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 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 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 is submitted pursuant to Local Law 77 of 2015, which requires that the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene submit to the Mayor and City Council Speaker with information about the implementation of the Local Law and its effectiveness in preventing outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease, as well as provide recommendations for modifications to the local law and any rules promulgated thereunder.
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 fulfills the reporting requirement of Local Law 103 of 2015 which requires the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct community air quality surveys and publish the results annually.
Pursuant to LL58 of 2015, report regarding the medical and mental health services provided to inmates in city correctional facilities during January - March 2017
This annual report, includes a tables appendix, describes patterns in child injury death by demographic characteristics and by intent and cause of injury.