Mayor Bill de Blasio delivered his sixth State of the City Address. Policy promises focused on health care, workers’ rights, and tenant protection were paired with bold ideas on transportation, early education and retirement security.
MAYOR DE BLASIO APPEARS LIVE ON CNN TONIGHT WITH MICHAEL SMERCONISH to discuss the Omicron virus, vaccination incentives, use of the Defense Production Act, and New Years Eve scenarios.
MAYOR DE BLASIO APPEARS LIVE ON CNN TONIGHT WITH MICHAEL SMERCONISH to discuss the Omicron virus, vaccination incentives, use of the Defense Production Act, and New Years Eve scenarios.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Dr. Herminia Palacio, and President and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals Dr. Mitchell Katz today announced the City’s public health system will cease participating in the federal Title X program for as long as the “gag rule” is in effect.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "THE MOST IMPORTANT FLU VACCINE YOU EVER GET," on January 21, 2020.
Syringe Service Programs (SSPs) provide a multitude of services to people who use drugs, including new, sterile drug use supplies; safer sex supplies; health education and promotion, including counseling about hepatitis treatment; naloxone; buprenorphine.
Every year the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Summary of
Vital Statistics highlights trends in the births and deaths that occur in New York City. These trends are used to inform our programs and policies.
Every year the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Summary of
Vital Statistics highlights trends in the births and deaths that occur in New York City. These trends are used to inform our programs and policies.
Summary of clinical guidance for health care providers published in 2022, including on topics such as oral health, tickborne disease, and the influenza season of 2022-2023
Summary of clinical guidance for health care providers published in 2021, including on topics such as latent tuberculosis infection, childhood vaccination, and influenza.
Suicide rates in NYC remained stable, overall, from 2010 to 2019; individuals 45 to 64 years of age had the highest rate of suicide in the city; White NYers had the highest suicide rate; the greatest increase was among Black female NYers.
This report by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene examines trends, demographic characteristics, and methods of suicide among males.
Pursuant to Local Law 25 of 2018, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published these age appropriate educational materials on opiates awareness and prevention.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "Stay Safe This Fourth: Health Department Remind New Yorkers to Leave Fireworks to the Experts", on July 2, 2021.
This inspectors’ training manual includes “traditional” customer service training as well as material that addresses specific issues from the inspection environment and material on the Business Owner’s Bill of Rights. It focuses on two modules from "Great Service, Great City."
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "Spring Is Here: City Urges New Yorkers to Take Steps to Prevent Window Falls", on May 14, 2021.
Data from the 2017 Social Determinants of Health Survey; prevalence of serious psychological distress and associations w/ mental and social determinants including economic hardship, discrimination, environmental stressors at home, and social support.
This report is submitted pursuant to Local Law 2018 (LL141) and summarizes information related to social adult day care and senior center food service inspections results.
From 2012 to 2015, injury was the cause of 10% of deaths among infants younger than 1 year old in NYC; among these, 75% were sleep-related. This report highlights the prevalence of unsafe sleep environmental risk factors.
Prepared and submitted pursuant to Local Law 7 (LL7), which was originally named and passed as Local Law 63 (LL63) by the New York City Council in 2005 before being replaced in 2012 with LL7, requiring the City of New York to track and report deaths of persons experiencing homelessness.
In accordance with the Local Law No. 7 of 2012, the Annual Report on Deaths Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness is submitted on behalf of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Department of Homeless Services.
The 2021 annual report highlights CGE activities between January 2021 and December2021. It also lays out a plan of action for 2022. Specifically, in 2021,
Every year the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Summary of
Vital Statistics highlights trends in the births and deaths that occur in New York City. These trends are used to inform our programs and policies.
This City Health Information bulletin includes a summary of 2019 guidance for Health Care providers on various topics such as asthma, infectious disease, opioid use disorder, and emergency preparedness
“The Trump gag rule denies women the freedom to make their own health care decisions. It is a frightening, dystopian policy that will have a disproportionate effect on women of color. My Administration will do everything in its power to fight the gag rule and protect the rights of women...."
STATEMENT FROM MAYOR DE BLASIO ON SIGNING OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT, "“It is crucial that we protect a woman’s right to the full spectrum of reproductive health care, particularly at this moment in history when these rights are under attack nationally.".
STATEMENT FROM DEPUTY MAYOR FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DR. HERMINIA PALACIO ON COURT DECISION TO DISMISS CASE AGAINST HEALTH DEPARTMENT’S EMERGENCY ORDER AND VACCINATION MANDATE.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "Rising Public Health Leaders Named as 40 Under 40 for their Work at DOHMH", on September 14, 2021.
The findings of the review into the performance of New York City Health +
Hospitals (H+H) to the COVID-19 pandemic conducted by the Office of the Comptroller.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "Results from First Patient Under Investigation for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Come Back Negative", on January 21, 2020.
The report to the New York City Council on Progress in Preventing Elevated Blood Lead Levels in New York City submitted by New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene on March 9, 2021.
Pursuant to Local Law 1 of 2004, the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene reports annually to the New York City Council on the City's progress toward reducing elevated blood lead levels among children and increasing blood lead testing in New York City.
Pursuant to Local Law 1 of 2004, this report summarizes the City’s progress toward reducing elevated blood lead
levels among children and increasing blood lead testing in New York City.
Pursuant to Local Law 1 of 2004, this report to the New York City Council summarizes the City’s progress toward reducing elevated blood lead levels among children and increasing blood lead testing in NYC.