First Lady McCray was critical of President Trump's response to the crisis of the opioid crisis. She stated that his avoidance of declaring a state of emergency wasn't addressing the problem of opioids as without that states and cities wouldn't have the funding to fight back against the drug.
Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray announced new initiatives to increase access to birth control in all city hospitals, increasing the stock of birth control at all 11 of the city’s hospitals and its six ambulatory care centers.
The NY Health Department announced an outbreak within Orthodox Jewish communities in Brooklyn, having the Mayor emphasize the necessity of vaccination in children.
Emergency Executive Order No. 158, Declaration of Local State of Emergency, dated August 1, 2022, due to outbreak of the monkeypox virus that poses a significant risk to public health shall remain in effect for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days or until rescinded, whichever occurs first.
Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Johnson and the NYC Department of Health announced more stringent measures to reduce childhood lead exposure- providing environmental investigations for all children under 18 years old with a blood lead level of 5 micrograms per deciliter.