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.
This report summarizes activities by the New York City Health Department’s Food Service Establishment Inspection Ombuds Office (the Office) from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, as required by LL2013/089 of the New York City Council.
Section 12-127 of the Administrative Code of The City of New York requires that a report concerning workers’ compensation claims by City employees be compiled and transmitted annually to the Mayor, the Comptroller, the Public Advocate and the Speaker of the
Council.
This report summarizes the activities of the Advisory Board for the 2020 calendar year, as required by Local Law 91 of 2013, and is submitted by the Health Department.
The Annual Report on Contraceptive Methods is required per Local Law 54 of 2017. This report contains the most recently-available data regarding commonly used contraceptive methods for adults and high school students.
Pursuant to Local Law 21 of 2020, this report includes the most recently available information regarding children receiving early intervention services from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
A report detailing the status of the Office of Building Water Supply Oversight's (BWSO) cooling tower program and the number of cases of Legionnaire's disease in the city.
The Summary of Vital Statistics presents data on many important health indicators such as life expectancy, leading causes of death and the infant mortality rate in NYC. The Health Department uses these indicators, which are broken down by ethnic group, gender, age and neighborhoods, to monitor the public health.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "As Long As We’re Talking About Vaccines, Don’t Forget Your Flu Shot!", on September 27, 2021.
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.
Using data from HVS, ED visits among children, CHS, examines the relationship between housing quality and asthma. It describes the Healthy Homes Program aimed at reducing home health hazards for people with asthma and provides recommendations.
The audit found that the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s (DOHMH) Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) program has mixed success in effectively servicing clients who have been poorly served through traditional mental health treatment models.
Audit found that the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) Request for Leave forms
were present and approved for all annual and sick leave taken by the 40 employees that were used as a sample.
The sample tests for reviewing internal controls of Coney Island Hospital over personnel, payrol, and timekeeping
for its employees. Some personnel folders were imcomplete or contained inaccurate information. The report contains
several recommendations.
This audit was conducted to determine whether the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is effectively monitoring mobile food vendors’ compliance with applicable sanitary laws and regulations.
The objective of this audit was to determine whether DOHMH has adequate controls to ensure that initial inspections at UPK GCC centers are conducted in accordance with the agency’s policies and procedures. The audit found that DOHMH needs to strengthen its controls.
An audit of the development and implementation of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Disease-Tracking system, the Person Registry Information Management Environment system (PRIME). The system automates the collection, tracking, and analysis of disease reports in New York City.
From an audit conducted on the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, it was found that the department's Disease-Tracking System, the Person Registry Information Management Environment system, is obsolete and was terminated. The system did not meet its business and system requirements, seek advice from quality consultants, or comply with Procurement Policy Board regulations.
From an audit conducted on the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, it was determined that the department's Electronic Death Registration System is not functional. It could not be determined whether business and system requirements and goals were met and whether the design allows for innovation. In addition, reports of the system's development were falsified and the development was not checked for quality assurance. The department must follow rules and provisions to address these issues.