In accordance with the Local Law 6 of 2018,this report is submitted by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on behalf of the Committee on Healthcare Services. This report includes detail on Fiscal Year 2019 allocations for healthcare services provided by City agencies.
In accordance with the New York City Administrative Code §17-1001 (as amended by Local Law No. 19 of 2005), this report summarizes the Prescription Drug Discount Card Program, known as BigAppleRx, for the period January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.
Pursuant to Local Law 53 of 2017, the Annual HPV Report contains the most recently-available data regarding human papillomavirus vaccination series initiation and completion rates.
Alcohol outlet density is associated with many negative health outcomes and social harms, such as injuries, violence, alcohol-related diseases and disorderly conduct. This report describes methods and findings of measuring alcohol outlet density in NYC.
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) provides standardized data for monitoring; 2015 changes in coding present challenges. This report asseses the impact on pediatric mental health ED visit monitoring.
Pursuant to Local Law 1 of 2004, the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene reports annually to the New York City Council on the City's progress toward reducing elevated blood lead levels among children and increasing blood lead testing in New York City.
Pursuant to Local Law 54 of 2017, this report includes the most recently-available data regarding commonly used contraceptive methods for adults and high school students.
This report summarizes NYC construction deaths by worker characteristics and circumstances of injury. Falls accounted for 60% of fatal construction injuries. Older workers and those w/lower education levels were disproportionately fatally injured.
This Epi Data Brief summarizes data from both the National Survey on Drug Use and Health and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey on self-reported cannabis use, providing some comparison of NYC to US rates. In addition, the brief summarizes data on emergency department visits.
The annual Permitting and Licensing report prepared by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene sumamrizes the Department's permitting and licensince activities pursuant to Local Law 47 of 2016.