The annual Child Fatality Review Advisory Team report summarizes data on child injury deaths. The 2016 report includes trends from 1999-2013 and examines deaths due to both unintentional and intentional causes, by area-based poverty and by race/ethnicity. Recommendations for reducing child injury deaths are included.
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 plan summarizes New York City's Mosquito Control Program. The program's goal is to prevent New Yorkers from getting sick with mosquito-borne diseases. New York City's Mosquito Control program is overseen by the New York City Health Department's Office of Vector Control and Surveillance.
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.