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 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 describes approaches to matching data from multiple datasets and presents a case study using the RecordLinkage package for R to match vital records with correctional health records. The report includes an appendix with sample code.
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 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 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 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 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.