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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:: 2019-11-27
Description:: 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.
Agency:: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of (DOHMH)
Subject(s):: Health
Report Type:: Data / Statistics

Date Published:: 2019-11-27
Description:: 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.
Agency:: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of (DOHMH)
Subject(s):: Health
Report Type:: Data / Statistics

Date Published:: 2019-10-04
Description:: The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) provides standardized data for monitoring; 2015 changes in coding present challenges. This report asseses the impact on pediatric mental health ED visit monitoring.
Agency:: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of (DOHMH)
Subject(s):: Health, Mental Health, and Children
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:: 2019-08-05
Description:: 2015-2016 National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS); data on characteristics and circumstances preceding death among NYC suicide victims w/ focus is on middle-age victims (ages 45- to 64-years-old).
Agency:: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of (DOHMH)
Subject(s):: Health and Mental Health
Report Type:: Newsletters / Other Serial Publications

Date Published:: 2019-07-19
Description:: Using data from the 2015 Child Health, Emotional Wellness and Development Survey (CHEWDS), the authors describe the social environments of children ages 3 to 12, by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
Agency:: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of (DOHMH)
Subject(s):: Health and Children
Report Type:: Newsletters / Other Serial Publications

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

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