TheNew York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS) is the largest ongoing urban air monitoring program of any U.S. city. NYCCAS is a collaboration between the Health Department and Queens College of the City University of New York and tracks changes in air quality over time.
This report by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene examines trends, demographic characteristics, and methods of suicide among males.
2015-2016 National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS); data on characteristics and circumstances preceding death among NYC suicide victims w/ focus is on middle-age victims (ages 45- to 64-years-old).
This report is responsive to Local Law 188 of 2018, which requires annual reporting on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (SMM), recommendations to improve maternal health and reduce maternal mortalities, and an update on the implementation of recommendations from previous reports.
The New York City Community Air Survey: Neighborhood Air Quality 2008-2016 report fulfills the reporting requirement of Local Law 103 of 2015 which requires that the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conduct community air quality surveys and publish the results annually.
This report features data from the Community Health Survey (CHS) on smelling secondhand smoke from outside at home and on smoke-free residential building policies.
Pursuant to section 17-711 of the New York City Administrative Code, this report describes the administration and enforcement of the Tobacco Product and Regulation Act.
This report examines the prevalence of current depression and its treatment among adults in NYC, with a focus on understanding differences in depression prevalence among adults with known risk factors.