// JavaScript Document // To add a press release, add new line to top of array definition below... // release name (mr/pr) or URL, headline, release month (mm), release day (dd), release year (yyyy), format (html/pdf/external), topic (default="doh", see below for other options) // topic options (in 2004): daycare 12, flu 1, advisory 9, hiv 2, lead 11, event 10, dmh 3, aware 4, smoke 6, vital statistics 14, wnv 7, wtc 8, default=doh 15 // topic options removed (in 2004): sars 5, tcny // topic options added (in 2004): daycare 12, vital statistics 14 var pressMaster = new Array( //new Array("pr165ch", "New York City Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Offers Reflections on Health for the New Year", "", "12", "30", "2004", "pdf", "doh", "", ""), //new Array("pr165sp", "El Comisionado De Salud Y Salud Mental De La Ciudad De Nueva York Ofrece Reflexiones De Salud Para El Año Nuevo", "", "12", "30", "2004", "shtml", "doh", "", ""), new Array("pr165", "New York City Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Offers Reflections on Health for the New Year", "12", "30", "2004", "shtml", "doh", "sp", "ch"), //new Array("pr164ch", "Diabetes is Now the Fourth Leading Cause of Death in New York City", "12", "22", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), //new Array("pr164sp", "La Diabetes es la Cuarta Causa Principal de Mortalidad en la Ciudad de Nueva York", "12", "22", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr164", "Diabetes is Now the Fourth Leading Cause of Death in New York City", "12", "22", "2004", "shtml", "vs", "sp", "ch"), //new Array("pr163ch", "Flu is Now Widespread in New York City", "12", "21", "2004", "shtml", "flu"), //new Array("pr163sp", "Ahora la Gripe se Encuentra en Toda la Ciudad de Nueva York", "12", "21", "2004", "shtml", "flu"), new Array("pr163", "Flu is Now Widespread in New York City", "12", "21", "2004", "shtml", "flu", "sp", "ch"), //new Array("pr162sp", "El Departamento de Salud de la Ciudad Recomienda que los Neoyorquinos que Viajen a la República Dominicana Tomen Precauciones Contra la Malaria", "12", "17", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr162", "City Health Department Recommends That New Yorkers Traveling to the Dominican Republic Take Precautions Against Malaria", "12", "17", "2004", "shtml", "advisory", "sp"), new Array("pr161", "Statement from New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas R. Frieden in Response to Federal Report on Decline in Flu Vaccination Rates This Season", "12", "16", "2004", "shtml", "flu"), //new Array("pr160sp", "NYC Health, Housing, and Consumer Affairs Departments Promote Lead-Safe Work Laws as Part of \"Healthy Homes\" Campaign", "12", "13", "2004", "shtml", "tcny"), //new Array("pr160ch", "NYC Health, Housing, and Consumer Affairs Departments Promote Lead-Safe Work Laws as Part of \"Healthy Homes\" Campaign", "12", "13", "2004", "shtml", "tcny"), new Array("pr160", "NYC Health, Housing, and Consumer Affairs Departments Promote Lead-Safe Work Laws as Part of \"Healthy Homes\" Campaign", "12", "13", "2004", "shtml", "tcny", "sp", "ch"), new Array("pr159", "Media Advisory: Lead-Safe Work Practices Announcement", "12", "10", "2004", "shtml", "lead"), //new Array("pr158ch", "Landmark Health Survey Nears Completion", "12", "09", "2004", "shtml", "hanes"), new Array("pr158", "Landmark Health Survey Nears Completion", "12", "09", "2004", "shtml", "hanes", "ch"), new Array("pr157", "Mayor Bloomberg and Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields Encourage Harlem Residents and Other New Yorkers Age 65 and Over and Those Who Are in High-Risk Groups to Get a Flu Shot", "12", "07", "2004", "shtml", "flu"), new Array("pr156", "Media Advisory: Community Meeting: Keeping Mothers and Babies Healthy in Harlem - It Takes a Village", "12", "06", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr155", "Media Advisory: Board of Health to Meet on Tuesday, December 7, 2004", "12", "02", "2004", "shtml", "event"), //new Array("pr154sp", "El Departamento de Salud de la Ciudad de Nueva York Anuncia un Grupo de Apoyo Para la Hepatitis C en el South Bronx", "12", "02", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr154", "NYC Health Department Announces Hepatitis C Support Group in the South Bronx", "12", "02", "2004", "shtml", "doh", "sp"), new Array("mr326", "Mayor Bloomberg Announces $5 Million Increase in Health Department HIV Prevention Budget for Communities of Color", "12", "01", "2004", "shtml", "hiv"), //new Array("pr152sp", "Los Neoyorquinos con Diabetes Eestan en Mayor Riesgo de Una Seria Aflicción Psicológica", "11", "24", "2004", "shtml", "dmh"), //new Array("pr152ch", "New Yorkers With Diabetes are at Increased Risk for Serious Psychological Distress", "11", "24", "2004", "shtml", "dmh"), new Array("pr152", "New Yorkers With Diabetes are at Increased Risk for Serious Psychological Distress", "11", "24", "2004", "shtml", "dmh", "sp", "ch"), //new Array("pr151sp", "Most WTC Health Registry Enrollees Reported New or Worsened Respiratory Symptoms After 9/11/01", "11", "22", "2004", "shtml", "wtc"), //new Array("pr151ch", "Most WTC Health Registry Enrollees Reported New or Worsened Respiratory Symptoms After 9/11/01", "11", "22", "2004", "shtml", "wtc"), new Array("pr151", "Most WTC Health Registry Enrollees Reported New or Worsened Respiratory Symptoms After 