$13,676	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$108,541	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$268,516	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$108,541	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$201,973,546	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,713,062	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$13,676	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,135,908	TotalAmt
Program Services	$504,679	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,524,434	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$106,795	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,081,907	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,612,507	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,406,153	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$63,247	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,042,251	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,948,212	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$93,861	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$178	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,980,838	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,587,646	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$380,377	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,815	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,697,619	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,413,148	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$273,136	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,335	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87,441	TotalAmt
Management And General	$87,441	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$165,140	TotalAmt
Management And General	$165,140	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,339	TotalAmt
Management And General	$30,339	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,600	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$10,600	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,703,699	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,513,252	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$108,435	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$82,012	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,438,521	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,438,521	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,195,521	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,866,985	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$302,941	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,595	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,399,005	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,654,747	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$744,258	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$452,873	TotalAmt
Program Services	$426,206	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,509	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$158	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,940	TotalAmt
Program Services	$88,491	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,409	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,040	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$190,478	TotalAmt
Program Services	$170,364	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,114	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$282,188	TotalAmt
Program Services	$222,713	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,475	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUBCONTRACTOR PAYMENTS	$118,148,962	$118,148,962
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS	$2,054,883	$1,972,206	$81,181	$1,496
RECRUITING AND TRAINING	$564,059	$477,547	$85,515	$997
SUNDRY	$340,026	$299,764	$38,513	$1,749

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$199,099,198	TotalAmt
Program Services	$192,345,950	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,432,231	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$321,017	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,401,973	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,222,422	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,693,788	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,299,084	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,300,934	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,328,724	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$68,837	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,465	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$4,819,554	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$4,486,057	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$482,925	BOYAmt
EOY	$333,497	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$703,519	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,737,416	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,651,976	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,002,608	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,043,261	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,118,921	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,010,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,810,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,304,767	BOYAmt
EOY	$35,581,746	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$73,358,028	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,510,667	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$27,965,310	BOYAmt
EOY	-$17,633,143	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$259,258	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,125,084	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$27,706,052	BOYAmt
EOY	-$16,508,059	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,651,976	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,002,608	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$2,874,348	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$8,323,645	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$219,483,192	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$212,399,069	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$210,961,523	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$196,756,633	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$194,246,808	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,033,847,225	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$933,125	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$874,783	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$877,132	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$593,412	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$615,982	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,894,434	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$220,416,317	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$213,273,852	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$211,838,655	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$197,350,045	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$194,862,790	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,037,741,659	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$1,037,741,659	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$21,292	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$20,938	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$30,807	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$19,189	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$13,676	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$105,902	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,037,847,561	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$48,402,016	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99990	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99990	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	0	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$30,339	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$30,339	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	TO MONITOR AND INFORM PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS OF THE INTRODUCTION AND PROCESS OF BILLS OF INTEREST, ESPECIALLY IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FIELD. TO ACT AS AN INTERFACE BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS AND STATE GOVERNMENT, IN GENERAL, PARTICULARLY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, AND THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH, NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL AND HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AS REQUESTED FROM TIME TO TIME.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,609,274	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,323,494	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$285,780	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,210,280	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,162,563	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$47,717	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$333,497	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ADVANCES FROM GOVERNMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES	$18,890,565
PENSION LIABILITY	$16,673,497
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS	$17,684

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$35,581,746	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$202,589,528	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$615,982	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$615,982	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$201,973,546	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$201,973,546	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$199,715,180	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$615,982	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$615,982	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$199,099,198	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$199,099,198	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS HAD NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740 ("INCOME TAXES"), WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISIONS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS ENDED BEFORE 2010.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	PROJECT #496	NameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1	$377,057	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$268,516	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$108,541	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$10,477	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$38,750	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$23,784	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$35,530	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$377,057	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$268,516	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$108,541	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$10,477	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$38,750	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$23,784	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$35,530	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$108,541	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$0	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ELLEN RAUTENBERG
PRESIDENT & CEO	$285,567	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$23,294	$0	$8,281	$0	$317,142	$0	$0	$0
STEVEN NEWMAN
EXECUTIVE VP & COO	$231,340	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$23,291	$0	$1,037	$0	$255,668	$0	$0	$0
LOUISE COHEN
VP - PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS	$205,096	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,004	$0	$810	$0	$225,910	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH TRAPANI
DEPUTY TREASURER/CFO	$175,489	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,839	$0	$854	$0	$194,182	$0	$0	$0
MARY ANN CHIASSON
VP - RESEARCH & EVALUATION	$171,794	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,462	$0	$15,393	$0	$204,649	$0	$0	$0
RACHEL MILLER
VP - HIV PROGRAMS/SPECIAL INITIATIVE	$174,444	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,079	$0	$22,581	$0	$214,104	$0	$0	$0
JANE LEVINE
