scholarly journals Comparison of Health and Social Characteristics of People Leaving New York City Jails by Age, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity: Implications for Public Health Interventions

2007 ◽  
Vol 122 (6) ◽  
pp. 733-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Freudenberg ◽  
Jeanne Moseley ◽  
Melissa Labriola ◽  
Jessie Daniels ◽  
Christopher Murrill
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Public Health Interventions ◽  
Gender And Race ◽  
Race Ethnicity

scholarly journals Changes in SARS-CoV-2 viral load and mortality during the initial wave of the pandemic in New York City

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0257979
Author(s):  
Michael J. Satlin ◽  
Jason Zucker ◽  
Benjamin R. Baer ◽  
Mangala Rajan ◽  
Nathaniel Hupert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Viral Load ◽  
Hospital Mortality ◽  
York City ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Public Health Interventions ◽  
Viral Loads ◽  
The Impact

Public health interventions such as social distancing and mask wearing decrease the incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, but it is unclear whether they decrease the viral load of infected patients and whether changes in viral load impact mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We evaluated 6923 patients with COVID-19 at six New York City hospitals from March 15-May 14, 2020, corresponding with the implementation of public health interventions in March. We assessed changes in cycle threshold (CT) values from reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction tests and in-hospital mortality and modeled the impact of viral load on mortality. Mean CT values increased between March and May, with the proportion of patients with high viral load decreasing from 47.7% to 7.8%. In-hospital mortality increased from 14.9% in March to 28.4% in early April, and then decreased to 8.7% by May. Patients with high viral loads had increased mortality compared to those with low viral loads (adjusted odds ratio 2.34). If viral load had not declined, an estimated 69 additional deaths would have occurred (5.8% higher mortality). SARS-CoV-2 viral load steadily declined among hospitalized patients in the setting of public health interventions, and this correlated with decreases in mortality.

scholarly journals Alcohol Consumption by Older New York City Residents: The Need for New Policies to Address Misuse

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 448-454
Author(s):  
Daniel Weisz ◽  
Michael Kelley Gusmano
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
York City ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
New Public Health

Abstract Aims The aim of this study is to assess risk factors for alcohol misuse among older New York City residents and examine the effect of local public health efforts to address alcohol misuse. Methods The Community Health Survey, a cross-sectional telephone survey of 8500 randomly selected adult New Yorkers, records the frequency of alcohol use. We examine these results among 65 and older subjects by sociodemographic status using logistic regression modeling and compare trends in smoking and alcohol consumption between 2002 and 2016. Results Those with unhealthy drinking habits, combining binge drinking and excessive consumption, constituted 5.7% of 65 plus population and were more likely to be White, US born, healthy, better educated and wealthier. The percentage of older smokers in New York City has decreased while unhealthy drinking is nearly flat since 2002. Conclusions Our findings reinforce the importance of screening geriatric populations for alcohol use disorders and support the development of new public health efforts to address alcohol misuse if the city is to achieve results similar to those obtained in decreasing tobacco consumption.

A History of Public Health in New York City, 1866-1966

1976 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 453
Author(s):  
Gert H. Brieger ◽  
John Duffy ◽  
Robert Stevens ◽  
Rosemary Stevens ◽  
Lloyd C. Taylor. Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
History Of Public Health ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Ideologies of Black churches in New York City and the public health crisis of HIV among Black men who have sex with men

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (sup2) ◽  
pp. S227-S242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick A. Wilson ◽  
Natalie M. Wittlin ◽  
Miguel Muñoz-Laboy ◽  
Richard Parker
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Black Men ◽  
York City ◽  
Black Churches ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
Sex With Men

Redefining public health in New York City

The Lancet ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 379 (9831) ◽  
pp. 2037-2038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Alcorn
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City

ERRATUM

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1953 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 692-692
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Tuberculous Meningitis ◽  
York City ◽  
Public Health Service ◽  
Miliary Tuberculosis

Public Health Service Cooperative Investigation, Chemotherapy of miliary tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis, Pediatrics, vol. 12, July, p. 38, line 23 should read: "Babies Hospital, New York City, Dr. Hattie E. Alexander and Dr. Douglas S. Damrosch."

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