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2024 Press Releases

December 30, 2024

Tips From the NYC Health Department for a Happy and Safe New Year’s Eve

December 27, 2024

Health Department Announces Top Baby Names in New York City

December 26, 2024

Health Department Finds Most Adult New Yorkers Infected With COVID-19 Experienced Symptoms Lasting One Month or Longer

December 23, 2024

NYC Health Department Releases 2023 Sexually Transmitted Infections Surveillance Data

December 20, 2024

Health Department Celebrates a Successful Year of Working to Extend New Yorkers’ Life Expectancy While Promoting Equity

December 13, 2024

NYC Health Department Reminds Pet Store Operators That Selling Cats and Dogs Is Prohibited Beginning December 15

December 4, 2024

New York City Health Department Releases 2023 HIV Surveillance Data, Commemorates World AIDS Day 2024

November 25, 2024

Health Department Releases 2023 Hepatitis A, B, and C Annual Report, Highlights Progress Toward Eliminating Viral Hepatitis

November 22, 2024

New York City’s HealthyNYC Campaign To Extend Lives Marks One Year

October 22, 2024

Save Time, Stay Safe: Get the Flu and COVID Shots

October 17, 2024

Health Department Announces Drug Overdose Deaths in 2023 Decreased Slightly for the First Time in Four Years

September 10, 2024

City Opens First Ever Full-service Animal Shelter in Queens

August 28, 2024

NYC Health Department Staff Sing the Praises of Penicillin in an Infectious New Off-Broadway Musical

August 19, 2024

West Nile Virus Detected in New Yorkers for the First Time This Year

July 24, 2024

City Begins $10.5 Million Renovation of Corona Health Center in Queens

July 3, 2024

Don't Let Your 4th of July Plans Backfire

June 24, 2024

Mayor Adams, City Health Leaders Mark Two Years Since Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade

June 21, 2024

Health Department Appoints New First Deputy Commissioner and Chief Program Officer

June 20, 2024

Mayor Adams Announces Release of Health Department Report on Impacts of Social Media

June 18, 2024

Health Department Releases Report on Heat-Related Mortality in New York City

June 17, 2024

NYC Emergency Management and NYC Department of Health Urge New Yorkers to Prepare for Summer’s First Heat Wave

June 11, 2024

Diverse Cross-Section of City Leaders and Organizations Sign-On to HealthyNYC Campaign

June 5, 2024

Get HealthyNYC!

June 3, 2024

Health Department to Conduct First Aerial Larviciding of the Mosquito Season to Marshes and Other Nonresidential Areas of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island

May 31, 2024

New York City Releases Its First Ever State of Mental Health Report

May 31, 2024

New York City Health Department Marks the Start of Pride Month and Hosts First Ever TGNCNB Summit

May 24, 2024

Local Hospitals and NYC Health Department Test Readiness for Pediatric Surge Following a Simulated Emergency Event

May 13, 2024

Get Tick-Ed Off: Prevent Tick Bites

April 23, 2024

The Health Department Appoints New Executive Deputy Commissioner of Mental Hygiene

April 19, 2024

Beware of Botulinum Toxin (“Botox”) Injections by Non-Medical Providers

April 4, 2024

Don’t Just Look Up! … Take Precautions — and Drive Carefully

April 2, 2024

Window Guards Save Lives

March 4, 2024

Health Department and Health Care Partners Test Readiness for Patient Surge Following a Simulated Chemical Hazard

March 4, 2024

NFL Alumni’s Tackle Obesity Initiative Recognized by New York City

February 14, 2024

Mayor Adams Announces Lawsuit Against Social Media Companies Fueling Nationwide Youth Mental Health Crisis

February 13, 2024

Detection of Sexually Transmitted Infections Rises in New York City As Access to Services Improves

February 9, 2024

NYC Life Expectancy Recovers Some Years Lost in 2020, but Lifespans Remain Nearly Two Years Below Pre-COVID Levels

January 10, 2024

NYC To Study Long-Term Outcomes of COVID-19 Among New Yorkers

January 3, 2024

NYC Moves Closer to Eliminating Viral Hepatitis As a Public Health Threat