9/11/01", "11", "22", "2004", "shtml", "wtc", "sp", "ch"), new Array("pr150", "Media Advisory: NYC DOHMH to Release Health Data From World Trade Center Health Registry", "11", "19", "2004", "shtml", "event"), //new Array("pr148sp", "El Departamento De Salud De La Ciudad De Nueva York Informa Sobre La Situación Del Programa De Control De Roedores De Toda La Ciudad", "11", "12", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), //new Array("pr148ch", "NYC Health Department Issues One-Year Status Report for Citywide Rodent Control Program", "11", "12", "2004", "pdf", "doh"), new Array("pr148", "NYC Health Department Issues One-Year Status Report for Citywide Rodent Control Program", "11", "12", "2004", "shtml", "doh", "sp", "ch"), new Array("mr300", "Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Partners with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to Secure 200,000 Doses", "11", "10", "2004", "shtml", "flu"), new Array("pr147", "Dr. Marjorie Hill, Assistant Commissioner for HIV/AIDS Services Steps Down from Her Position at the City Health Department", "10", "29", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("mr286", "Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden Call Upon Employers and Health Care Providers to Donate Flu Vaccine to High-Risk New Yorkers", "10", "26", "2004", "shtml", "flu"), //new Array("pr146sp", "Se Detectó El Primer Brote De Gripe En Un Hogar De Ancianos De La Ciudad De Nueva York", "10", "22", "2004", "shtml", "flu"), //new Array("pr146ch", "First Flu Outbreak Detected in New York City Nursing Home", "10", "22", "2004", "pdf", "flu"), new Array("pr146", "First Flu Outbreak Detected in New York City Nursing Home", "10", "22", "2004", "shtml", "flu", "sp", "ch"), //new Array("pr145sp", "Un Informe Detalla Las Tendencias Y Los Factores De Riesgo De Los Homicidios De Mujeres", "10", "22", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), //new Array("pr145ch", "Report Details Trends and Risk Factors for Female Homicides", "10", "22", "2004", "pdf", "doh"), new Array("pr145", "Report Details Trends and Risk Factors for Female Homicides", "10", "22", "2004", "shtml", "doh", "sp", "ch"), new Array("pr144", "Risky Business: Health Survey Shows City High School Students Engaging in High-Risk Behaviors", "10", "19", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), //new Array("pr143sp", "El Departamento De Salud De La Ciudad De Nueva York Solicita A Los Médicos Que Se De Prioridad A La Vacunación De Las Personas De 65 Año De Edad Y Mayores Y De Los Infantes De6-23 Meses De Edad, Y Pide A Las Personas Sanas Que No Se Apliquen La Vacuna Contra La Gripe Este Año", "10", "15", "2004", "shtml", "flu"), //new Array("pr143ch", "NYC Health Dept. Urges Doctors: Prioritize Flu Vaccines for People Age 65 & Over and Infants 6-23 Months", "10", "15", "2004", "pdf", "flu"), new Array("pr143", "NYC Health Dept. Urges Doctors: Prioritize Flu Vaccines for People Age 65 & Over and Infants 6-23 Months", "10", "15", "2004", "shtml", "flu", "sp", "ch"), new Array("pr142", "Media Advisory: Health Commissioner Available to Discuss Flu Vaccine Situation", "10", "15", "2004", "shtml", "event"), //new Array("pr141sp", "Aumento de 8% en las Colonoscopías Realizadas en los Hospitales de Toda la Ciudad Respecto del Año Pasado", "10", "14", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr141", "Colonoscopies up 8% in Hospitals Citywide in Past Year", "10", "14", "2004", "shtml", "doh", "sp"), new Array("pr140", "Media Advisory: Colon Cancer Summit on Thursday, October 14", "10", "13", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr139", "New York City Health Department Issues Report on Day Care", "10", "07", "2004", "shtml", "daycare"), new Array("pr138", "City Officials Call on Brooklynites to Participate in Important Health Survey", "10", "07", "2004", "shtml", "hanes"), new Array("pr137", "Media Advisory: City Officials and Residents Call On Brooklynites to \“Open Their Doors\” To Important Health Survey", "10", "06", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr136", "Tomorrow is National Depression Screening Day", "10", "06", "2004", "shtml", "dmh"), new Array("pr135", "Statement on Flu Vaccine from Health Commissioner Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH", "10", "05", "2004", "shtml", "flu"), new Array("pr134", "West Nile Virus Spray Update", "09", "28", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), new Array("pr133", "Mosquito Spraying Scheduled for Parts of Brooklyn", "09", "24", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), //new Array("pr132sp", "El Comisionade de Salud Anuncia una Reforma Importante en la Oficina de Guardería Infantil", "09", "24", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), //new Array("pr132ch", "Health Commissioner Announces Major Reform of Day Care Bureau", "09", "24", "2004", "pdf", "doh"), new Array("pr132", "Health Commissioner Announces Major Reform of Day Care Bureau", "09", "24", "2004", "shtml", "daycare", "sp", "ch"), new Array("mr250", "Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Announces Emergency Communications Systems for New York City", "09", "23", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("mr249", "Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Outlines Aggressive Timeframe and Targets for Implementation of Five-Year Action Plan to