Programs and Services

• • Report Communicable Diseases and Outbreaks
• • Flu (including novel H1N1) Information for Health Care Providers
• • Child & Adolescent Health Examination Form
• • HIV/AIDS Reporting Forms
• • The Navigator Program Network
• • The Region II STD/HIV Prevention Training Center (PTC)
    HIV and STD training and information
• • DOHMH Contact Information
• • Publications
• • Health Alert Network (HAN)
• • Laboratory Information
• • NYC MED
• • Primary Care Information Project (PCIP)
• • Physician's Alerts and Information

Letter from the Commissioner to new members of New York City's health care community (PDF)

Provider Reporting of Communicable Diseases and Outbreaks

For immediate reporting of any suspected or confirmed illness caused by a potential biological threat agent (e.g., anthrax, smallpox, tularemia or plague) or other disease of urgent public health concern (e.g., avian influenza or SARS), please call the following numbers and ask to speak to the DOHMH Doctor on Call:

Business Hours (Monday through Friday 9 AM to 5 PM): Call the Bureau of Communicable Disease at 212-788-9830

At all other times (Nights, weekends or holidays): Call the Poison Control Center at 1-212-POISONS (1-212-764-7667)

NOTE: Section 11.03(b) of the New York City Health Code require the immediate reporting by telephone of a suspected outbreak among 3 or more persons of any disease or condition (whether it is listed here or not), and of any unusual manifestation of disease in an individual.

Click here for more information on reporting communicable diseases to the NYC DOHMH.

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Child & Adolescent Health Examination Form

New York City is pleased to introduce a new form, the CH205, to make it easier for parents and providers to record health examinations for children and adolescents. Every child attending to a New York City school (public or private), day care service, early intervention program or day camp must have a yearly health examination. This new form takes the place of the 211S School form and the 318KA Day Care form. Click on the following CH205 link to download and print the form

• CH205 Child & Adolescent Health Examination Form 

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DOHMH Contact Information

Business Hours (Monday through Friday 9 AM to 5 PM): To report a communicable disease, call the Bureau of Communicable Disease at 212-788-9830.

Call the Provider Access Line at 1-866-NYC-DOH1 (1-866-692-3641) for immediate consultation on all other public health issues.

At all other times (Nights, weekends or holidays): Call the Poison Control Center at 1-212-POISONS (1-212-764-7667)

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Publications

• City Health Information (CHI): Reports on timely public health topics of interest to the medical care community. Include practice guidelines, resources, and more.
• Health Bulletins: Monthly Health & Mental Hygiene News publication.
• Public Health Detailing Kits: Information for primary health care providers, organized around specific clinical topics, chosen largely because of their anticipated impact on morbidity and mortality.
• Recent DOHMH Publications

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Health Alert Network (HAN)

The Health Alert Network (HAN) contains public health information for medical providers, including: up-to-date health alert information delivered to your inbox and archived on the Web, an online document library on public health topics, and an online community to exchange information and ideas with your colleagues. All medical providers in New York City may access the HAN.

Register for the NYCMED portal in order to gain access.

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Laboratory Information

The primary mandate of the the Public Health Laboratory is to provide state-of-the-art laboratory testing to address the health needs of New York City residents. In pursuit of that goal, the Public Health Laboratory develops new procedures and technology responsive to emerging public health issues. In addition, a wide variety of clinical and environmental testing services are provided in support of Health Department programs and mandates.

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NYC MED

NYC MED is the single point of entry for providers to access all New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) on-line applications. If you are not currently a NYC MED member, please click here to register. If you have problems accessing NYC MED, please email nycmed@health.nyc.gov or call 1-888-NYCMED9 (1-888-692-6339). You can use NYC MED to access the following applications:

• Health Alert Network (HAN)

• City Health Information Continuing Education: The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

• Citywide Immunization Registry (CIR): Look up and report online! The Registry is available through our Website! Providers no longer need a modem and dial-up connection to access and report to the Registry online. Plus, the new and improved CIR application offers convenient features, such as a Patient List for easy access to your patients' immunization records and an Add History section for updating immunization events.

• Medical Reserve Corps: The Medical Reserve Corps/New York City is an emergency preparedness structure of specialized health-related expertise/skills volunteers to assist New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, (DOHMH) during a large-scale local emergency.

• Universal Reporting Form (URF) Online: The URF is used by providers for mandatory reporting of diseases and conditions to the DOHMH. Click here for information about how to register for NYC-MED and begin submitting URFs online. Click here to submit a URF on paper. For information on what diseases and conditions are reportable click here.

• Influenza Sentinel Physician Surveillance: [pdf] Enroll now to be part of an important public health initiative to conduct surveillance for influenza-like illness (ILI). Your data is combined with other influenza surveillance data to provide a national picture of influenza virus and ILI activity in the U.S. Approximately 2200 physicians in 46 states were enrolled in this network during the 2004-2005 influenza season.

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Primary Care Information Project (PCIP)

Primary Care Information Project (PCIP) is a new cross-divisional program to advance health information technology (HIT) among primary care providers in underserved communities. PCIP focuses on three provider groups in New York City: 1) community health centers, 2) small primary care practices in District of Public Health Office areas; and 3) correctional health service. Visit PCIP homepage for more information.

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Physician's Alerts and Information

• H1N1 Provider Alerts and Information
• Anthrax Information for Health Care Providers
• Communicable Disease Fact Sheets
• Compendium of Public Health Requirements and Recommendations
• Diagnosis and Reporting of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Including Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (PDF)
• Domestic Violence Services: 2005 Resource Directory of Domestic Violence Services (PDF)
• eClinician
• Emergency Contraception Brand/Dosage Chart
• H5N1 Avian Influenza Information for Providers
• Health Notices
• HIV Reporting Information for Providers
• Immunization Program: Health Care Provider Information
• Physician's Alerts, Advisories and Updates
• Public Health Laboratory Test & Services Manual
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): Health Care Provider Information
• Streptococcus pneumoniae: Surveillance Data (PDF)
• Speakers' Bureau (PDF)
• Take Care New York resources (PDF)
• Tuberculosis: Health Care Provider Information
• West Nile Virus: Guidelines and Recommendations

Call the Provider Access Line 1-866-NYC-DOH1 during business hours; after 5PM call the Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.

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