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Date Published:: 2021-09-30
Description:: Suicide rates in NYC remained stable, overall, from 2010 to 2019; individuals 45 to 64 years of age had the highest rate of suicide in the city; White NYers had the highest suicide rate; the greatest increase was among Black female NYers.
Agency:: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of (DOHMH)
Subject(s):: Health
Report Type:: Data / Statistics

Date Published:: 2021-09-23
Description:: This report reviews condom use, HIV testing, sexual history taking by a provider, and awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
Agency:: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of (DOHMH)
Subject(s):: Diseases and Health
Report Type:: Data / Statistics

Date Published:: 2021-09-23
Description:: From 2012 to 2015, injury was the cause of 10% of deaths among infants younger than 1 year old in NYC; among these, 75% were sleep-related. This report highlights the prevalence of unsafe sleep environmental risk factors.
Agency:: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of (DOHMH)
Subject(s):: Children, Health, and Death
Report Type:: Data / Statistics

Date Published:: 2019-09-26
Description:: 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.
Agency:: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of (DOHMH)
Subject(s):: Health
Report Type:: Data / Statistics

Date Published:: 2019-01-23
Description:: TheNew York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS) is the largest ongoing urban air monitoring program of any U.S. city. NYCCAS is a collaboration between the Health Department and Queens College of the City University of New York and tracks changes in air quality over time.
Agency:: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of (DOHMH)
Subject(s):: Health and Environment
Report Type:: Reports - Annual

Date Published:: 2019-01-19
Description:: This report by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene examines trends, demographic characteristics, and methods of suicide among males.
Agency:: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of (DOHMH)
Subject(s):: Health and Mental Health
Report Type:: Newsletters / Other Serial Publications

Date Published:: 2018-05-22
Description:: This report describes demographic patterns and leading causes of injury deaths among NYC children ages 1 to 12 years in 2010-2015.
Agency:: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of (DOHMH)
Subject(s):: Death, Children, and Health
Report Type:: Data / Statistics

Date Published:: 2018-05-11
Description:: In 2015,552 suicides were reported in New York City (NYC); approximately two-thirds occurred among males and one-third among females. While the suicide rate among males has been consistently and markedly higher than among females, the gap has narrowed in recent years due to an increase among females
Agency:: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of (DOHMH)
Subject(s):: Mental Health and Health
Report Type:: Data / Statistics

Date Published:: 2018-04-24
Description:: Pursuant to Local Law 115 of 2005 governing the formation and activities of the New York City Child Fatality Review Advisory Team, this report summarizes injury deaths among children in New York City.
Agency:: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of (DOHMH)
Subject(s):: Death, Children, and Statistics
Report Type:: Reports - Annual

Date Published:: 2018-04-19
Description:: The New York City Community Air Survey: Neighborhood Air Quality 2008-2016 report fulfills the reporting requirement of Local Law 103 of 2015 which requires that the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conduct community air quality surveys and publish the results annually.
Agency:: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of (DOHMH)
Subject(s):: Environment and Health
Report Type:: Reports - Annual

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