VP - LEGAL AFFAIRS/GENERAL COUNSEL	$173,576	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,953	$0	$1,497	$0	$192,026	$0	$0	$0
DESIREE BUNCH
VP - HUMAN RESOURCES	$164,462	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,577	$0	$1,712	$0	$182,751	$0	$0	$0
BENJAMIN KIM
VP - STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT	$166,173	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,479	$0	$8,022	$0	$190,674	$0	$0	$0
PETER JENSEN
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER	$137,019	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,911	$0	$7,870	$0	$158,800	$0	$0	$0
TONI LIQUORI
EXEC. DIR. - SCHOOL FOOD FOCUS	$144,950	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,421	$0	$10,561	$0	$168,932	$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN FITZPATRICK
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER	$131,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,299	$0	$22,231	$0	$156,930	$0	$0	$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (5 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
THOMAS A FARLEY
BOARD MEMBER	$138,980,908	SEE PART V	0
ALAN AVILES
BOARD MEMBER	$641,637	SEE PART V	0
BARBARA A GREEN
BOARD MEMBER	$137,000	SEE PART V	0
EMME LEVIN DELAND
BOARD MEMBER	$505,000	SEE PART V	0
CHRISTINA CHANG
BOARD MEMBER	$752,766	SEE PART V	0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE L, PART IV:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THOMAS A. FARLEY - EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER AND COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE ALAN AVILES - EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATIONEMME L. DELAND - BOARD MEMBER AND SVP OF STRATEGY NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITALBARBARA GREEN - BOARD MEMBER AND SVP OF HEALTH BUSINESS CATALYST OF GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONCHRISTINA CHANG - BOARD MEMBER AND VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NEW YORK CITY, INC.AS A MAJOR STAKEHOLDER IN NEW YORK CITY'S PUBLIC HEALTH ARENA, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS SEEKS AND OBTAINS DIRECTOR CANDIDATES FROM A WIDE RANGE OF HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITIES, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY THAT ARE IN THE HEALTH FIELD OR ARE OTHERWISE CONNECTED TO PUBLIC HEALTH. IN ADDITION, ARTICLE 1, SECTIONS 2 AND 4 OF PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' BY-LAWS MANDATE THE APPOINTMENT OF THREE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS AS EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS: THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION AND THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. ALL THESE INDIVIDUALS BRING INDISPENSABLE SKILLS AND EXPERTISE TO PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE BROAD SCOPE OF SERVICE PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS PROVIDES, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS HAS BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS WITH CERTAIN PUBLIC AGENCIES AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS WHERE THE EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS AND CERTAIN OTHER DIRECTORS ARE AGENCY HEADS OR KEY EMPLOYEES. THE TOTAL AMOUNT CONTRACTED WITH SUCH AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS APPROXIMATED $141 MILLION AND $160 MILLION IN 2013 AND 2012, RESPECTIVELY. CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE AWARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RIGOROUS GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS. THE AWARD OF CONTRACTS TO DIRECTOR AND EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR-AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS COMPLY WITH PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' PURCHASING PROCEDURES; DIRECTORS AND EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS PLAY NO ROLE IN THE PROCESS IN EITHER THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL OR DIRECTORSHIP CAPACITIES. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS IS IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH ITS COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (15 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1:	DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES: THE MISSION OF PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS (PHS) IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC IN NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND THROUGH SERVICE DELIVERY, RESEARCH, CAPACITY-BUILDING AND POLICY ANALYSIS. ONE OF THE LARGEST NONPROFITS IN NEW YORK CITY, PHS ADDRESSES CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION; WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; HIV PREVENTION AND CARE; HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND QUALITY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; AND TOBACCO CONTROL. A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE, PHS HAS A LONG HISTORY OF POLICY, RESEARCH, PROGRAMMATIC, AND INFRASTRUCTURE SUCCESSES THAT HAVE RESULTED IN IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES ACROSS A RANGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AREAS. ITS SERVICE DELIVERY PROGRAMS ANNUALLY SERVE CLOSE TO 80,000 LOW-INCOME AND AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEW YORK AND MORE THAN FOUR MILLION SCHOOL CHILDREN NATIONWIDE. FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, PHS HAS LED THE QUEST FOR INNOVATION AND PROGRESS IN COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH DIRECT AND CONTRACTED SERVICES TO IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH, WITH A FOCUS ON DISPARITIES IN ACCESS AND OUTCOMES; CAPACITY- AND ORGANIZATION-BUILDING SUPPORT FOR THE NONPROFIT AND GOVERNMENTAL SECTORS; AND CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ACROSS A RANGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AREAS.
PART III, LINE 1:	DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS IS A LEADER IN THE FIELDS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, MERGING RESEARCH AND ACTION AND FOCUSING ON CREATING INNOVATIVE AND SCALABLE SOLUTIONS TO SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS. AS ONE OF NEW YORK CITY'S LARGEST NONPROFITS, PHS COLLABORATES WITH CITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AS WELL AS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS, AND IN THE EVALUATION OF THOSE PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THEIR CONTINUED EFFECTIVENESS. PHS ALSO PROVIDES TECHNICAL, FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, CITY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT START-UPS, ENABLING THEM TO ENHANCE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENTLY MANAGE FUNDS. THE SERVICES PHS PROVIDES TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERS INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT, CONTRACTING, RECRUITMENT, GRANTS MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, PURCHASING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND OFFICE SPACE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2	ACCESS TO HEALTH AND FOOD BENEFITS: PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' ACCESS TO HEALTH AND FOOD BENEFITS PROGRAM HELPS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OBTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE, INCLUDING MEDICAID AND CHILD HEALTH PLUS, AS WELL AS PRIVATE COVERAGE THROUGH THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE. IT ALSO ASSISTS THOSE IN NEED OF ADEQUATE FOOD TO APPLY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) BENEFITS, FORMERLY KNOWN AS FOOD STAMPS. FROM 2001 TO 2013, AS A NEW YORK STATE-FUNDED FACILITATED ENROLLMENT AGENCY, PHS WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ENROLLING OVER 80,000 INDIVIDUALS IN PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE. IN 2013, PHS LEVERAGED AND BUILT UPON THIS INFRASTRUCTURE AND EXPERIENCE TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION TO A HEALTH INSURANCE NAVIGATOR PROGRAM AS PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. PHS SECURED NEW FUNDING FROM THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES, AND THE NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATION TO EXPAND ITS NAVIGATOR PROGRAM THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND, AS WELL AS TO HUDSON AND ESSEX COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. PHS'30 NAVIGATORS AND SNAP BENEFITS COUNSELORS ARE ETHNICALLY DIVERSE, CAN ASSIST CLIENTS IN MORE THAN 10 LANGUAGES, AND HELP CLIENTS TO NAVIGATE THROUGH WHAT FOR MANY IS A COMPLICATED AND CONFUSING APPLICATIONS PROCESS. SCHOOL FOOD FOCUS: FOCUS IS THE COUNTRY'S LEADING SCHOOL FOOD REFORM PROGRAM. A NATIONAL COLLABORATIVE NETWORK, FOCUS IS UNIQUE IN ITS APPROACH TO LEVERAGING THE KNOWLEDGE AND PROCUREMENT POWER OF LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MAKE SCHOOL MEALS MORE HEALTHFUL, REGIONALLY SOURCED, AND SUSTAINABLY PRODUCED. ITS 36 MEMBER DISTRICTS SERVE MORE THAN FOUR MILLION STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION. FOCUS AIMS TO TRANSFORM FOOD SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND LIFELONG HEALTH, WHILE DIRECTLY BENEFITING REGIONAL ECONOMIES, FOOD SYSTEM WORKERS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. FOCUS LAUNCHED TWO MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-DISTRICT PROCUREMENT CHANGE EFFORTS IN 2013: SOUTHERN REGIONAL LEARNING LAB: THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL LEARNING LAB (SRLL) IS DESIGNED TO LEVERAGE EXPERTISE AND PURCHASING POWER TO BRING PROCUREMENT CHANGE TO A RANGE OF DISTRICT PARTICIPANTS IN FIVE SOUTHERN STATES. WITH AN EMPHASIS ON LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND DRAWING ON THE LESSONS OF FOCUS' INITIAL SINGLE-DISTRICT LEARNING LABS (IN CHICAGO, DENVER AND ST. PAUL) AND THE CURRENT SEVEN-DISTRICT UPPER MIDWEST REGIONAL LEARNING LAB, THE WORK OF THE SRLL IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT MORE THAN A HALF MILLION STUDENTS. THE SRLL WILL WORK WITH THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THEIR PARTNERS TO HELP SECURE THE CHANGES THEY WANT TO SEE IN FOODS THEY PRIORITIZE FOR PURCHASE. RATHER THAN TAILORING THE CHANGES TO EACH DISTRICT (AND SENDING MULTIPLE MESSAGES INTO THE MARKETPLACE), THE AIM IS TO BRING THE SRLL DISTRICTS TO CONSENSUS ABOUT THE CHANGES TO LEVERAGE THEIR COMBINED PURCHASING POWER ON A SELECT NUMBER OF FOODS. IN THIS WAY, SRLL STAFF AND PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO APPROACH THE SUPPLIERS IN A MUCH STRONGER POSITION TO EXPLORE WHICH FOODS - IN MORE HEALTHFUL, REGIONAL AND SUSTAINABLE FORMS - COULD ACTUALLY BE AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS AT A PRICE THAT THEY CAN AFFORD. THIS COOPERATIVE MULTI-DISTRICT APPROACH TO PROCUREMENT ALTERS THE REGIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN, CONCENTRATING ON WHAT THE DISTRICTS CAN DO TOGETHER THAT THEY CANNOT ACCOMPLISH ALONE. CALIFORNIA SUPPLY CHAIN DISCOVERY: THE SCHOOL FOOD FOCUS NATIONAL PROCUREMENT INITIATIVE (NPI) IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONG 15 SCHOOL DISTRICTS WORKING TO SHIFT LARGE-SCALE NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAINS TOWARDS MORE HEALTHFUL, REGIONAL, AND SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT. COLLECTIVELY, THESE DISTRICTS SERVE NEARLY TWO MILLION CHILDREN NATIONWIDE. WORKING AT BOTH THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL, THE NPI IS WORKING TO SHIFT PROCUREMENT OF CHICKEN (THE LEADING SCHOOL FOOD "CENTER OF THE PLATE" PROTEIN) TO SOURCES THAT ARE HEALTHIER ON THE PLATE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. IN CALIFORNIA, THREE NPI DISTRICTS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL. TOGETHER, OAKLAND UNIFIED (OUSD), SAN DIEGO UNIFIED (SDUSD), AND RIVERSIDE UNIFIED (RUSD) SCHOOL DISTRICTS SERVE OVER 200,000 STUDENTS AND SPEND $2.3 MILLION ON CHICKEN PROCUREMENT EVERY SCHOOL YEAR. DURING 2013, FOCUS CONDUCTED SUPPLY CHAIN DISCOVERY OF CALIFORNIA CHICKEN PRODUCTION. THE GOAL OF THE DISCOVERY PROCESS WAS TO FIND OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTHFUL AND SUSTAINABLE CHICKEN PROCUREMENT WITHIN CALIFORNIA.
