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The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (also known as NYC Health) is the department of the government of New York City [2] responsible for public health along with issuing birth certificates, dog licenses, and conducting restaurant inspection and enforcement. The New York City Board of Health is part of the department.
The New York City Metropolitan Board of Health was the first modern municipal public health authority in the United States. It was founded in 1866 by the New York City Common Council [1] at a suggestion by the New York Academy of Medicine, following a campaign led by Dr. Stephen Smith. [2]
The commissioner of health of the City of New York is the head of the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.The commissioner is appointed by the Mayor of New York City, and also serves on the city's Board of Health with the chairperson of the Department's Mental Hygiene Advisory Board and nine other members appointed by the mayor.
A resolution approved Monday by the city's Board of Health aims to commit officials toward taking steps to combat racism. “To build a healthier New York City, we must confront racism as a public ...
NEW YORK CITY — Some neighborhood eateries are dirtier than others. Each year, New York City's Health Department inspects thousands of eateries across the city. In 2023, inspectors looked for ...
Ashwin Vasan (born November 15, 1980) is an American physician and epidemiologist serving as the 44th commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. [1] [2] Vasan is also a public health professor and practicing primary care doctor at Columbia University, and was recently the president and CEO of Fountain House, a ...
All those restaurants are among 65 eateries closed by New York City inspectors for health violations since August, according to Department of Health and Mental Hygiene records. The recent closures ...
NYC Health + Hospitals, officially the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation ( HHC ), operates the public hospitals and clinics in New York City as a public benefit corporation. HHC was created in 1969 by the New York State Legislature as a public benefit corporation. [1] It is similar to a municipal agency, but has a board of directors .