The public health department in New York is one of the largest agencies of its kind. In addition to local health challenges, ...

New York City has long been a global beacon for LGBTQ+ people. As of 2023, about 907,000 adults in our city (14%) identified ...

JCCA -formerly known as Jewish Child Care Association- a child welfare organization in New York City, launched its first ...

Her experiences drew her back to her native New York at a time when the ... as the executive deputy commissioner of mental hygiene for the city’s Health Department, a role she assumed in March ...

City health officials are investigating two bird flu cases in household cats, marking the first known infections in pet cats statewide. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Friday that ...

NEW YORK — City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan submitted his resignation Monday morning to City Hall, citing personal reasons as the impetus for his departure. Vasan, a trained epidemiologist ...

acting health commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, said during remarks at City & State’s Healthy New York Summit in Manhattan. The city Health Department ...

Our litigation challenging the city’s use of New York Police Department officers as first responders when someone is experiencing a mental health crisis continues,” reads the statement from ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC ... "In the next few weeks, Dr. Vassan with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is going to expand what we're doing already, rolling out a comprehensive next ...

New York City ... flattened in New York City after three years of steep increases, according to provisional 2023 data released last week by the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.