PART III, LINE 4A:	DESCRIPTION OF HIV CARE SERVICES: SINCE 1991, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' HIV CARE SERVICES PROGRAM (HIVCS) HAS PARTNERED WITH THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE (NYCDOHMH) TO ADMINISTER HIV/AIDS CARE, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION FUNDING. THIS WORK IS PERFORMED UNDER A "MASTER CONTRACT" WITH NYCDOHMH THAT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO PHS/ HIVCS THROUGH REPEATED RE-COMPETITIONS. IN 2013, HIVCS-ADMINISTERED CONTRACTS RECEIVED FEDERAL RYAN WHITE FUNDING (PART A AND MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE, ADMINISTERED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES' HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, OR HRSA), AS WELL AS FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL (FOR HIV PREVENTION), AND FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH AIDS (HOPWA) PROGRAM. ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR HIV/AIDS PREVENTION INITIATIVES TARGETING INJECTION DRUG USERS, FAITH-BASED INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. ON BEHALF OF NYCDOHMH, HIVCS MANAGES THE ISSUANCE OF REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS AND SUBCONTRACT AWARDS, DRIVES NEGOTIATIONS AND PAYMENTS, AND MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING PERFORMANCE AGAINST DELIVERABLES. A RIGOROUS CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT APPROACH, UNDERGIRDED BY STATE-OF-THE-ART INFORMATION SYSTEMS, ENABLES HIVCS TO MEASURE AND ENHANCE ITS OWN WORK USING A VARIETY OF PERFORMANCE METRICS. IN 2013, HIVCS MANAGED 320 CONTRACTS ON BEHALF OF NYCDOHMH. ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THESE CONTRACTS INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, PRIMARY CARE AND MEDICATIONS, HIV TESTING, HOUSING SERVICES, LEGAL SERVICES, FOOD AND NUTRITION, HARM REDUCTION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, SEXUAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, STRUCTURAL AND SYSTEM-LEVEL INTERVENTIONS FOR HIV PREVENTION, CONDOM DISTRIBUTION, MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, HOME CARE, AND FAITH-BASED PROGRAMS. HIVCS RECEIVED A BUDGET REDUCTION OF MORE THAN 15% IN 2013, DUE PRIMARILY TO CUTS IN THE CITY'S FEDERAL RYAN WHITE GRANT AND REDUCTIONS IN CERTAIN HIV PREVENTION INITIATIVES. THE RYAN WHITE REDUCTION WAS DUE TO FEDERAL BUDGET SEQUESTRATION MEASURES AS WELL AS A CORRECTION FOR AN ERROR HRSA IDENTIFIED IN ITS OWN COMPUTATION OF OUR AWARD IN THE THREE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS. HIVCS AND NYCDOHMH TRACKED THE IMPACT OF BUDGET CUTS ON SUBCONTRACTORS, WHERE REDUCED SERVICES AND LAYOFFS WERE THE MOST COMMON EFFECTS. HIVCS ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) IN 2013 FOR APPROXIMATELY $9.95 MILLION IN RYAN WHITE-FUNDED HOUSING PROGRAMS WITH MARCH 2014 START DATES. HOUSING PROGRAMS INCLUDE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE, TRANSITIONAL AND EMERGENCY HOUSING AND HOUSING PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE. ALL AWARDEES ARE NEW YORK CITY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2013, HIVCS' PLANNING AND INFORMATICS TEAM EXPANDED ITS PROGRAMMING TO IMPORT DATA FROM AN EXTRACT OF DATA FROM THE CITY'S E-SHARE DATA SYSTEM. HIVCS USES THE DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONTRACT PAYMENT, MONITORING AND ANALYSIS. HIVCS CONTINUES TO EXPAND AND FORTIFY ITS STATE-OF-THE-ART INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY AND ROBUSTNESS. HIVCS REIMBURSES RYAN WHITE AND PREVENTION CONTRACTORS USING A CUTTING-EDGE APPROACH TO PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, ALIGNING PAYMENT WITH THE DELIVERY OF CONTRACTUALLY-REQUIRED SERVICES. UNLIKE MOST RYAN WHITE PAYERS, HIVCS' PERFORMANCE-BASED PAYMENT SYSTEM REIMBURSES CONTRACTORS FOR REPORTED SERVICES OR ENROLLMENTS, ACCORDING TO A NEGOTIATED FEE SCHEDULE RATHER THAN REPORTED EXPENDITURES. USING A COMBINATION OF AUTOMATED AND IN-PERSON REVIEWS, HIVCS ANALYZES REPORTED DATA TO DETERMINE ALLOWABLE PAYMENT, PRODUCING DETAILED EXPLANATORY REPORTS FOR CONTRACTORS. IN PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRACTING, HIVCS STAFF DOES NOT MONITOR ADHERENCE TO APPROVED BUDGET OR EXPENDITURES, BUT DOES AUDIT DOCUMENTATION OF SERVICES OR DELIVERABLES TO INSURE COMPLIANCE WITH PROGRAMMATIC AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS. FUNDS MAY BE RECOUPED FOR SERVICES THAT LACK APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION OR WHOSE DOCUMENTATION DISCLOSED NONCOMPLIANCE WITH CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS. IN ADDITION, HIVCS REVIEWS CONTRACTOR BUDGETS TO ENSURE ADHERENCE TO FEDERAL AND FUNDING SOURCE-SPECIFIC COST ALLOWABILITY REGULATIONS. A MID-YEAR REVIEW -- SOON TO BE YEAR-END, IN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS FROM FEDERAL AND INTERNAL AUDITORS -- OF CONTRACTORS' EXPENDITURE REPORTS PROVIDES FURTHER ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THESE RULES AS WELL AS ALIGNMENT OF REIMBURSEMENT RATES WITH ACTUAL COSTS. IN ADDITION, HIVCS REVIEWS AND ANALYZES CONTRACTORS' AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS ARE CAPABLE OF RESPONSIBLY MANAGING FEDERAL FUNDS. HIVCS MANAGES ITS HIV/AIDS FUNDS AGGRESSIVELY TO MAXIMIZE SPENDING ON BUDGETED SERVICES. SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR, CONTRACTOR SPENDING IS ANALYZED, WITH THE RESULT THAT AWARDS OF UNDER-PERFORMERS ARE REDUCED AND FUNDS ARE REDIRECTED TO STRONGER PERFORMERS, WHO ARE ABLE TO SPEND MORE DURING THE YEAR. THIS APPROACH HAS LED TO SPENDING LEVELS OF NEARLY 100% IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, WINNING PRAISE FROM FEDERAL FUNDERS AND COMMUNITY PLANNERS AND AVOIDING STEEP FUNDING PENALTIES. IN 2013, HIVCS CONDUCTED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY. RESPONDENTS REPORTED HIGH RATES OF SATISFACTION, WITH 88% REPORTING THAT HIVCS HAD MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR EXPECTATIONS. PARTICULAR AREAS OF SATISFACTION INCLUDED STAFF RESPONSIVENESS, SITE VISITS, MONTHLY REPORTING AND ASSISTANCE WITH OUTLINING AND IMPLEMENTING CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE NYCDOHMH BUREAU OF INTERNAL AUDIT CONDUCTED A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF HIVCS FISCAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN 2013. THE NEARLY YEAR-LONG REVIEW DETERMINED THAT PAYMENTS WERE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED HIVCS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND THERE WERE ADEQUATE INTERNAL CONTROLS AND RECORDING OF PAYMENTS. HIVCS CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR HIV/AIDS FUNDERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. AS MASTER CONTRACTOR FOR THE LARGEST HIV/AIDS RYAN WHITE GRANTS IN THE U.S., HIVCS' EXPERIENCE CARRIES CONSIDERABLE INFLUENCE NATIONALLY. STAFF OFTEN PRESENT AT CONFERENCES AND PUBLISH ARTICLES ON HIVCS PAYMENT AND DATA MODELS. HIVCS IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMATIC AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY PLANNING BODY THAT SETS PRIORITIES AND BUDGETS FOR RYAN WHITE FUNDING, AND NYCDOHMH LOOKS TO PHS/HIVCS FOR AGILE CONTRACTING OPERATIONS AS WELL AS COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS AND REPORTING.