Drastically Reduce Homelessness", "09", "22", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr129", "Mosquito Spraying Scheduled for Parts of Staten Island", "09", "21", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), new Array("pr128", "Media Advisory: Walk for Women's Health in Harlem", "09", "18", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("mr246", "Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Announces up to $8 Million to Fund School Nurses at Non-Public Schools", "09", "17", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr126", "Reminder: Health Dept. to Conduct Mosquito Spraying in the Rockaways", "09", "16", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), //new Array("pr125ch", "\"Emily\" Topples \"Ashley\" as Top NYC Baby Girl Name After 10+ Years; \"Michael\" Continues to be Most Popular Name for Newborn Boys", "09", "15", "2004", "pdf", "doh"), new Array("pr125", "\"Emily\" Topples \"Ashley\" as Top NYC Baby Girl Name After 10+ Years; \"Michael\" Continues to be Most Popular Name for Newborn Boys", "09", "15", "2004", "shtml", "vs", "ch"), new Array("pr124", "West Nile Virus Spray Schedule Update", "09", "14", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), new Array("pr123", "Mosquito Spraying Scheduled for Parts of Brooklyn", "09", "10", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), new Array("pr122", "Mosquito Spraying Scheduled for Parts of Rockaways", "09", "10", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), //new Array("pr121ch", "With September 11th Anniversary Approaching, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Reminds New Yorkers that Mental Health Counseling is Available", "09", "10", "2004", "pdf", "dmh"), new Array("pr121", "With September 11th Anniversary Approaching, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Reminds New Yorkers that Mental Health Counseling is Available", "09", "10", "2004", "shtml", "dmh", "ch"), new Array("pr120", "Media Advisory: Board of Health to Meet on Tuesday, September 14, 2004", "09", "10", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr119", "West Nile Virus Spray Schedule Update", "09", "09", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), new Array("pr118", "Mosquito Spraying Scheduled for Parts of Staten Island and Brooklyn", "09", "07", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), new Array("pr117", "Larvicide Application by Helicopter Scheduled for Marsh and Wetland Areas of Staten Island", "09", "03", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), new Array("pr116", "Mosquito Spraying Scheduled for Parts of Staten Island's South Shore", "09", "03", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), new Array("pr115", "Mosquito Adulticide Application Scheduled for Northern Queens", "09", "01", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), //new Array("pr114sp", "Los Departaments de Salud y Educación de la Ciudad les Recuerdan a los Padres y Cuidadores los Requisitos de Vacunación Escolar 2004-2005", "08", "31", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), //new Array("pr114ch", "City Health and Education Departments Remind Parents and Caregivers About 2004-2005 School Immunization Requirements", "08", "31", "2004", "pdf", "doh"), new Array("pr114", "City Health and Education Departments Remind Parents and Caregivers About 2004-2005 School Immunization Requirements", "08", "31", "2004", "shtml", "doh", "sp", "ch"), new Array("pr113", "Update on Radiation Incident at 909 3rd Avenue", "08", "30", "2004", "shtml", "advisory"), new Array("pr112", "Health Department Statement on Radiation Incident at Postal Facility at 909 3rd Avenue in Manhattan", "08", "30", "2004", "shtml", "advisory"), //new Array("pr111ch", "Citywide Infant Mortality Rate was 6.5 per 1,000 Live Births in 2003", "08", "27", "2004", "pdf", "doh"), //new Array("pr111sp", "La Tasa De Mortalidad Infantil De La Ciudad Fue De 6,5 Por Cada 1.000 Nacimimentos Vivos En 2003", "08", "27", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr111", "Citywide Infant Mortality Rate was 6.5 per 1,000 Live Births in 2003", "08", "27", "2004", "shtml", "vs", "sp", "ch"), //new Array("pr110sp", "Una Nueva CampaÑa de Salud Les Solicita a las Mujeres Que ‘Tomen Control' De Su Salud Reproductiva", "08", "26", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), //new Array("pr110ch", "New Health Department Campaign Urges Women to 'Take Control' of their Reproductive Health", "08", "26", "2004", "pdf", "doh"), new Array("pr110", "New Health Department Campaign Urges Women to 'Take Control' of their Reproductive Health", "08", "26", "2004", "shtml", "doh", "sp", "ch"), new Array("pr109", "Media Advisory: WTC Health Registry Staff Making Final Push for Chinatown Enrollment", "08", "25", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr108", "Mosquito Spraying Scheduled for Parts of Staten Island", "08", "25", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), new Array("pr107", "Health Department Launches \"Take Care New York\" Subway Campaign", "08", "24", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr106", "Mosquito Spraying Scheduled for Parts of Staten Island's North Shore and Brooklyn", "08", "23", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), new Array("pr105", "Mosquito Spraying Scheduled for Parts of Staten