This report was submitted by the New York City Gender Marker Change Advisory Board in accordance with Local Law 2 of 2015, Administrative Code Chapter 17, Section 167.2.
This special report focuses on health and mortality, as well as educational, occupational, and social engagement of tenants in the NY/NYIII supportive housing program.
This report has been prepared and submitted pursuant to Local Law 63 (LL63), passed by the New York City Council in 2005 and extended on January 20, 2012, which requires the City of New York to track and report deaths of homeless persons in the City.
This report cites that access to fruits and vegetables, as measured by the prevalence of adults who could walk from home in five minutes or less to purchase fruits and vegetables, increased between 2008 and 2014. While trends in fruit and vegetable consum
This report details data from the Community Health Survey and the Heart Follow Up Study on the prevalence of hypertension and unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, as well as the prevalence of hypertension among those with other health conditions such as diabetes or a history of depression.
This report summarizes data on drug use among HIV-positive participants in the Medical Monitoring Project (MMP), a study of people living with HIV/AIDS and receiving care in NYC. The study found that 13% of MMP participants used substances in the past 12 months. Among substance users, most were gay (62%) and use was more common among participants who were homeless (20% vs. 11% among those who were not). The brief also highlights data on sexual risk behaviors and drug use.
This report features data from a 2014 retail audit of the East New York neighborhood. Auditors found that for every supermarket in the neighborhood, there were five fast food restaurants and ten bodegas. They assessed the products sold, promotional placement, and advertising in retail establishments, finding that unhealthy snacks were heavily promoted at bodegas and supermarkets and sugary drinks were the most-advertised items.
This report highlights similarities and differences among US-born, Caribbean-born, African-born, and other foreign-born New Yorkers with regard to health behaviors and outcomes, including smoking, alcohol consumption, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and asthma. Additionally, health behaviors and outcomes were analyzed by socioeconomic status within each of these groups.