PART III, LINE 4B:	DESCRIPTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPARDNESS PROGRAM: PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS IS THE FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FOR THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE (NYC DOHMH) FOR THE ALIGNED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM (PHEP-HPP) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. THE SECOND BUDGET PERIOD OF THE CURRENT FIVE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD (7/1/12 -- 6/30/17) BEGAN ON 7/1/13 WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN THE TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT FOR THE PERIOD. PHEP PROVIDES FUNDS FOR STATES AND DIRECTLY-FUNDED CITIES TO PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO EMERGING PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS, INCLUDING ACTS OF BIOTERRORISM, AND TO SUPPORT REGIONAL READINESS INITIATIVES. HPP SUPPORTS IMPROVEMENT OF SURGE CAPACITY AND ENHANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY AND HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES. FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY PHS INCLUDE RECRUITMENT AND HIRING, CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES, BUDGET MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS, AND DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION OF ALL ADMINISTRATIVE AND FISCAL REPORTING DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED BY THE U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
PART III, LINE 4C:	DESCRIPTION OF NEIGHBORHOOD WIC PROGRAM (WIC): ESTABLISHED NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' WIC PROGRAM, THE LARGEST WIC PROGRAM IN NYS, PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL FOODS, NUTRITION EDUCATION, BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT, AND COUNSELING ABOUT DIET AND EXERCISE TO OVER 48,000 LOW-INCOME PREGNANT WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN (UP TO AGE 5) AT NINE WIC CENTERS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY EVERY YEAR. WIC STAFF MONITORS PARTICIPANTS' HEIGHT AND WEIGHT; CHILDREN'S IMMUNIZATION STATUS; AND REFERS THEM AS NEEDED FOR OTHER SOCIAL AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES. HEALTH INSURANCE FACILITATED ENROLLERS AND FOOD BENEFITS COUNSELORS ARE EMBEDDED AT A NUMBER OF PHS' WIC CENTERS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE AND FOOD STAMPS BENEFITS AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR THE FAMILIES SERVED BY THE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS DISTRIBUTES WIC CASH VOUCHERS ON BEHALF OF THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE VOUCHERS, WHICH ARE REDEEMED TO PURCHASE USDA-APPROVED FOOD ITEMS AT GROCERY STORES, CORNER STORES, AND PHARMACIES, BENEFIT THE LOCAL ECONOMY AS WELL AS WIC FAMILIES. IN 2013, PHS DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY $52 MILLION IN FOOD BENEFITS TO CLIENTS AT ITS NEIGHBORHOOD WIC CENTERS. BECAUSE WIC VENDOR MANAGEMENT IS ALSO A PHS PROGRAM, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS HAS A UNIQUE HANDLE ON THE CLIENT ("DEMAND") SIDE AS WELL AS THE VENDOR ("SUPPLY") SIDE OF WIC-RELATED ISSUES. (SEE PART III, LINE 4D -- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES -- FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE WIC VENDOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.) SPECIAL INITIATIVES OVERSEEN BY PHS' WIC PROGRAM INCLUDE COOKING MATTERS AT THE STORE (CMATS); AN INNOVATIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH TO PROVIDING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN HIGH-NEED, FOOD-INSECURE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY WITH THE SKILLS AND TOOLS TO SHOP, COOK, AND EAT HEALTHY ON A BUDGET. CMATS WAS IMPLEMENTED AT APPROXIMATELY NINE SUPERMARKETS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE NINE PHS NEIGHBORHOOD WIC SITES IN 2013. FUNDED BY SHARE OUR STRENGTH, CMATS PROVIDED GROCERY STORE TOURS AND NUTRITION EDUCATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 1500 FAMILIES, INCLUDING BOTH NEIGHBORHOOD WIC PARTICIPANTS AND OTHER WIC-ELIGIBLE NYC RESIDENTS IN 2013.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE 990 IS PREPARED JOINTLY BY PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' INDEPENDENT AUDITOR BASED ON THE INFORMATION GATHERED AS A RESULT OF THE YEAR-END AUDIT AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FISCAL DEPARTMENT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SENIOR MANAGERS FROM RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS, WHERE NECESSARY. A COMPLETE DRAFT IS THEN REVIEWED BY PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT. THE DRAFT IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL FOR PRESENTATION TO THE GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IT IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND MANAGEMENT MAINTAINS A RECORD OF ALL BOARD AFFILIATIONS. CONFLICT OF INTEREST SITUATIONS ARE PRECLUDED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES IN PLACE AT PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS FOR ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS AND PURCHASING NON-CONTRACTED GOODS AND SERVICES. ALL CONTRACTING AND PURCHASING IS HANDLED BY APPROPRIATE PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' STAFF IN ACCORDANCE WITH CORPORATE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT REQUIRE COMPETITION AND INTERNAL APPROVALS AT VARIOUS LEVELS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. BOARD APPROVAL IS NOT REQUIRED TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT OR MAKE A PURCHASE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	ANNUALLY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS' SALARIES ARE REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ALONG WITH THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMPARABILITY DATA. A COMPENSATION CONSULTANT PERIODICALLY PROVIDES INDEPENDENT EXPERTISE TO THE COMMITTEE. BASED ON THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS, THE BOARD THEN MAKES A SALARY RECOMMENDATION FOR ITS OFFICERS. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS SERVES A PREDOMINANTLY LOW-INCOME, IMMIGRANT AND AT-RISK POPULATION IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA, WITH PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS SOME OF THE MOST SERIOUS AND URGENT PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES FACING THE CITY AND THE NATION: CHILDREN AT RISK OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS, SUCH AS CHILDHOOD OBESITY; WOMEN WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, PRENATAL SERVICES, AND FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILIES IN NEED OF FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL GUIDANCE; AND PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS, AS WELL AS THOSE AT HIGH RISK OF BECOMING INFECTED WHO NEED PREVENTIVE EDUCATION. IN ADDITION TO ITS MANY SERVICE PROGRAMS, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS ADVOCATES FOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CHANGE TO BENEFIT ITS CLIENTS; PROVIDES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON EMERGING AND EXISTING PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES; AND ASSISTS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ALLOCATE PUBLIC FUNDING THROUGH CONTRACTS WITH OTHER NONPROFITS. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS AND CHALLENGES, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS REQUIRES A WORKFORCE CONSISTING OF DIVERSIFIED EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL BACKGROUNDS IN THE AREAS OF CONCERN ADDRESSED BY PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS. TO FACILITATE THE ENGAGEMENT OF A LARGE AND DIVERSIFIED WORKFORCE IN ITS FOCUS AREAS, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS EMPLOYS A COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY THAT ENCOURAGES INTERNAL FAIRNESS OF ITS PAY PROGRAM AND EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS IN THE VARIOUS MARKET PLACES FOR WHICH IT HIRES EMPLOYEES. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY IS TO ATTRACT HIGH-QUALITY EMPLOYEES AT VARIOUS LEVELS IN THE ORGANIZATION AND TO RETAIN THESE EMPLOYEES WITH A COMPREHENSIVE SALARY AND BENEFITS PLAN THAT IS COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKET PLACES FOR WHICH IT COMPETES FOR EMPLOYEES. AN ADDITIONAL GOAL IS TO CREATE CAREER LONGEVITY BY ADHERING TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF INTERNAL EQUITY, EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS, AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT. PERIODICALLY, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS SEEKS COUNSEL AND ADVICE FROM A COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO KEEP THE ORGANIZATION ALIGNED WITH THE GOAL OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EQUITY. THEY RE-EXAMINE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND PERFORM MARKET JOB ANALYSIS, WHICH INFORMS THE PAY GRADE STRUCTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS. WE AIM TO PAY ALL OUR EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OFFICERS AND HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES, WITHIN THE MEDIAN OF THE MARKET(S) IN WHICH WE COMPETE FOR TALENT. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS PLANS TO CONTINUE ITS PAY PHILOSOPHY FOR THE FUTURE AND WILL MONITOR THE MARKETPLACE FOR TALENT ON A REGULAR BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON GUIDESTAR. THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS IS UPGRADING ITS WEBSITE TO ENABLE THE VIEWING OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT 8,323,645.
PART XII, LINE 2C:	COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES OVERSIGHT OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND AUDIT: PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' AUDIT & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OVERSIGHT OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND THE AUDIT, AND THE REVIEW OF THE 990.
FORM 990, PART III,LINE 4D:	DESCRIPTION OF OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: COALITION FOR A SMOKE-FREE CITY: THE COALITION FOR A SMOKE-FREE CITY IS A HEALTH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM THAT WORKS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF TOBACCO CONTROL ISSUES AMONG COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND POLICYMAKERS. THE COALITION AND ITS LOCAL BOROUGH PARTNERSHIPS USE A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, POLICYMAKERS, HEALTH ADVOCATES, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO FACILITATE NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED EFFORTS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES WITH THE GOALS OF: REDUCING YOUTH EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO MARKETING; INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SMOKE-FREE OUTDOOR SPACES; INCREASING THE NUMBER OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS, CO-OPS AND CONDOS THAT ARE 100% SMOKE-FREE; AND ENGAGING COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR POLICY CAMPAIGNS. IN 2013, THE COALITION LAUNCHED A FOCUSED ASIAN AMERICAN INITIATIVE THAT SEEKS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT TOBACCO CONTROL ISSUES, PROVIDE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, AND ULTIMATELY REDUCE DISPARITIES IN TOBACCO-RELATED MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AMONG ASIAN AMERICANS IN NEW YORK CITY. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES: PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, BASED IN THE HIGH-NEED COMMUNITY OF CORONA, QUEENS, IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, EVIDENCE-BASED NURSE HOME-VISITING PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME, FIRST-TIME MOTHERS, WHICH HAS BEEN SERVING WOMEN AND FAMILIES SINCE 2008. TO DATE, THE PROGRAM HAS REACHED OVER 920 FAMILIES. PHS' BUSHWICK BRIGHT START (BBS), A HEALTHY FAMILIES NEW YORK HOME-VISITING PROGRAM, HAS BEEN SERVING WOMEN AND FAMILIES IN THE BUSHWICK COMMUNITY IN BROOKLYN FOR 13 YEARS. BBS UTILIZES COMMUNITY-BASED PARAPROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE INTENSIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED HOME-VISITING SERVICES TO PREGNANT AND PARENTING WOMEN AND BABIES THROUGH WEEKLY HOME VISITS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2001, BBS HAS SERVED OVER 730 FAMILIES. BOTH PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO MEASURABLY IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. 2013 ALSO MARKED THE LAUNCH OF PHS' QUEENS MATERNAL INFANT COMMUNITY HEALTH COLLABORATIVE; A 5-YEAR $2.5 MILLION NYSDOH-FUNDED PROJECT IN NORTHERN QUEENS TO CONVENE AND LEAD A DIVERSE GROUP OF LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS AND DEPLOY A TEAM OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING FEMALE RESIDENTS' REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE. MIC HEALTH CENTERS: PHS' ARTICLE 28-LICENSED MIC HEALTH CENTERS HAVE BEEN PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY PLANNING AND PRENATAL CARE TO NYC'S MOST MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS FOR OVER 40 YEARS, SERVING MORE THAN 4,500 WOMEN ANNUALLY AT ITS TWO LOCATIONS IN BROOKLYN. HIGH-QUALITY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INCLUDING A RANGE OF EFFECTIVE CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS, ARE PROVIDED TO ALL WHO NEED THEM, REGARDLESS OF AGE, IMMIGRATION STATUS, OR ABILITY TO PAY. PHS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM: A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN THE AREAS OF FAMILY PLANNING, ADOLESCENT AND WOMEN'S HEALTH, PHS HAS A LONG HISTORY OF IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING EMERGING FAMILY PLANNING CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES, AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTING TO LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH STATE- AND CITY-WIDE COALITIONS AND INITIATIVES THAT STRIVE TO IMPROVE CARE AND POLICIES IN NEW YORK CITY THROUGH EDUCATION, COLLABORATION, AND ADVOCACY. PHS HAS BEEN THE NON-GOVERNMENTAL TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES GRANTEE FOR NEW YORK STATE FOR OVER 30 YEARS; TITLE X IS THE FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM THAT FUNDS COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY PLANNING AND OTHER RELATED PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES OR UNINSURED PEOPLE (INCLUDING THOSE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID) WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO THESE SERVICES. PHS ADMINISTERS FUNDING TO SEVEN SUB-RECIPIENT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF POPULATION AFFAIRS (OPA) WITHIN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), INCLUDING OUR OWN ARTICLE 28 MIC WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTERS. PHS PROVIDES ONGOING DATA MONITORING AND PROGRAMMATIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW FOR SUB-RECIPIENTS TO ENSURE THEY SET AND ACHIEVE WORK PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND ADHERENCE TO TITLE X GUIDELINES. SUDDEN INFANT AND CHILD DEATH RESOURCE CENTER (SICD): SICD SEEKS TO ELIMINATE SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATHS IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN. THIS PROGRAM IS ONE OF FIVE REGIONAL OFFICES FUNDED BY THE NEW YORK STATE CENTER FOR SUDDEN INFANT DEATH. SICD WORKS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ABOUT SUDDEN UNEXPECTED INFANT/CHILD DEATH, SAFE SLEEP PRACTICES, AND INFANT MORTALITY RISK REDUCTION AND TO PROVIDE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT TO FAMILIES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF AN INFANT/CHILD THROUGH INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS AND SUPPORT GROUPS. EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICE COORDINATION (EISC): PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICE COORDINATION PROGRAM PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT FOR FAMILIES WITH INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH KNOWN OR SUSPECTED DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS OR DISABILITIES. SERVICE COORDINATORS WORK WITH PROFESSIONAL EVALUATORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND FAMILIES TO DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL FAMILY SERVICE PLANS AND ASSURE THE ONGOING DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN. EACH YEAR, THE PROGRAM SERVES OVER 7,000 FAMILIES BY FACILITATING THE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION PROCESS, IDENTIFYING APPROPRIATE SERVICE PROVIDERS AND MONITORING THE TIMELY DELIVERY OF APPROVED SERVICES, KNOWN AS INITIAL AND ONGOING SERVICE COORDINATION. THE PROGRAM'S 80 MULTILINGUAL SERVICE COORDINATORS WORK WITH FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES, OR AT ANY OTHER LOCATION CONVENIENT TO THEM, TO SUPPORT THEM TO UNDERSTAND THIS COMPLEX PROGRAM, AND TO APPROPRIATELY ACCESS NEEDED SERVICES. WIC VENDOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS IS ONE OF TWO WIC VENDOR MANAGEMENT AGENCIES (VMA) IN NEW YORK CITY. SINCE 1974, ON BEHALF OF THE NYS HEALTH DEPARTMENT, VMA HAS ENSURED THAT GROCERY STORES, CORNER STORES, SUPERMARKETS AND PHARMACIES THAT ACCEPT WIC CHECKS ARE APPROPRIATELY STOCKED AND PRODUCTS ARE FAIRLY PRICED. THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH CLOSE TO 2,000 STORES IN QUEENS, BROOKLYN AND STATEN ISLAND, AS WELL AS IN NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES, FACILITATING THE PROCESSING OF WIC VENDOR APPLICATIONS, PROVIDING TRAINING TO WIC VENDORS, CONDUCTING PERIODIC SITE INSPECTIONS AND MONITORING VISITS, AND RESOLVING DISPUTES BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS AND VENDORS. RESEARCH & EVALUATION PROGRAMS: PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS USES ITS OWN RESEARCH TO HELP ILLUMINATE CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT AND ASSESS EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR PREVENTING DISEASE AND IMPROVING HEALTH. PHS' INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS INCLUDE: WHICHMETHOD.COM: A WEB-APP TO IMPROVE CONTRACEPTIVE CHOICE: NEARLY HALF OF ALL PREGNANCIES IN THE U.S. ARE UNINTENDED; AMONG TEENAGERS, THE PERCENTAGE IS EVEN HIGHER - MORE THAN 80% OF PREGNANCIES IN WOMEN 19 OR UNDER ARE UNPLANNED. BECOMING A TEEN PARENT HAS A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON BOTH THE PARENT AND CHILD: TEEN MOTHERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO LIVE IN POVERTY AND LESS LIKELY TO COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION THAN OTHER TEENAGERS, AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS OR BEHAVIORAL ISSUES AND LESS LIKELY TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. MANY WOMEN ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF UNINTENDED PREGNANCY DUE TO CONTRACEPTIVE NON-USE, PARTICULARLY TEENAGERS AND LOW-INCOME WOMEN. WITH A LONG-TERM GOAL OF REDUCING THE BURDEN OF UNINTENDED PREGNANCY, PHS HAS DEVELOPED AND FIELD-TESTED A USER-FRIENDLY CONTRACEPTIVE ASSESSMENT APP TO HELP WOMEN WHO DO NOT CURRENTLY WANT TO BECOME PREGNANT CHOOSE CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS THAT ARE EFFECTIVE AND ACCEPTABLE. THERE ARE TWO KEY PROGRAM ELEMENTS: AN INTERACTIVE APP AND TAILORED INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL. THE INTERACTIVE CONTRACEPTIVE ASSESSMENT APP, AVAILABLE IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH, INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 50 QUESTIONS ON CONTRACEPTIVE HISTORY, PREFERENCES AND PRIORITIES, SEXUAL RISK FACTORS, AND MEDICAL HISTORY. RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS GUIDE AN UNDERLYING ALGORITHM (DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH PHYSICIANS AT EMORY UNIVERSITY), WHICH INCORPORATES THE CDC'S MEDICAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AS WELL AS A WOMAN'S INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCES AND PRIORITIES (SUCH AS WHEN SHE WANTS TO BECOME PREGNANT, OR WHETHER THE USER NEEDS TO KEEP HER METHOD PRIVATE FROM HER FAMILY AND/OR PARTNER) AND MAKES MORE THAN 500 RANKING DECISIONS FOR 19 DIFFERENT CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS. USERS RECEIVE INDIVIDUALLY-TAILORED RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS THAT ARE EFFECTIVE, MEDICALLY APPROPRIATE AND IN LINE WITH INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCES GIVEN THEIR RESPONSES. THE APP WAS TESTED IN A LARGE-SCALE (N=2,000) RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL CONDUCTED AT TWO FEDERALLY-FUNDED FAMILY PLANNING CENTERS FROM 2009-2011. THE TRIAL PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT EVIDENCE OF THE APP'S EFFICACY IN INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD THAT A WOMAN CHOOSES AN EFFECTIVE CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD AND USES IT CONSISTENTLY.
