This series of five reports provides detailed data on trends regarding unintentional drug poisoning (overdose) deaths involving opioids between 2000 and 2013 in each of the five boroughs.
This series of five reports provides detailed data on trends regarding unintentional drug poisoning (overdose) deaths involving opioids between 2000 and 2013 in each of the five boroughs.
This report describes the trends in unintentional drug poisoning deaths, including analysis of the most recent preliminary 2014 mortality data. Notably, there was a 56% increase in unintentional overdose deaths since 2010. Seventy-nine percent of drug overdose deaths in 2014 involved an opioid. Heroin plays an increasing role in overdose deaths in New York City, accounting for 57% of all overdose deaths in NYC.
This report presents data from the 2013 NYC Youth Risk Behavior Survey on physical dating violence among public high school students and includes data on other risk behaviors and conditions that could adversly affect health.
This report describes the association between disease rates and area-based poverty for 38 infectious diseases reported to the NYC Health Department between 2006 and 2013.
The brief summarizes the findings of a 2014 study of pediatric care providers in the catchment area of the South Bronx Neighborhood Health Action Center (formerly District Public Health Office). Health Department evaluators surveyed providers regarding their adherence to CDC best practice guidelines. The brief describes the demographic and practice characteristics of these providers as well as their adherence to CDC best practices.
This report describes data on psychiatric hospitalizations among children and adolescents in NYC, 2013. Trends in hospitalization rates between 2000 and 2013 are presented, as well as primary diagnosis and demographic characteristics of 2013 hospitalizations.
This report presents data on hospitalizations overnight or longer on a psychiatric inpatient unit, among adult New Yorkers, 2013. Data on primary diagnosis, source of reimbursement, and demographic and geographic characteristics are provided.
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.
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 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 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 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 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 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 report highlights similarities and differences among US-born, Caribbean-born, African-born, and other foreign-born New Yorkers with regard to health behaviors and outcomes, including smoking, alcohol consumption, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and asthma. Additionally, health behaviors and outcomes were analyzed by socioeconomic status within each of these groups.
This report features data from a 2014 retail audit of the East New York neighborhood. Auditors found that for every supermarket in the neighborhood, there were five fast food restaurants and ten bodegas. They assessed the products sold, promotional placement, and advertising in retail establishments, finding that unhealthy snacks were heavily promoted at bodegas and supermarkets and sugary drinks were the most-advertised items.
This report summarizes data on drug use among HIV-positive participants in the Medical Monitoring Project (MMP), a study of people living with HIV/AIDS and receiving care in NYC. The study found that 13% of MMP participants used substances in the past 12 months. Among substance users, most were gay (62%) and use was more common among participants who were homeless (20% vs. 11% among those who were not). The brief also highlights data on sexual risk behaviors and drug use.
This report details data from the Community Health Survey and the Heart Follow Up Study on the prevalence of hypertension and unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, as well as the prevalence of hypertension among those with other health conditions such as diabetes or a history of depression.
This report summarizes data from 2012-2014, the years immediately before and just after the Vision Zero initiative began in January, 2014. It highlights findings on disparities in the burden of traffic injury death due to motor vehicles.
This report highlights findings on disparities in the burden of pedestrian death due to traffic injury by neighborhood poverty, age group, and race/ethnicity.
This report uses population-based data from the Community Health Survey 2015 and Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2015 to describe driving prevalence and self-reported dangerous driving behaviors among adults and teens in NYC.
This annual report, includes a tables appendix, describes patterns in child injury death by demographic characteristics and by intent and cause of injury.
This report use NYC Community Air Survey data to show trends in the levels of four common air pollutants in NYC (PM2.5, NO2, SO2, and O3) from 2008-2015 and the variation in air quality by NYC neighborhood.
This report includes provisional data for 2016 on deaths due to overdose, with a focus on deaths involving heroin and fentanyl. It was released in conjuction with related initiatives, including the I Saved a Life overdose prevention awareness campaign and HealingNYC, the City's program to prevent and treat opioid misuse and addiction.