Island", "08", "20", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), new Array("pr104", "Mosquito Spraying Scheduled for Parts of Rockaways", "08", "17", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), new Array("pr103", "West Nile Virus Spray Schedule Update", "08", "13", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), new Array("pr102", "Less than Half of New Yorkers Who Know About West Nile Virus Take Precautions to Prevent Mosquito Bites", "08", "13", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), new Array("http://www.nyam.org/news/2039.html", "Symptoms of Severe West Nile Virus Persist For Over a Year in Some Patients, New Academy Study Finds", "08", "12", "2004", "external", "wnv"), new Array("pr101", "West Nile Virus Spray Schedule Update", "08", "09", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), //new Array("pr100sp", "Se les Aconseja a los Neoyorquinos Evitar Comer Ciertos Productos Alimenticios Hechos en México, Incluyendo Dulces y Regrigerios", "08", "09", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr100", "New Yorkers Advised to Avoid Eating Certain Food Products Made in Mexico, Including Candies and Snack Products", "08", "09", "2004", "shtml", "advisory", "sp"), new Array("pr099", "West Nile Virus Spray Schedule Update", "08", "06", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), //new Array("pr098sp", "El Comisionade de Salud Les Solicita a los Neoyorquino Elegibles Que Participen en la Encuesta de Salud Que Marca un Hito Histórico: \"¡La Ciudad de Nueva York Cuenta Con Ustedes!\"", "08", "05", "2004", "shtml", "hanes"), new Array("pr098", "Health Commissioner Urges Eligible New Yorkers to Participate in Landmark Health Survey: \"New York City is Counting on You!\"", "08", "05", "2004", "shtml", "hanes", "sp"), new Array("pr097", "Media Advisory: City's Health Department and Office of Emergency Management to Host Emergency Preparedness Forum for Employers", "08", "03", "2004", "shtml", "event"), //new Array("pr096sp", "El Departamento de Salud de la Ciudad Está Investigando el Posible Riesgo de Contagio de Sarampión, de los Pasajeros Que Viajaron a la Ciudad de Nueva York Desde Hong Kong, en el Vuelo 830 de Cathay Pacific el 30 de Julio", "08", "03", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), //new Array("pr096ch", "City Health Department Investigating Possible Measles Exposure Among Passengers Who Traveled to New York City From Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific Flight #830 on July 30th", "08", "03", "2004", "pdf", "doh"), new Array("pr096", "City Health Department Investigating Possible Measles Exposure Among Passengers Who Traveled to New York City From Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific Flight #830 on July 30th", "08", "03", "2004", "shtml", "advisory", "sp", "ch"), new Array("pr095", "World Trade Center Health Registry Tops 50,000 Enrollees", "08", "03", "2004", "shtml", "wtc"), new Array("pr094", "Media Advisory: City and Federal Health Officials to Make Announcement Regarding World Trade Center Health Registry", "08", "02", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr093", "Health Department Reminds New Mothers About the Benefits of Breastfeeding Their Baby", "08", "02", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), //new Array("pr092ch", "Mosquito Spraying Scheduled for Parts of Staten Island and Brooklyn", "07", "30", "2004", "pdf", "wnv"), new Array("pr092", "Mosquito Spraying Scheduled for Parts of Staten Island and Brooklyn", "07", "30", "2004", "shtml", "wnv", "ch"), new Array("pr091", "New Cases of Childhood Lead Poisoning Decline by 82% Over Past Decade, Down 14% from 2002 to 2003, but Lead Poisoning Persists as a Significant Public Health Problem", "07", "29", "2004", "shtml", "lead"), //new Array("pr090sp", "El Departamento de Salud y Salud Mental de la Ciudad de Nueva York A Los Neyorquinos Que Tomen Precauciones Contra Las Garrapatas", "07", "28", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), //new Array("pr090ch", "NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Reminds New Yorkers to Take Precautions Against Ticks", "07", "28", "2004", "pdf", "wnv"), new Array("pr090", "NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Reminds New Yorkers to Take Precautions Against Ticks", "07", "28", "2004", "shtml", "wnv", "sp", "ch"), //new Array("pr089sp", "Fumigacion Pesticida Contra Mosquitos Previsto Para Partes De La Costa Sur Y Sectores Centrales De Staten Island", "07", "20", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), new Array("pr089", "Mosquito Spraying Scheduled for Parts of South Shore and Mid-Island Sections of Staten Island", "07", "20", "2004", "shtml", "wnv", "sp"), new Array("pr088", "Media Advisory: Board of Health to Meet on Thursday, July 22, 2004", "07", "19", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr087", "New York City Health and State Agriculture Departments Warn Against Use of “Guan Wei Yuan” Powdered Formula", "07", "16", "2004", "shtml", "advisory"), //new Array("pr086sp", "El Registro De Salud Del World Trade Center Ingresa En La Fase Final De Inscripciones", "07", "15", "2004", "shtml", "wtc"), //new Array("pr086ch", "World Trade Center Health Registry Enters Final Phase of Enrollment", "07", "15", "2004", "pdf", "wtc"), new Array("pr086", "World Trade Center Health Registry Enters Final Phase of