This report describes approaches to matching data from multiple datasets and presents a case study using the RecordLinkage package for R to match vital records with correctional health records. The report includes an appendix with sample code.
This brief summarizes data from the Community Health Survey on characteristics of cyclists in New York City and trends in bike riding in the city and by neighborhood, among both adults and youth.
This brief contains Communith Health Survey data detailing trends in binge drinking and highlights the association of binge drinking with a number of health-related behaviors and access to health care.
This report details the results of the Loud Sounds Survey conducted by the Health Department in 2014, as well as Community Health Survey data from 2011 and 2014 and Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from 2013.
This brief summarizes data on suicides in New York over the 15 years from 2000 to 2014. The rate of suicides increased during this period, similar to national trends, although the rate in New York City is below the national rate.
This brief includes provisional data for 2015 on deaths due to overdose, with a focus on deaths involving heroin and fentanyl, a high potency opioid analgesic.
This report describes the results of the Health Department's neighborhood rat indexing program in the Bronx and Manhattan from 2010 to 2014. The rat surveillance program inspects all properties for signs of rat activity and works with property owners to abate rodents.
This report examines access to preventive and primary health care among immigrants in New York City. Recommendations to help improve these conditions for this population are included.
The brief highlights the prevalence of non-medical use of benzodiazepines (without a prescription or in a manner other than prescribed), trends in overdose deaths involving benzodiazepines, and benzodiazepine prescribing patterns in New York City.