Weekly infectious disease report launched by New York State Department of Health
The report details "ongoing and emerging infectious disease outbreaks" such as avian flu and other threats, the state health ...
New York temporarily shuts down live bird markets in several counties after bird flu detected in poultry
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the state is temporarily shutting down all live bird markets in New York City and ...
New York’s Health Department is ignoring a law that could save lives
New York was the first state in the country to pass such a measure. Donor advocates estimated it could save 100 lives per ...
Crain's New York Business8d
De Blasio-era mental health teams see staffing shortage while new ones launch
A de Blasio-era homeless outreach program has quietly cut its operations in half in the last year due to a city hiring freeze ...
Gothamist7d
NYC flu cases surge past previous years' peaks, health department says
There were more than 23,000 confirmed cases of influenza in the city as of Jan. 25. Health officials are urging New Yorkers ...
Crain's New York Business1d
New York braces for bird flu risk
A positive bird flu test and the entire flock – 100,000 ducks – was destroyed by an army of state and federal agents in ...
Bird flu isn’t an immediate health threat in New York, but preparations have begun
As more cases of bird flu emerge across the country, public health leaders in New York City are watching warily -- and making preparations in case the virus becomes a more immediate threat.
The New York Times14d
New Yorkers’ Life Expectancy Has Dipped. Officials Want to Change That.
On Tuesday the health department released a report that began to lay out a plan to get there. The report, “Addressing Unacceptable Inequities: A Chronic Disease Strategy for New York City ...
STAT4d
Q&A: New York’s plan for boosting life expectancy, neighborhood by neighborhood
Life expectancy in New York City has been falling. A new plan to address it includes basic income, prescribing parks, and ...
Healthbeat on MSN5d
Public health data chaos: How New York is protected from federal communications freeze
Local and state health departments in New York collect and own health data rather than the federal government. With uncertainties surrounding federal data sharing, this means we can still monitor ...
RFK Jr. brings huge health risks
The name Robert F. Kennedy Jr. means many things to different people. Son of a revered politician. Visionary for promoting ...
SUNY Cortland3y
Health Department
The CHES test is offered twice yearly. The Health Department at the State University of New York College at Cortland recommends and encourages all health majors to research this national credentialing ...