Mayor DeBlasio, Commissioner Dave Chokshi, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and President and CEO Mitchell Katz, NYC Health + Hospitals, discuss Omicron scenarios, vaccinations, boosters, and public health issues.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published this press release titled, "Health Commissioner Issues Advisory on COVID-19 Prevention Ahead of the Holidays As Cases Surge", on December 16, 2021.
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.
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.