FORM 990, PART III,LINE 4D:	NATIONAL COORDINATING CENTER, HEALTHY WEIGHT IN LESBIAN AND BISEXUAL WOMEN INITIATIVE: PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS, UNDER SUBCONTRACT FROM THE CDM GROUP, SERVES AS THE COORDINATING CENTER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH (OWH)-FUNDED EFFORTS OF FIVE DIFFERENT SITES IMPLEMENTING INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY WEIGHT AMONG LESBIANS AND BISEXUAL WOMEN, AGE 40 AND OVER, WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE. COORDINATING CENTER STAFF WORK WITH INVESTIGATORS FROM THE FUNDED SITES --WASHINGTON DC (GWU/WHITMAN-WALKER CLINIC/MAUTNER PROJECT); ST. LOUIS (SAGE/NORC); AND SAN FRANCISCO (LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER/IMPAQ INTERNATIONAL & LYON-MARTIN/RTI) -- TO FACILITATE CROSS-SITE COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION, MANAGE AND ANALYZE QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA, AND DISSEMINATE FINDINGS THROUGH NATIONAL MEETINGS AND PEER-REVIEW PUBLICATIONS. FIRST STEPS TO HEALTHY LIVING: EVALUATION OF NEW YORK STATE EARLY CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION PROGRAMS: THE FEDERALLY-FUNDED WIC PROGRAM PROMOTES GOOD NUTRITION AND HEALTHY WEIGHT GAIN FOR LOW-INCOME PREGNANT, POST-PARTUM, AND BREASTFEEDING WOMEN, AS WELL AS INFANTS AND CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF FIVE. IN JANUARY 2009, NEW YORK BECAME THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO IMPLEMENT THE USDA-MANDATED REVISION OF THE WIC FOOD PACKAGE, WHICH OFFERED A MORE BALANCED SET OF FOODS REFLECTING DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONSUME LESS FAT AND SWEETENED BEVERAGES, TO EAT MORE FIBER AND FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AND LIMITED CHILDREN 2-4 YEARS OF AGE TO LOW- (1%) OR NONFAT MILK. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS RESEARCHERS -- ALONG WITH COLLEAGUES FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN FIRST STEPS TO HEALTHY LIVING, A 4.5-YEAR PROJECT FUNDED BY THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION AND THE NEW YORK STATE HEALTH FOUNDATION, AS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF INNOVATIVE NYS WIC PROGRAM OBESITY PREVENTION POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW WIC FOOD PACKAGE. ALTHOUGH THE WIC PROGRAM SERVES ALMOST HALF THE CHILDREN BORN IN NEW YORK STATE, AND THE PROGRAM IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO REDUCING OVERWEIGHT AMONG CHILDREN UNDER AGE FIVE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STATE, STUDIES OF OBESITY PREVENTION PROGRAMS TARGETING CHILDREN ENROLLED IN NYS WIC HAVE BEEN LIMITED IN THE PAST. FIRST STEPS TO HEALTHY LIVING THUS PRESENTED AN EXCITING RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY, FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS WAS PARTICULARLY WELL-SUITED. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF FIRST STEPS TO HEALTHY LIVING HAS BEEN TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE NEW WIC FOOD PACKAGE ON FRUIT, VEGETABLE, WHOLE GRAIN, AND LOW-FAT MILK CONSUMPTION, INITIATION AND DURATION OF BREASTFEEDING, AND WEIGHT/HEIGHT AMONG CHILDREN ENROLLED IN NYS WIC. PROJECT RESEARCHERS ANALYZED 3.5 MILLION ACTIVE NYS WIC RECORDS FROM BEFORE AND AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW FOOD PACKAGE. THEY DETERMINED THAT, TWO YEARS AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW NYS WIC FOOD PACKAGES, INFANTS WERE MORE LIKELY TO BE BREASTFED, AND CHILDREN WERE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE INCREASED CONSUMPTION OF HEALTHY FOODS, INCLUDING LOW/NONFAT MILK. THE PROJECT IS NOW MOVING INTO THE FINAL DATA ANALYSIS PHASE. THE MANUSCRIPT, "CHANGING WIC CHANGES WHAT CHILDREN EAT," WHICH DESCRIBED THE INITIAL EVALUATION FINDINGS, WAS PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OBESITY IN MAY 2013. PROFILES OF PARTICIPATION IN WIC AND OTHER HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAMS FOR PRE-SCHOOLERS IN NEW YORK IS A ONE-YEAR RENEWAL GRANT AWARDED BY THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION IN DECEMBER 2013. THIS GRANT WILL FUND 1) A STUDY OF LIFETIME PARTICIPATION AND EXPERIENCES IN WIC, FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH VARIATIONS IN WIC PARTICIPATION, AND REASONS FOR NON-PARTICIPATION BY THOSE ELIGIBLE; AND 2) HOW MOTHERS COMBINE WIC PARTICIPATION WITH OTHER RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HEALTHY DIETS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THEIR PRE-SCHOOLERS AND OTHER YOUNG CHILDREN. AN ONLINE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL EVALUATING HIV PREVENTION DIGITAL MEDIA INTERVENTIONS FOR MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN: THIRTY YEARS AFTER HIV/AIDS WAS FIRST IDENTIFIED, THE DISEASE CONTINUES TO SPREAD DRAMATICALLY AMONG MANY POPULATIONS, WITH MOST NEW HIV INFECTIONS IN THE U.S. OCCURRING IN MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (MSM). IN RESPONSE TO THIS HEALTH CRISIS, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NYU STEINHARDT SCHOOL, DEVELOPED THE GROUNDBREAKING HIV IS STILL A BIG DEAL SHORT FILM SERIES IN 2008. THE HIV BIG DEAL VIDEOS WERE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE CRITICAL THINKING ABOUT HIV DISCLOSURE, HIV TESTING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CONDOM USE. THESE KINDS OF ONLINE INTERVENTIONS ARE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT SINCE INCREASES IN HIV INFECTION IN MSM HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED, IN PART, TO EVER-EXPANDING INTERNET HOOK-UP SITES THAT GIVE MSM FAR WIDER AND EASIER ACCESS TO SEX PARTNERS ABOUT WHOM THEY KNOW LITTLE. NUMEROUS STUDIES HAVE FOUND THE DRAMATIC APPROACH OF THE HIV BIG DEAL VIDEOS PUTS VIEWERS IN A PROBLEM-SOLVING FRAME OF MIND, PROMOTING CRITICAL THINKING AND ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN GREATER BEHAVIOR CHANGE THAN OTHER KINDS OF PRESENTATIONS. THEY ARE THE ONLY SCRIPTED, DRAMATIC HIV PREVENTION VIDEOS THAT HAVE BEEN EVALUATED AND SHOWN TO REDUCE HIGH-RISK BEHAVIOR FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN. PHS RECENTLY CONDUCTED A CDC-FUNDED RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (RCT) AMONG MSM RECRUITED FROM SEVERAL GAY SEXUAL NETWORKING WEBSITES. AN ONLINE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL EVALUATING HIV PREVENTION DIGITAL MEDIA INTERVENTIONS FOR MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN ASSESSED THE IMPACT OF TWO HIV BIG DEAL VIDEOS (THE MORNING AFTER AND TALKING ABOUT HIV) AND AN HIV PREVENTION WEBPAGE, COMPARED TO A CONTROL CONDITION FOR THE STUDY OUTCOMES: HIV TESTING, SEROSTATUS DISCLOSURE, AND UNPROTECTED ANAL INTERCOURSE (UAI) AT 60-DAY FOLLOW-UP. THE STUDY FINDING OF DECREASED SEXUAL RISK AMONG MSM RECRUITED ONLINE FOR AN INTERVENTION SUGGESTS THAT A LOW-COST, BRIEF DIGITAL MEDIA INTERVENTION DESIGNED TO ENGAGE CRITICAL THINKING CAN INCREASE HIV DISCLOSURE TO SEXUAL PARTNERS AND DECREASE SEXUAL RISK. EFFECTIVE, BRIEF HIV PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS FEATURING DIGITAL MEDIA THAT ARE MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE MAY SERVE AS A COMPLEMENTARY PART OF AN OVERALL BEHAVIORAL AND BIOMEDICAL STRATEGY FOR REDUCING SEXUAL RISK BY ADDRESSING THE SPECIFIC NEEDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE TARGET POPULATION, AND BY CHANGING INDIVIDUAL KNOWLEDGE, MOTIVATIONS, AND COMMUNITY NORMS. USING TECHNOLOGY TO MATCH YOUNG BLACK MSM TO HIV TESTING OPTIONS: THIS IS AN NIH GRANT LED BY THE NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER WITH PHS AS A SUBCONTRACTOR. THE AIMS OF THE GRANT ARE: 1) TO DEVELOP A BRIEF INTERNET-BASED INTERVENTION FOR YOUNG, HIV-NEGATIVE OR NEVER-TESTED BLACK MSM AND TRANSGENDER WOMEN, OPTIMIZED FOR MOBILE DEVICES (E.G., SMART PHONES, TABLETS) TO INCREASE HIV TESTING. THE INTERVENTION WILL USE AN ASSESSMENT AND ALGORITHM TO PROVIDE MEN WITH A TAILORED RECOMMENDATION OF THEIR OPTIMAL HIV TESTING APPROACH; AND 2) TO PILOT TEST THE INTERVENTION USING A THREE-ARM RANDOMIZED STUDY DESIGN TO ESTIMATE ITS POTENTIAL EFFICACY COMPARED TO CONTROL CONDITIONS IN INCREASING THE PROPORTION OF YOUNG BLACK MSM OR TRANSGENDER WOMEN WHO TEST OVER SIX MONTHS. STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS IN MSM: AN INTERNET-BASED QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION AND US-WIDE MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY: PHS IS A SUBCONTRACTOR ON THIS COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY-FUNDED PILOT. COMMUNITY-ASSOCIATED METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (CA-MRSA) OR "STAPH" IS A MAJOR CAUSE OF SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS (SSTIS) AND IS A SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. THESE INFECTIONS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (MSM); HOWEVER, THIS PHENOMENON IS NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD AND IS UNDERSTUDIED. THIS STUDY IS BEING PERFORMED TO INFORM THE DESIGN OF AN EFFECTIVE ONLINE PREVENTION STRATEGY. TO DO SO, MSM WILL BE RECRUITED ONLINE (FOR A SURVEY, WITH SUB-STUDIES INCLUDING ONLINE FOCUS GROUPS, PHONE INTERVIEWS, AND SELF-SWABBING) TO: 1) IDENTIFY RISK FACTORS FOR STAPH INFECTIONS, 2) LEARN WHAT MSM KNOW ABOUT THESE INFECTIONS, WHERE THEY OBTAIN THEIR HEALTH INFORMATION AND DETERMINE WHICH INTERVENTIONS WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE, 3) EXPLORE MEN'S ATTITUDES TOWARDS AND EXPERIENCES WITH STAPH, AND 4) DESCRIBE THE STRAINS OF STAPH AND THEIR RESISTANCE TO ANTIBIOTICS THAT COLONIZE THE NOSE, GROIN, AND PERIANAL AREAS OF THE STUDY PARTICIPANTS.
FORM 990, PART III,LINE 4D:	REACHING HARD-TO-REACH YOUTH WITH THE GYT CAMPAIGN: THE PROJECT ADAPTED THE GET YOURSELF TESTED (GYT) CAMPAIGN, A SOCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN PROMOTING STD TESTING, TO REACH ETHNICALLY DIVERSE LGBTQ YOUTH (UNDER AGE 25) AT RISK OF HIV AND STDS WHO ARE HOMELESS, UNSTABLY HOUSED, OR STREET-ORIENTED (INCLUDING RUNAWAYS, SEX WORKERS, OR SQUATTERS). ACTIVITIES INCLUDED FORMATIVE RESEARCH, CAMPAIGN ADAPTATION AND IMPLEMENTATION, PROCESS EVALUATION OF CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES, AND AN OUTCOME EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT ON STD/HIV TESTING AT COMMUNITY PARTNERS. DURING THE FORMATIVE RESEARCH PHASE, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS STAFF CONDUCTED A SERIES OF THREE FOCUS GROUPS WITH SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY YOUTH, AND CONDUCTED ANALYSES OF THE RESULTING QUALITATIVE DATA. PROJECT STAFF ALSO CONVENED AN ADVISORY BOARD TO GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAMPAIGN MATERIALS AND MESSAGES. AS PART OF A ROBUST EVALUATION PHASE, PROJECT STAFF CONDUCTED TWO SETS OF VENUE-BASED CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEYS OF 152 SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY YOUTH TO GAUGE STD TESTING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIOR. MORE THAN 10,000 YOUTH WERE REACHED WITH THE CAMPAIGN MATERIALS.