Enrollment", "07", "15", "2004", "shtml", "wtc", "sp", "ch"), //new Array("pr085sp", "A Pesar del Progreso, Persisten Disparidades de Salud Significativas en la Ciudad de Nueva York", "07", "15", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), //new Array("pr085ch", "Despite Much Progress, Significant Health Disparities Persist in New York City", "07", "15", "2004", "pdf", "doh"), new Array("pr085", "Despite Much Progress, Significant Health Disparities Persist in New York City", "07", "15", "2004", "shtml", "doh", "sp", "ch"), //new Array("pr084sp", "Hombre de 66 Años de Staten Island Obtiene un Resultado Positivo en los Análisis para Detectar el Virus del Nilo Occidental", "07", "14", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), //new Array("pr084ch", "66-Year-Old Staten Island Man Tests Positive for West Nile Virus", "07", "14", "2004", "pdf", "wnv"), new Array("pr084", "66-Year-Old Staten Island Man Tests Positive for West Nile Virus", "07", "14", "2004", "shtml", "wnv", "sp", "ch"), new Array("pr083", "Larvicide Application by Helicopter Scheduled for Marsh and Wetland Areas of Staten Island", "07", "13", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), //new Array("mr192sp", "El Alcalde Bloomberg y el Comisionado de Salud Frieden Inauguran un Nuevo Centro de Detección de Bioterrorismo en el Laboratorio de Salud Pública de la Ciudad", "07", "13", "2004", "shtml", "aware"), new Array("mr192", "Mayor Bloomberg and Health Commissioner Frieden Open New Bioterrorism Detection Facility at New York City's Public Health Laboratory", "07", "13", "2004", "shtml", "aware", "sp"), //new Array("pr081sp", "El Departamento de Salud y Salud Mental de la Ciudad de Nueva York Presenta Los Nuevos Datos Sobre el VIH/SIDA En La Conferencia Internacional en Tailandia", "07", "12", "2004", "shtml", "hiv"), //new Array("pr081ch", "New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Presents New HIV/AIDS Data at International Conference in Thailand", "07", "12", "2004", "shtml", "hiv"), new Array("pr081", "New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Presents New HIV/AIDS Data at International Conference in Thailand", "07", "12", "2004", "shtml", "hiv", "sp", "ch"), //new Array("pr080sp", "Pfizer Dona 25,000 Cursos Sobre Parches de Nicotina Por Valor de $3,7 Millones al Departamento de Salud de la Ciudad Para Ayuda a Los Neoyorquinos a Dejar de Fumar", "07", "08", "2004", "shtml", "smoke"), //new Array("pr080ch", "Pfizer Donates 25,000 courses of Nicotine Patches Worth $3.7 Million to the City Health Department to Help New Yorkers Stop Smoking", "07", "08", "2004", "pdf", "smoke"), new Array("pr080", "Pfizer Donates 25,000 courses of Nicotine Patches Worth $3.7 Million to the City Health Department to Help New Yorkers Stop Smoking", "07", "08", "2004", "shtml", "smoke", "sp", "ch"), new Array("pr079", "Media Advisory: The New York City Health Department and Pfizer Inc. will announce a new initiative to help New Yorkers stop smoking", "07", "07", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr078", "NYC Health Department Announces Arrival of West Nile Virus Season", "07", "02", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), //new Array("pr077sp", "Funcionarios de Salud, de la Comunidad y Políticos se Unen Para Advertir a los Habitantes de Nueva York Sobre el Peligro de Someterse a Ciertas Cirugías Cosméticas en la República Dominicana", "07", "01", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr077", "Health, Community and Elected Officials Join Together to Warn New Yorkers Against Getting Unsafe Cosmetic Surgery in the Dominican Republic", "07", "01", "2004", "shtml", "doh", "sp"), //new Array("pr076sp", "El Departamento de Salud de Nueva York Investiga un Brote de E. coli 0157:H7 En Una Guardería del Bronx", "07", "01", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr076", "NYC Health Department Investigates E. Coli 0157:H7 Outbreak at Day Care Center in the Bronx", "07", "01", "2004", "shtml", "doh", "sp"), //new Array("pr075sp", "Media Advisory: Health Department Warns New Yorkers About Unsafe Cosmetic Surgeries", "06", "30", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr075", "Media Advisory: Health Department Warns New Yorkers About Unsafe Cosmetic Surgeries", "06", "30", "2004", "shtml", "event", "sp"), //new Array("pr074sp", "Una de Cada Cuatro Personas Que Conviven con el VIH/SIDA No Lo Sabe", "06", "25", "2004", "shtml", "hiv"), //new Array("pr074ch", "One in Four People Living with HIV/AIDS Don't Know It", "06", "25", "2004", "pdf", "hiv"), new Array("pr074", "One in Four People Living with HIV/AIDS Don't Know It", "06", "25", "2004", "shtml", "hiv", "sp", "ch"), new Array("pr073", "Media Advisory: NYC Health Department Hosts Forum as Part of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Month", "06", "18", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr072", "Larvicide Application by Helicopter Scheduled for Marsh and Wetland Areas of Staten Island", "06", "17", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), new Array("pr071", "World Trade Center Health Registry Surpasses 40,000 Enrollees; It is Now the Largest Registry of Its Kind in U.S. History", "06", "17", "2004", "shtml", "wtc"), new Array("pr070", "New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Hosts Educational Forum On Crystal Methamphetamine