Newsletter of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) office. The City's EEO Policy was created to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment by ensuring that all workplaces in city agencies are free of illegal discrimination and harassment.
New York City's Waterborne Disease Risk Assessment Program was established to: (a) obtain data on the rates of giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis, along with demographic and risk factor information on case-patients; (b) provide a system to track diarrheal illness to assure rapid detection of any outbreaks; and (c) determine the contribution (if any) of tap water consumption to gastrointestinal disease. The program, jointly administered by the Departments of Health and Mental Hygiene and Environmental Protection, began in 1993. Produced annually, these reports provide an overview of program progress, and data collected during the reported year.