Category: Public Health in NYC

As we start a new year and decade, we’re reflecting on all we’ve accomplished together, and how far we still have left to go to make New York healthier for all. To kick off 2020, here are our resolutions for a healthier New York City. Improve the health of mothers and babies. Bringing a new…

While New York City has seen its youth cigarette smoking rate drop dramatically over the past decade, a new menace has taken the place of combustible tobacco: e-cigarettes. The increase in sales and use of these products (including e-cigs, vapes, e-hookahs, mods) indicates an alarming public health trend.

The environments in which we work, live, and play can have a profound impact on our health and wellbeing.

As the first health department clinics in the United States to provide immediate on-site access to HIV treatment, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)’s Sexual Health Clinics offer a lifeline to patients seeking HIV treatment.

The start of a new year means a flurry of resolutions and commitments to make this year even better than the last. As we kick off 2019, we asked our colleagues at the Department of Health what their resolutions were for public health in New York City.

Added sugars have become widespread in our food supply, and excess sugar consumption is harming our health nationwide.