Addiction", "06", "16", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr069", "Media Advisory: Understanding and Treating Crystal Methamphetamine Addiction: A Health Department Forum", "06", "15", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr068", "New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Issues Annual Rabies Alert", "06", "14", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr067", "Media Advisory: Health Dept. Steps Up Enrollment Efforts in Chinatown for the WTC Health Registry", "06", "04", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr066", "Health Department Releases 2003 Most Popular Dog Names and Breeds in NYC", "06", "02", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr065", "NYC Health Department Declares Orchard Beach Open", "06", "01", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr064", "NYC Health Department Declares Public Beaches Are Open For Swimming", "05", "28", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), //new Array("pr062sp", "Novedosa Encuesta Preparatoria Cara a Cara Suministrará Información Inaccessible Hasta la Fecha Sobre las Condiciones de Salud de los Habitantes de Nueva York", "05", "27", "2004", "shtml", "hanes"), //new Array("pr062ch", "Ground-Breaking, Face-to-Face Survey will Provide Previously Unavailable Information on the Health Status of New Yorkers", "05", "27", "2004", "pdf", "hanes"), new Array("pr062", "Ground-Breaking, Face-to-Face Survey will Provide Previously Unavailable Information on the Health Status of New Yorkers", "05", "27", "2004", "shtml", "hanes", "sp", "ch"), new Array("pr061", "Media Advisory: Local and Federal Health Officials to Announce the Launch of an Unprecedented Health Survey of New Yorkers", "05", "26", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr060", "Health Department Statement on Summer School Nurses", "05", "24", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr059", "Health Department Investigating Recent Cases of Viral Meningitis in Two Manhattan Schools", "05", "21", "2004", "shtml", "advisory"), //new Array("pr058ch", "Install them Right, Install them Tight: Window Guards Save Lives", "05", "20", "2004", "pdf", "doh"), new Array("pr058", "Install them Right, Install them Tight: Window Guards Save Lives", "05", "20", "2004", "shtml", "doh", "ch"), //new Array("pr057sp", "En AnticipaciÓn a la Temporada del Virus del Nilo Occidental, El Comisionado de Salud Les Solicita a los Neoyorquinos que Denuncien las Aves Muertas y Eliminen el Agua Estancada", "05", "20", "2004", "shtml", "wnv"), //new Array("pr057ch", "To Prepare for West Nile Virus Season, City Health Commissioner Asks New Yorkers to Report Dead Birds and Eliminate Standing Water", "05", "20", "2004", "pdf", "wnv"), new Array("pr057", "To Prepare for West Nile Virus Season, City Health Commissioner Asks New Yorkers to Report Dead Birds and Eliminate Standing Water", "05", "20", "2004", "shtml", "wnv", "sp", "ch"), //new Array("pr056sp", "El Departamento de Salud Investiga Infecciones de la Piel en Personas Que se Sometieron a Cirugía Cosmética en la República Dominicana", "05", "17", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr056", "Health Department Investigating Skin Infections Among Individuals Who Had Cosmetic Surgery in the Dominican Republic", "05", "17", "2004", "shtml", "advisory", "sp"), new Array("pr055", "Media Advisory: Board of Health to Meet on Wednesday, May 19, 2004", "05", "16", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr054", "Health Department Statement on the New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HANES)", "05", "14", "2004", "shtml", "hanes"), new Array("pr053", "New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Hosts Forum to Raise Awareness About the Prevention of Violence Against Women", "05", "12", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr052", "New York City's Smoking Rate Declines Rapidly From 2002 To 2003, The Most Significant One-Year Drop Ever Recorded", "05", "12", "2004", "shtml", "smoke"), new Array("pr051", "Media Advisory: Health Department to Host Forum on Domestic Violence Wednesday, 5/12", "05", "11", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr050", "Statement on Health Department Provision of Emergency Contraception Services", "05", "10", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr049", "Media Advisory: New York City Health Department Hosts \"Kids With Asthma Can Do Anything\" Event Saturday May 8", "05", "07", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr048", "Health Department Announces \"Golden Apple\" Award for Restaurants with Superior Food Safety", "05", "06", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr047", "Media Advisory: Announcement of the \"Golden Apple\" Awards", "05", "05", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr046", "Media Advisory: World Trade Center Health Registry Outreach in Chinatown", "05", "04", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr045", "Health Department Urges New Yorkers with Asthma to Practice Good Asthma Management", "05", "04", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr044", "Media Advisory: May 4 is Childhood Depression Awareness Day", "05", "03", "2004", "shtml", "dmh"), new Array("pr043", "33,000 Enrollees in World Trade Center Health Registry to Date", "04", "30", "2004", "shtml", "wtc"), new Array("pr042", "Health