This report summarizes results from the NYC Ambient Noise/Light and Sleep Survey. The survey investigated the frequency and sources of ambient noise and light that cause sleep disturbance, measures taken to mitigate noise exposure, and effect on concentration.
This brief includes provisional data for 2017 on deaths due to overdose, with a focus on deaths involving heroin and fentanyl, a high potency opioid analgesic.
This report summarizes activities by the New York City Health Department’s Food Service Establishment Inspection Ombuds Office (the Office) from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, as required by LL2013/089 of the New York City Council.
HRA’s HASA implemented an opioid overdose training plan. DHS strengthened its naloxone training practice by requiring staff from all shelters to participate in comprehensive naloxone trainings to ensure shelters across the city are equipped to administer the life-saving drug at all times.
This report is submitted in compliance with Local Law 1 of 2004, which requires the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to annually report to the New York City Council on the City’s progress toward reducing childhood lead poisoning and increasing blood lead testing.
The Department for the Aging (DFTA) joined Deputy Mayor Herminia Palacio, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon Tuesday to alert older New Yorkers about the mailing of new Medicare cards without Social Security numbers.
Pursuant to Local Law 16 of 2013, this report summarizes the New York City Department of Mental Hygiene's Mobile Food Vending licensing and permitting activities, covering the period from June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018.
This report provides data on workplace fatalities among construction workers. The rate of fatality has declined over the past twenty years, however compared with the rate of workplace-related fatalities in all industries, the construction-related fatality rate is five times higher.