The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) is a department of the Government of New York City responsible for public health along with issuing birth certificates, dog licenses, and conducting restaurant inspection and enforcement. The current commissioner is Thomas Farley, MD, MPH.[1]
History [edit]
The department was initially set up as the New York City Board of Health, which held its first meeting in 1805 to combat an outbreak of yellow fever.[2]
According to an online news story article by Sarah Kugler of the Associated Press that appeared on Friday, 8 October, year 2010, on the national news page of the Peoria Journal Star's website, "Using food stamps to buy sodas, teas, sports drinks, and other sugar-sweetened beverages would not be allowed in New York City under a new government effort to battle obesity. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. David Paterson announced Thursday that they are seeking permission from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the nation's food stamp program, to add sugary drinks to the list of prohibited goods for city residents receiving assistance. If approved, it would be the first time an item would be banned from the federal program based solely on nutritional value." The article noted the idea has unsuccessfully been tried before in 2004 in Minnesota and in 2008 in Maine, and that the USDA was considering the matter and its implications for the long-running program.
Organization [edit]
- Metropolitan Board of Health
- Commissioner of Health
- General Counsel
- Chief Medical Examiner
- Executive Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer
- Executive Deputy Commissioner for Mental Hygiene
- Alcohol and Drug Treatment
- Child and Adolescent Services
- Mental Health
- Developmental Disabilities
- Deputy Commissioner for Disease Control
- Communicable Diseases
- HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control
- Immunization
- Public Health Laboratory
- STD Prevention and Control
- Tuberculosis Control
- Deputy Commissioner for Environmental Health
- Environmental Disease Prevention
- Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Environmental Surveillance and Policy
- Food Safety and Community Sanitation
- Poison Control Center
- Veterinary and Pest Control
- Deputy Commissioner for Epidemiology
- Epidemiology Services
- Vital Statistics
- Public Health Training
- World Trade Center Health Registry
- Deputy Commissioner for Health Care Access and Improvement
- Correctional Health Services
- Primary Care Access and Planning
- Primary Care Information Project
- Information Technology Initiatives
- Deputy Commissioner for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
- Chronic Disease Prevention and Tobacco Control
- District Public Health Offices
- Maternal, Infant and Reproductive Health
- School Health
- Deputy Commissioner for Administration
- Deputy Commissioner for Finance and Planning
- Deputy Commissioner and Chief Information Officer
- Deputy Commissioner for Emergency Preparedness and Response
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