Department Issues Advisory on Gonorrhea in New York City", "04", "29", "2004", "shtml", "advisory"), new Array("pr041", "Media Advisory: A.R. Rahman, Composer of the New Broadway Musical \"Bombay Dreams,\" Visits NYC TB Clinic", "04", "29", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr040", "Statement from Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on Incident at P.S. 177, Brooklyn", "04", "23", "2004", "shtml", "advisory"), new Array("pr039", "1 in 5 New York City Children Not Properly Immunized Against Vaccine-Preventable Illnesses", "04", "22", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), //new Array("pr037sp", "NOTIFICACIÓN DE PRENSA: Funcionarios de Salud y Líderes Comunitarios Discutirán las Tasas de Vacunación Infantil de la Ciudad de Nueva York y las Enfermedades que se Evitan con las Vacunas", "04", "21", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr037", "Media Advisory: Health Officials and Community Leaders Discuss Childhood Immunization Rates and Vaccine-Preventable Illnesses in New York City", "04", "21", "2004", "shtml", "event", "sp"), new Array("pr036", "City Health Department Releases Results of Free Nicotine Patch Program Showing Twice as Many People Quit Smoking as Expected", "04", "21", "2004", "shtml", "smoke"), new Array("pr035", "Media Advisory: City Health Department Releases Data on Nicotine Patch Distribution Program", "04", "20", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr034", "Health Commissioner Warns New Yorkers About Crystal Methamphetamine Use and the Increased Risk it Poses for New HIV/AIDS Infections", "04", "20", "2004", "shtml", "hiv"), new Array("pr033", "New York City Health Department to Offer Free Screenings for Oral Cancer on Thursday, April 15", "04", "13", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr031", "Workers, Owners, City Officials, and Health Groups Toast One-Year Anniversary of the Smoke-Free Air Act", "03", "29", "2004", "shtml", "smoke"), new Array("pr030", "Media Advisory: Bar and Restaurant Workers Join City Agencies and Health Organizations to Release a One Year Review of the Smoke Free Air Act and to Toast a Healthier, Smoke-Free New York City", "03", "28", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr029", "New Policy Sets Agenda to Improve the Health of all New Yorkers", "03", "24", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr028", "Media Advisory: Health Officials to Present Health Policy for New York City", "03", "23", "2004", "shtml", "event"), //new Array("pr027sp", "El Departamento De Salud De Nueva York Recuerda A Los Habitantes Tomar Precauciones Contra El Envenenamiento En El Hogar", "03", "22", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr027", "New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Reminds New Yorkers How to Prevent Poisonings in Their Homes", "03", "22", "2004", "shtml", "doh", "sp"), new Array("pr026", "New Tuberculosis Cases in NYC Up Slightly in 2003", "03", "19", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr025", "Media Advisory: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Releases Data Showing Increase in City TB Cases", "03", "18", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr024", "Media Advisory: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Hosts Ethnic Media Roundtable", "03", "16", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr023", "Syphilis Still on the Rise in New York City, but Increase is Slowing", "03", "10", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr022", "HIV Health and Human Services Planning Council of New York Launches New Website", "03", "09", "2004", "shtml", "hiv"), new Array("pr020", "Media Advisory: Board of Health to Meet on Thursday, March 11, 2004", "03", "08", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr019", "The New York City Council, City Health Officials, Local Hospitals and Community Leaders Join Together in Harlem to Urge New Yorkers Age 50 and Over to Get a Life-Saving Colonoscopy", "03", "03", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr018", "World Trade Center Health Registry Surpasses 25,000 Registrants", "03", "02", "2004", "shtml", "wtc"), new Array("pr017", "Media Advisory: Health Officials and Community Leaders Will Join Together at Harlem Hospital on March 3 to Urge New Yorkers to Get Screened for Colon Cancer", "03", "01", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("mr43", "Statement by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Increase in Ryan White Funding", "03", "01", "2004", "shtml", "hiv"), new Array("pr015", "New York City, State Health Departments Host Faith-Based Forum to Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness Among Brooklyn Youth", "02", "18", "2004", "shtml", "hiv"), new Array("pr014", "New York City, State Health Departments Host Faith-Based Youth Forum on HIV/AIDS Issues", "02", "17", "2004", "shtml", "hiv"), new Array("pr013", "Valentine's Day is National Condom Day - Remember to Bring Your Own Condom!", "02", "13", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr012", "Statement from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on Avian Flu Type Found in Delaware and New Jersey", "02", "12", "2004", "shtml", "flu"), new Array("pr011", "February 7th is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day", "02", "06", "2004", "shtml", "hiv"), new Array("pr010", "Health Commissioner Frieden Announces Re-Opening of Renovated Lower Manhattan Child and Adolescent Oral Health Clinic", "02", "06", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr009", "Media Advisory: NYC Health Commissioner Joins Elected Officials to Announce Re-Opening of Oral Health Clinic in Chelsea", "02", "05", "2004", "shtml", "event"), new Array("pr008", "Statement from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on the City Council's Override of the Mayor's Veto of Intro. Number 198-A Mandating an Electronic Death Registration System", "02", "04", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr007", "Statement from Health Commissioner Thomas R. Frieden on Intro. 