My Community's Health : NYC DOHMH

NYC Interactive Health Info (EpiQuery):

This interactive system will help you answer health-related questions about your neighborhood, borough and New York City overall with many different types of data. Learn about death rates, obesity, smoking rates and much, much more!

More Data on the Health of New Yorkers:

• NEW!!!!Diabetes and Obesity in New York City (PDF): Summary data on diabetes and obesity indicators from the 2007 Community Health Survey.
• NEW!!!!RAT INFORMATION PORTAL/MAPPING TOOL: Learn what you can do to control rats and map rat inspections, violations and health department response in NYC.
• COMMUNITY HEALTH INDICATORS:
Numbers for each borough and 42 NYC neighborhoods on demographics, mortality (death rates), hospitalization rates, maternal and child health, health status, and health care & preventive services.
• NEW!!!!INJURY IN NEW YORK CITY:
Find out about unintentional (accidental), intentional (assault) and self-inflicted injury emergency department visits, hospitalizations and deaths.
• PUBLIC USE DATASETS:
Download survey datafiles, data documentation, questionnaires, sample SAS programs for analysis, and additional survey information
- Community Health Survey
- New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• PREGNANCY IN NYC:
Find tables of selected results from PRAMS, an ongoing population-based survey of new mothers in New York City (NYC) designed to monitor maternal experiences and behaviors before, during and after pregnancy.
• CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING:
Find numbers and rates of children newly identified with lead poisoning broken down by age, borough, and neighborhood.


	Tools & Resources: • Community Health Survey - ESRI Shapefiles: The Community Health Survey shapefiles contain aggregated city-wide rates by United Hospital Fund neighborhoods for use in mapping software. The health topics cover a number of areas including physical activity, diabetes, obesity, mental health, and sexual risk factors. • Public Health Library • DOHMH Health Facility Finder (BETA) • District Public Health Offices in the South Bronx, East and Central Harlem, and North and Central Brooklyn • A1C (Diabetes) • World Trade Center Health Registry • Related Links Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Youth Risk Factor Surveillance System NYS Community Health Assessment Clearinghouse InfoShare Online


	Health Publications: Special Reports • Intimate Partner Violence Against New York City Women (PDF): A comprehensive report that documents the tragic and persistent problem of intimate partner violence and its health impacts. • Health Care Access Among Adults in New York City (PDF) • Bicyclist Fatalities and Serious Injuries in New York City (PDF) • Diabetes in New York City (PDF) • Immigrant Health Report (PDF) • Women at Risk (PDF) • Homeless Health Report (PDF) • Health Disparities Report (PDF) Periodic Publications • City Health Information (CHI) - Reports on timely public health topics of interest to the medical care community. Include practice guidelines, resources, and more. • Vital Signs - brief reports on important health topics (such as mental health, adolescent health, asthma, obesity) in New York City • Vital Statistics Summary Reports - includes statistics on births and deaths (by age, borough, cause, etc.) in New York City • HIV/AIDS Statistical Reports • Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Quarterly Reports • Tuberculosis Annual Reports

Community Health Profiles (PDF):

Community Health Profiles - Neighborhood-specific health reports for the 42 New York City neighborhood areas.


	Presentations (PowerPoint): •NEW!!!!Femicides, 1995-2006: Statistics and Trends • The Health of The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island • The health of 42 NYC neighborhoods • NYC Vital Signs: Substance Use Among New York City Youth (March 2007) • Request a presentation: (query@health.nyc.gov) DOHMH staff are available to present on health data for a variety of topics and populations. Please email us if you would like to set up such a presentation.

NYC Interactive Health Info (EpiQuery):

More Data on the Health of New Yorkers:

Tools & Resources:

Health Publications:

Community Health Profiles (PDF):

Presentations (PowerPoint):