My Community's Health : NYC DOHMH


	NYC Interactive Health Info (EpiQuery): This interactive system will help you get health information on your neighborhood and borough, as well as New York City. Answer your own questions about: • The prevalence of obesity among NYC youth and adults; • The relationship between having health insurance and breast cancer screening among NYC women; • The leading causes of death in New York City during the past 5 years; • The number of men and women in different age groups in your community; • And much more!

• 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.
• 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

• 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 • Health Care Access Among Adults in New York City (PDF): a report that presents important information about New Yorkers' access to health care services, with a special focus on preventive care. • Bicyclist Fatalities and Serious Injuries 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 • More Community Publications

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


	Presentations (PowerPoint): • The Health of The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island • Femicides, 1995-2004: Statistics and Trends^NEW • The health of 42 NYC neighborhoods • NYC Vital Signs: Substance Use Among New York City Youth (March 2007)^NEW • 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.