101A", "02", "03", "2004", "shtml", "lead"), new Array("pr006", "World Trade Center Health Registry Provides Preliminary Data on 9/11 Environmental Exposure", "01", "30", "2004", "shtml", "wtc"), new Array("pr005", "Deaths in New York City Reached Historic Low in 2002", "01", "30", "2004", "shtml", "vs"), new Array("pr004", "Reality Advertising Campaign Tracks a Real New Yorker Quitting Smoking", "01", "26", "2004", "shtml", "smoke"), new Array("pr003", "World Trade Center Health Registry Community Advisory Board Holds Inaugural Meeting", "01", "14", "2004", "shtml", "wtc"), new Array("pr002", "Protect Yourself Against the Cold Weather!", "01", "14", "2004", "shtml", "doh"), new Array("pr001", "Childhood Asthma Hospitalization Rate Decreases 44% In Past Decade, But Geographic Disparities Persist", "01", "13", "2004", "shtml", "doh") ); ////////////////// DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE ////////////////// //initialize local variables var month_text = "January"; var month_number = 00; var month_sort = 00; var topic = "all"; var url = ""; var url2 = "../../html/press_archive04/"; var url3 = "../../downloads/pdf/public/press04/"; var trigger = 0; var limit_date = 00000000; var release_date = 00000000; var today_date = 00000000; //define variables used for date-related functions var now = new Date(); var month = now.getMonth()+1; var date = now.getDate(); var year = now.getYear(); if (year < 100) { year = year + 2000; } else { if (year < 2000) { year = year + 1900; } } today_date = (year*10000)+(month*100)+date; //This function checks the URL for a passed argument and returns it as the array args function getArgs() { var args = new Object(); // Get Query String var query = location.search.substring(1); // Split query at the comma var pairs = query.split("&"); // Begin loop through the querystring for(var i = 0; i < pairs.length; i++) { // Look for "name=value" var pos = pairs[i].indexOf('='); // if not found, skip to next if (pos == -1) continue; // Extract the name var argname = pairs[i].substring(0,pos); // Extract the value var value = pairs[i].substring(pos+1); // Store as a property args[argname] = unescape(value); } return args; // Return the Object } // Get the values back var args = getArgs(); //Get the arguments from the URL if (args.t) { //Assigns numeric argument to local variable for ease of use var t = (args.t); //Convert numeric argument to topic name for sorting -- if none then all events displayed if (t==1) {t="flu";} else if (t==2) {t = "hiv";} else if (t==3) {t = "dmh";} else if (t==4) {t = "aware";} else if (t==5) {t = "sars";} else if (t==6) {t = "smoke";} else if (t==7) {t = "wnv";} else if (t==8) {t = "wtc";} else if (t==9) {t = "advisory";} else if (t==10) {t = "event";} else if (t==11) {t = "lead";} else if (t==12) {t = "daycare"; tt="Day Care";} else if (t==14) {t = "vital statistics";} else if (t==15) {t = "doh";} else {t = "all";} } else { var t = "all"; } function write_pr(topic, month_sort) { var pressTemp=new Array(); //create pressTemp array to be sorted by release name for (counter=0; counter'); } //Begin loop through array defined above for (counter=0; counter=limit_date) || month_sort == 00) { //If topic of press release doesn't match given topic, skip to the next release, unless topic is "all" //Also removes Media Advisories (topic="event") from the main list. if (topic == pressMaster[counter][6] || ((topic == "all") && (pressMaster[counter][6] != "event"))) { //If this is a new month, month_number and month value of press release will not match if (month_number != pressMaster[counter][2]) { //Convert month number to text if (pressMaster[counter][2]==01) {month_text = "January"} else if (pressMaster[counter][2]==02) {month_text = "February"} else if (pressMaster[counter][2]==03) {month_text = "March"} else if (pressMaster[counter][2]==04) {month_text = "April"} else if (pressMaster[counter][2]==05) {month_text = "May"} else if (pressMaster[counter][2]==06) {month_text = "June"} else if (pressMaster[counter][2]==07) {month_text = "July"} else if (pressMaster[counter][2]==08) {month_text = "August"} else if (pressMaster[counter][2]==09) {month_text = "September"} else if (pressMaster[counter][2]==10) {month_text = "October"} else if (pressMaster[counter][2]==11) {month_text = "November"} else if (pressMaster[counter][2]==12) {month_text = "December"} else {month_text = "January"} //End list only if this isn't the first list and we're not sorting monthly if (month_sort != "monthly") { if (month_number != 00) { document.write(''); } //Write new month header and start new list document.write('
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