This report provides an overview of racial/ethnic inequities in childhood asthma in NYC overall and between East Harlem and NYC, and data on the impact of the East Harlem Asthma Center of Excellence (EHACE) Asthma Counselor Program.
This report highlights differences in death rates and premature death among Chinese New Yorkers compared with the rest of the city. One of the key findings was that although lung cancer death rates among Chinese New Yorkers were similar to those in New York City overall, lung cancer deaths increased 70 percent among Chinese New Yorkers from 2000 to 2014, while decreasing 16 percent in NYC during the same time period.
This data brief highlights the prevalence of illicit drug use and misuse of prescription drugs among New York City public high school students, including that rates of substance use are higher among gay, lesbian, and bisexual students and those not sure of their sexual orientation, compared with heterosexual students, as well as higher among transgender students compared with non-transgender youth.
The report presents data on emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations related to dog bite injuries, as well as data on dog bites reported to the Health Department.
This report provides data on workplace fatalities among construction workers. The rate of fatality has declined over the past twenty years, however compared with the rate of workplace-related fatalities in all industries, the construction-related fatality rate is five times higher.
This report found that there was a steady decline in sugary drink consumption among adults between 2007 and 2013; however, between 2013 and 2015, the prevalence stagnated (24% in 2015). There was no change in overall sugary drink consumption prevalence among teens between 2013 and 2015. Among children 6 to 12, there was a decline in consumption between 2009 and 2015. Recommendations are included for health care providers, schools, community leaders, retailers, and all New Yorkers to reduce and eliminate consumption of sugary drinks.
This report provides results from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring Survey (PRAMS) of New York City women who gave birth in 2012-2013, including the estimated prevalence of postpartum depressive symptoms (11%) as well as descriptive data regarding who is most affected and factors that contribute to elevated rates of postpartum depression. The report includes recommendations for health care providers, health care systems, and women experiencing postpartum depressive symptoms.
Using data from the 2015 NYC YRBS and two focus groups, this brief describes experiences of harassment, and separation from guardians, mental health concerns, and sources of support among LGBTQ youth
The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) is a standard employer report of OSHA-recordable injuries. It measures nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses only.
The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) is a standard employer report of OSHA-recordable injuries. It measures nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses only.
The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) is a standard employer report of OSHA-recordable injuries. It measures nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses only.
Directive #1 is a DOHMH review of internal controls submitted annually to the NYC Comptroller, which includes a financial integrity statement and a series of completed checklists.
Directive #1 is a DOHMH review of internal controls submitted annually to the NYC Comptroller, which includes a financial integrity statement and a series of completed checklists.
Directive #1 is a DOHMH review of internal controls submitted annually to the NYC Comptroller, which includes a financial integrity statement and a series of completed checklists.
Directive #1 is a DOHMH review of internal controls submitted annually to the NYC Comptroller, which includes a financial integrity statement and a series of completed checklists.
Directive #1 is a DOHMH review of internal controls submitted annually to the NYC Comptroller, which includes a financial integrity statement and a series of completed checklists.
Directive #1 is a DOHMH review of internal controls submitted annually to the NYC Comptroller, which includes a financial integrity statement and a series of completed checklists.
Directive #1 is a DOHMH review of internal controls submitted annually to the NYC Comptroller, which includes a financial integrity statement and a series of completed checklists.
Directive #1 is a DOHMH review of internal controls submitted annually to the NYC Comptroller, which includes a financial integrity statement and a series of completed checklists.
Report to a) understand events leading up to a tragic incident on 8/1104, b) examine existing regulations, policies and procedures, and c) make recommendations for addressing specific weakness in day care oversight functions
In accordance with Local Law 14, this report provides number of inspections conducted; permits or licenses revoked by DOHMH of child care services annually.
In accordance with Local Law 14, this report provides number of inspections conducted; permits or licenses revoked by DOHMH of child care services annually.
