This City Health Information bulletin offers guidance for health care providers on summer-related health conditions, including Lyme Disease, West Nile virus, and animal bites.
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.
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.
Pursuant to Local Law 117 of 2017, the LGBTQ Behavioral Health Roadmap (“the Roadmap”) comprises a full overview of ongoing New York City–supported initiatives to address the needs of LGBTQ+i New Yorkers of all ages.
This data brief details smoking-related behaviors of NYC men and public high school boys using data from the 2016 NYC Community Health Survey, 2016 New York State Adult Tobacco Survey, and 2015 NYC Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
Mayor de Blasio's administration unveiled new farms at NYCHA urban farm at Mariners Harbor Houses, Staten Island, the sixth farm constructed as part of the Building Healthy Communities Initiative.
This report, submitted pursuant to §3 of Local Law 77 (LL77), details the status of the Office of Building Water System Oversight’s (BWSO) cooling tower program and the number of cases of Legionnaire’s disease in the city.