The Affordable Care Act, the nation's recent health care reform law, is expected to expand access to health insurance coverage to more New Yorkers. This report describes the health care of the citizens of New York, in terms of access, capacity, and quality, before the implementation of the Afforable Care Act.
This brief focuses on trends in cigarette use among adults in NYC and in the U. S. It also compares the statistics of heavy smokers and light smokers and how smoking and alcohol use affects mental health.
Annual report of the dates and results of all inspections of all beaches and the dates and reasons for any warning or closure, and such other information deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, for the Friday proceeding the last Monday of May until the Friday after the first Monday of September of each year
This brief focuses on alcohol and drug use among NYC adolescents in 2009. It includes the characteristics of those who drink and how adolescents gain access to alcohol.
This data brief analyzes the rate of invasive pneumococcal disease in the City, detailing the rates by age and neighborhood. It also explains the causes and preventions of the disease.