This report cites that access to fruits and vegetables, as measured by the prevalence of adults who could walk from home in five minutes or less to purchase fruits and vegetables, increased between 2008 and 2014. While trends in fruit and vegetable consum
This volume provides guidance to health care providers on preventing, diagnosing, and managing the Hepatitis B infection, including screening and immunization recommendations.
This report presents the characteristics and patterns of New York City residents filling opioid analgesic prescriptions and compares the number of people who filled an opioid analgesic prescription with the numbers in the past.
This Data Brief reports trends in diabetes-related deaths in New York City between 1990 and 2011, including demographic characteristics and underlying causes of diabetes-related deaths.
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 infant mortality in New York City, as well as compares pre-pregnancy weight among women by race, ethnicity, and education.
This data brief analyzes adult (aged 65 and older) fall injuries in New York City, detailing resulted hospitalizations and deaths because of the injury.
This data brief details the surveillance data on HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and tuberculosis (TB). This data is examined together to identify neighborhoods with the greatest burden of the diseases.
This data brief analyzes the misuse of benzodiazepines among New York City adults and youth, detailing the death rates and hospital visits resulting from this.
This data brief describes the mental health conditions of New York City children (ADHD,ODD/CD, anxiety and/or bi-polar disorder) and details the treatment of these conditions by a mental health specialist and challenges faced by parents.
This data brief describes the incidence of Group A Streptococcal Infection in New York City, detailing the increase in hospital-acquired infection and the demographics of those affected.
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 report present data on hospitalization rates, the financial burden they impose, and the trends in hospitalization by age, sex, and socioeconomic status. Finally, information was provided on how adult hospitalizations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions can be prevented.
This report examines headphone use with personal music players and its associations with hearing problems. Data is presented on New Yorkers with hearing problems, particularly trends in younger adults who listen to music frequently with headphones. Finally, the report makes recommendations on how to reduce possible consequences of listening to music with headphones.
This report identifies characteristics of those affected by a disability in NYC and how disability impacts their lives. It also addresses the chronic health conditions that are associated with a disability. Finally, the report features recommendations for health care providers on addressing the multiple needs of this population and for community-based organizations on providing supportive services for these individuals.
This report presents trends in attempted suicides and describes the burden of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among youth. It also highlights how mental health issues vary across sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and risk behaviors. Finally, it features recommendations on how to improve mental health awareness for health care providers, school staff and officials, as well as parents and teens themselves.
This report presents new information on past-year HIV testing in New York City. It examines testing rates by borough and high-risk groups, and investigates which patients are more likely to have a doctor recommend an HIV test. Based on these findings, recommendations for increasing HIV testing are featured in this report.
This report examines the relationship between weight and health behaviors such as physical activity and nutrition behaviors among New York Ctiy public high school students. Data is provided on trends in obesity in NYC high schools, particularly by race, lifestyle habits, economic status of the schools, and by mindset. Finally, the report makes recommendations to reduce rates of obesity in New York City.
This report examines relationship between health habits and oral health in New Yorkers. Data is provided on New Yorkers with certain habits or conditions and their frequency of visiting the dentist, trends on different age groups of New Yorkers who have not been to the dentist, and health risks diagnosed as a result of poor oral health. Finally, the report makes recommendations on how to improve oral health and habits.
This report examines the city's population at greatest risk of suicide and self-inflicted injuries. Data is provided on people most susceptible to suicide, methods of suicide, and health risks that coincide with suicide attempts. Finally, the report makes recommendations on how to reduce the risk of suicide in communities.
This report examines two major risk factors for childhood obesity, poor nutrition and lack of physical activity, using data from telephone surveys of NYC parents. Data is provided on nutrition and lifestyle habits of New York City children that contribute to obesity, as well as types of children most susceptible to more unhealthy lifestyles. Finally, the report makes recommendations to promote healthier lifestyles and reduce the risk of obesity in New York City children.
This report describes the health benefits of active transportation in New York City. Data is also provided on the various benefits of New Yorkers using public transportation. Finally, the report makes recommendations on how to be even more active and safe.