Emergency Executive Order No. 86 , extends section 2 of Emergency Executive Order No. 83, dated April 28, 2022, for five (5) days, if this relates to Covid-19.
Emergency Executive Order No. 83, dated April 28, 2022, extends Emergency Executive Order No. 80, dated April 23, 2022, for five (5) days, if this relates to Covid-19.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "Health Department Reminds Parents to Maintain Routine Childhood Vaccinations for National Infant Immunization Week", on April 28, 2022.
Emergency Executive order No. 80, dated 4/23/2022, extends Emergency Executive Order No. 77, dated April 18, 2022, for five (5) days. If it relates to Covid-19.
Emergency Executive Order No. 81 dated April 23, 2022, extends Emergency Executive Order No. 66, dated March 29, 2022, for five (5) days, if it relates to steps to address the conditions in the New York City jails.
The New York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS) fulfills Local Law 103 of 2015, which requires that the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to conduct community air quality surveys and publish the results annually. NYCCAS is a collaboration between DOHMH and Queens College.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "To Mark Earth Day Health Department Releases Report on Improvements in Citywide Air Quality", on April 22, 2022.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "Overdose Continues to Rise in NYC as Harm Reduction Programming Scales Up", on April 14, 2022.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "City Urges New Yorkers to Take Steps to Prevent Window Falls", on April 13, 2022.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "Wellness Suites Reopen and Welcome the Community Back at Neighborhood Health Action Centers", on April 13, 2022.
Pursuant to Local Law 188, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene submits this report, which includes the population level pregnancy-associated mortality and severe maternal morbidity, and recommendations to reduce pregnancy-associated deaths.
Emergency Executive Order No. 71 extends Emergency Executive Order No. 68, dated April 3, 2022 is extended for five (5) days, if it relates to Covid-19 pandemic.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "Health Commissioner Alerts Providers About COVID-19 Treatment", on April 5, 2022.
Pursuant to Local Law 221 of 2019, this report summarizes data on diabetes-related health problems, disaggregated by geographic area and demographic characteristics where feasible.
This report summarizes the administration and enforcement of the Tobacco Product Regulation Act (New York City Administrative Code §17-701 et seq.), which governs the sale of tobacco products to persons under the age of 21.
In accordance with the New York City Administrative Code §17-1001 (as amended by Local Law No. 19 of 2005), this report summarizes the Prescription Drug Discount Card Program, known as BigAppleRx, updated to include the period January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ renomination of Mitchell Katz as the health system president and CEO is accepted by the NYC Health + Hospitals’ Board of Directors by unanimous vote.
Emergency Executive Order No. 68 extends, Emergency Executive Order No. 65 dated March 29, 2022 is extended for five (5) days, if this relates to the state of emergency to address the threat and impacts of Covid-19.
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.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "Health Department Honors World Tuberculosis Day: 5% Decrease in Cases Since 2019", on March 24, 2022.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams takes imitative to reduce maternal and infant health inequities in New York City and provide critical resources to new families, announcing the citywide expansion of the doula program.
Medicaid enrollment and claims in New York City have grown over the course of the course of pandemic, but the program’s extra costs have fallen on the federal government. IBO examines recent Medicaid trends and what the future might hold for the program & the city’s coffers.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "Health Authorities from Eight Countries Join City to Call on G20 Nations to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines Equitably", on March 14, 2022.
This report includes descriptive statistics by field operations location, on the size and demographics of the client population; levels at which financial assistance and social services are requested and granted; time frames for the provision of services; and data on case closings and re-openings.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "City’s COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Has Prevented an Estimated 48,000 Deaths, 300,000 Hospitalizations, and 1.9 Million Cases", on March 4, 2022.
The Municipal Library contains some resources on health education going back to the 1920's and 1930's such as curriculum bulletins and guides. Basic concepts may remain the same, but approaches change over the years. Here is an excerpt from the Board of Education's Procedures in Health Education.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "Health Department Releases Data on Effectiveness of Anti-Smoking Efforts and Launches Campaign", on February 18, 2022.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "Health Department Announces Opportunity for Green Cart and Seasonal Food Cart or Truck Permits", on February 10, 2022.
Executive Order No. 8 revokes Executive Order No. 122 and directs agencies to revise the City Agency Food Standards, directs the Mayor's Office of Food Policy to establish a Good Food Purchasing Program and directs all agencies to cooperate.
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,
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Health + Hospitals announces the expansion of their lifestyle medicine services at six public health care sites across New York City.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "New York State Department of Health and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Announce New Study Results on COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage in People Living With Diagnosed", on February 3, 2022.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "Health Department Reports Increases in Gonorrhea and Syphilis Among Females in First Half of 2021 Compared to First Half of 2019", on February 2, 2022.
The Child Fatality Review Advisory Team annual report includes the most current data on injury-related fatalities among children ages 1 to 12 years in New York City and closes with recommendations for preventing child injury deaths in NYC.