Assessment of Health Effects in New York City Firefighters after Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDFs): The Staten Island Transformer Fire Health Surveillance Project

2002 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 282-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry J. Kelly ◽  
Edmond Connelly ◽  
Gustave A. Reinhold ◽  
Mike Byrne ◽  
David J. Prezant
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
York City ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans ◽  
Staten Island

scholarly journals GREENMARKET NOVA-IORQUINO: ONDE O RURAL SE ENCONTRA COM A MEGALÓPOLE AMERICANA

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gutemberg Armando Diniz Guerra ◽  
Maria De Nazaré Angelo MENEZES ◽  
Daniel Garcia ◽  
Lin Chau Ming
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Staten Island ◽  
Green Market

<p>O <em>Greenmarket Farmers</em>, como são chamados os mercados hortícolas em Nova Iorque, Estados Unidos da América, tem como uma de suas particularidades a de ser organizado por produtores rurais apoiados pelo <em>Council of Environment of the New York City </em>e cuja venda de produtos deve ser feita diretamente aos consumidores, sem intermediários. Exerce uma importante função, tanto para os agricultores quanto para o público consumidor. No presente estudo foi realizado levantamento contínuo no período de um ano (agosto de 2008 a junho de 2009) seguindo-se de visitas pontuais nos anos de 2010, 2011 e 2012 ao levantamento sistemático, um refinamento dos dados sobre as plantas hortícolas comercializadas e seus produtores no <em>Greenmarket Farmers</em>, que possuem 46 pontos de venda em Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx e Staten Island. Neste período foram observados aspectos de entrelaçamento entre produtores rurais e consumidores urbanos, além da diversidade vegetal. Foram levantadas 120 espécies de plantas comercializadas por 60 produtores, nos diversos pontos do Green Market. Foram listadas 38 famílias botânicas, inseridas em 84 gêneros. A família mais recorrente é Brassicaceae (18), seguida de Asteraceae (13), Lamiaceae (12) e Rosaceae (12). Aspecto que se revela nestas feiras é a face agrícola do estado de Nova Iorque, em geral representado por atividades de turismo e do centro financeiro do mais poderoso país do mundo, e uma das maiores concentrações populacionais do planeta. O apelo ecológico, o estímulo ao consumo de produtos locais e a concessão de cupons de beneficio cedidos às pessoas em dificuldade<a title="" href="file:///C:/Users/Eraldo/Documents/02%20-%20Vivencias%20e%20tecnicas%20de%20relaxamento/Green%20market.NYC%20%2010_Out_2018%20Daniel%20GG%20(1).doc#_ftn1">[1]</a>, em uma comunidade cosmopolita e multi-étnica, canalizam recursos públicos e apoiam este tipo de mercado, permitindo uma reflexão sobre as relações e interatividade entre rural e urbano, diluídas pelas características próprias aos países desenvolvidos, em especial em grandes cidades. Portanto, percebe-se com este trabalho que os “greenmarkets” são pontos não só de venda de grande diversidade de vegetais, mas também local para relacionamentos, trocas de experiências e ideologias.</p><div><br clear="all" /><hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /><div><p><a title="" href="file:///C:/Users/Eraldo/Documents/02%20-%20Vivencias%20e%20tecnicas%20de%20relaxamento/Green%20market.NYC%20%2010_Out_2018%20Daniel%20GG%20(1).doc#_ftnref1">[1]</a> Os cupons podem ser usados em qualquer supermercado ou nos Greenmarkets.</p></div></div>

scholarly journals Deaths From Pneumonia—New York City, 1999–2015

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evette Cordoba ◽  
Gil Maduro ◽  
Mary Huynh ◽  
Jay K Varma ◽  
Neil M Vora
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
York City ◽  
Death Rate ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Etiologic Agent ◽  
Staten Island ◽  
Underlying Cause Of Death ◽  
Poverty Levels

