Recent Press Releases
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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 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
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
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