This City Health Information bulletin includes a summary of 2019 guidance for Health Care providers on various topics such as asthma, infectious disease, opioid use disorder, and emergency preparedness
Data on premature death among Dominican, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Ecuadorian, Colombian, and Honduran (the largest Latino/a groups in NYC) by sex, country of birth, and leading cause.
Highlights self-reported illicit drug use, including cannabis, ecstasy, K2, cocaine, heroin, and prescription drug misuse among youth in NYC public high schools. Heroin use increased from 3% to 4% 2015 to 2017. Cannabis use did not increase.
This brief presents data from the 2017 New York City (NYC) Youth Risk Behavior Survey on the mental health of NYC public high school students by alignment between their sex (male or female) and gender attribution.
In accordance with the New York City Administrative Code §18-131 (as amended by Local Law No. 29 of 2005), this report summarizes the 2019 Beach Surveillance and Monitoring Program for permitted beaches, including inspection dates and results, and the dates and reasons for any warning or closure.
This report summarizes activities by the New York City Health Department’s Food Service Establishment Inspection Ombuds Office (the Office) from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, as required by LL89/2013 of the New York City Council.
Pursuant to Local Law 91 of 2013, which created the Food Establishment Service Advisory Board (the "Board"), this report summarizes the activities of the Advisory Board for the 2018 calendar year.
This report is responsive to Local Law 188 of 2018, which requires annual reporting on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (SMM), recommendations to improve maternal health and reduce maternal mortalities, and an update on the implementation of recommendations from previous reports.