Abstract Background “Pneumonia and influenza” are the third leading cause of death in New York City. Since 2012, pneumonia and influenza have been the only infectious diseases listed among the 10 leading causes of death in NYC. Most pneumonia and influenza deaths in NYC list pneumonia as the underlying cause of death, not influenza. We therefore analyzed death certificate data for pneumonia in NYC during 1999–2015. Methods We calculated annualized pneumonia death rates (overall and by sociodemographic subgroup) and examined the etiologic agent listed. Results There were 41 400 pneumonia deaths during the study period, corresponding to an annualized age-adjusted death rate of 29.7 per 100 000 population. Approximately 17.5% of pneumonia deaths specified an etiologic agent. Age-adjusted pneumonia death rate declined over the study period and across each borough. Males had an annualized age-adjusted pneumonia death rate 1.5 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.5–1.5) times that of females. Non-Hispanic blacks had an annualized age-adjusted pneumonia death rate 1.2 (95% CI, 1.2–1.2) times that of non-Hispanic whites. The annualized pneumonia death rate increased with age group above 5–24 years and neighborhood-level poverty. Staten Island had an annualized age-adjusted pneumonia death rate 1.3 (95% CI, 1.2–1.3) times that of Manhattan. In the multivariable analysis, pneumonia deaths were more likely to occur among males, non-Hispanic blacks, persons aged ≥65 years, residents of neighborhoods with higher poverty levels, and in Staten Island. Conclusions While the accuracy of death certificates is unknown, investigation is needed to understand why certain populations are disproportionately recorded as dying from pneumonia in NYC.

scholarly journals Estimating Nonresponse Bias in a Telephone-based Health Surveillance Survey in New York City

2013 ◽  
Vol 178 (8) ◽  
pp. 1337-1341 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Lim ◽  
S. Immerwahr ◽  
S. Lee ◽  
T. G. Harris
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Nonresponse Bias

The Romantic Dilemma in American Nationalism and the Concept of Nature

1955 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Perry Miller
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Staten Island ◽  
American Nationalism

On May 8, 1847, The Literary World—the newly founded vehicle in New York City for the program of “nativist” literature—reviewed an exhibition at the National Academy. The magazine had just undergone an editorial revolution and the new management was endeavoring to tone down the strident nationalism of the first few issues; still, the exuberant patriotism of the reviewer could not be restrained, for he had just beheld two exciting landscapes of Staten Island painted by J. F. Cropsey.

scholarly journals Collateral Damage: The Health Effects of Invasive Police Encounters in New York City

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail A. Sewell
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
York City ◽  
Use Of Force ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Force Increase ◽  
Community Health Survey ◽  
Police Encounters ◽  
E Mail

In the 1990s New York City widened the surveillance reign of the criminal justice system to include minor offenses. One aspect of this public policy is a procedure known as Terry stops, which involves police temporarily detaining persons who may be acting criminally. While only a small percentage of these stops result in arrest, warrants, or the recovery of illegal materials, a sizeable portion become physically invasive (i.e., involve body searches and use of force). The health effects of invasive policing practices for the community at-large are unknown. Using microlevel health data from 2009-2012 NYC Community Health Survey nested within mesolevel data from the 2009-2012 NYC Stop, Question, and Frisk dataset, this study employs multilevel mixed effects models to evaluate contextual and ethnoracially-variant associations between invasive aspects of Terry stops and multiple dimensions of illness (poor/fair health, diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma episodes, body weight). Terry stops are, in fact, associated with worse health. The most consistent Terry measures associated with illness is the likelihood that stops will result in frisking. More limited deleterious effects can be attributed to the likelihood that stops will result in use of force and to minority-to-white ratios of frisk and use of force. The health effects of Terry stops vary by ethnoracial group in complex ways. For instance, the minority-to-white frisking ratio and the likelihood that stops will involve use of force increase certain dimensions of illness for minorities; meanwhile, the minority-to-white use of force ratio reduces the likelihood of diabetes for Blacks.-Abigail A. Sewell, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorDepartment of SociologyEmory University1555 Dickey Dr.Atlanta, GA 30322Vice Provost's Postdoctoral FellowPopulation Studies CenterUniversity of Pennsylvania3718 Locust Walk239 McNeil BuildingPhiladelphia, PA 191014Email: [email protected]: www.abigailasewell.com________________________________This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use ofthe intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privilegedinformation. If the reader of this message is not the intendedrecipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distributionor copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictlyprohibited.If you have received this message in error, please contactthe sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of theoriginal message (including attachments).

Residential Pesticides Use During Pregnancy Among an Inner-city Cohort in New York City: Resultant Health Effects and an Intervention to Reduce Exposures

Epidemiology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (Suppl) ◽  
pp. S87
Author(s):  
Robin M. Whyatt ◽  
Frederica P. Perera ◽  
Megan K. Williams ◽  
Dana B. Barr ◽  
David E. Camann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
York City ◽  
Residential Pesticides
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