Recent Press Releases

July 9, 2025
Mayor Adams, DOHMH Acting Commissioner Dr. Morse Announce Lowest Quarter of Opioid Overdose Deaths in Five Years, Invest in Substance use Disorder Treatments to Further Decrease Opioid Overdoses

July 2, 2025
This July 4, Spark Joy — Not Amateur Fireworks

June 30, 2025
New York City Health Department Releases Report on Heat-related Mortality

June 23, 2025
New York City Health Department Continues to Support Reproductive Rights for All

June 23, 2025
New York City Health Department Launches Childhood Vaccination Data Explorer

June 18, 2025
New Yorkers’ Life Expectancy Increased to Pre-COVID-19 Pandemic High of 82.6 Years in 2023, New Health Department Report Shows

June 16, 2025
New NYC Health Department Data Show Vaping Persists Among Young New Yorkers

June 13, 2025
NYC Health Department Launches Public Awareness Campaign to Promote Its Sexual Health Clinic Services

June 10, 2025
Protect Their Futures: New NYC Health Department HPV Vaccine Campaign Targets New York City Families

June 6, 2025
Return of the Ticks: Prevent Ticks Bites

June 5, 2025
New York City Health Department Marks the Start of Pride Month

June 3, 2025
NYC Health Department Identifies the Top Public Health Hazards New Yorkers Are Most at Risk For

May 30, 2025
NYC Health Department to Conduct First Aerial Larviciding of the Mosquito Season to Marshes and Other Nonresidential Areas Across New York City

May 16, 2025
New Report Highlights Stark Diabetes Inequities Among New Yorkers

May 15, 2025
New Report Reveals Barriers to Mental Health Treatment for Nearly One Million New York City Adults

May 14, 2025
Health Department Launches Syringe Redemption Pilot to Safely Tackle Syringe Litter Under Local Law 124

April 30, 2025
NYC Is Vaccinating Raccoons Against Rabies in Brooklyn and Queens

April 25, 2025
New Health Department Report Looks at Sleep-Related Infant Injury Deaths in New York City, 2016–2020

April 17, 2025
Immigrant New Yorkers Overall Healthier Than U.S.-born Counterparts, New York City Health Department Study Finds

April 15, 2025
New York City Health Department Continues To Lead Decades-Long Tobacco Efforts

April 11, 2025
Save Lives, Install Window Guards

April 10, 2025
New York City Health Department and Health Care Partners Conduct Emergency Exercise to Stay Prepared for Future Public Health Emergencies

April 2, 2025
New York City Health Department Files Declaration Challenging Federal Government Termination of Infectious Disease Prevention Program Grants

March 21, 2025
New Report Highlights Mental Health Challenges LGBTQ+ New Yorkers May Face

March 18, 2025
New York City Health Department Warns New Yorkers About Skin Lightening Products That Contain Dangerous Amounts of Mercury

March 15, 2025
Bird Flu Detected In Two New York City Cats Is Associated With 'Savage Cat Food' Raw Pet Food

March 14, 2025
NYC Health Department, NYC Health + Hospitals, and NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Release ‘Open Letter to Immigrant New Yorkers’ Promoting Health Care Access

February 21, 2025
Health Department to Use New York City Community Air Survey to Evaluate the Impact of Congestion Pricing

February 14, 2025
NYC Health Department Warns Patrons of a Manhattan Restaurant of Possible Exposure to Hepatitis A

February 13, 2025
This Valentine's Day Spread Love — Not Sexually Transmitted Infections

January 30, 2025
City Celebrates New Clubhouse in Brooklyn for New Yorkers with Serious Mental Illness

January 28, 2025
Health Department Releases Strategy to Address Chronic Disease

January 17, 2025
Mayor Adams Relieves $80 Million in Medical Debt for Working-Class New Yorkers