200 Zipcodes 42 Neighborhoods 5 Boroughs New York City Your Community Your Health New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

200 Zipcodes

42 Neighborhoods

5 Boroughs

New York City

Your CommunityYour Health

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Community Health Profiles• What: Reports detailing

the health of 42 New York City communities

• Why: By knowing what’s happening in communities, we can address the specific health challenges each faces

• When: Released in 2006 to update a 2003 release of an earlier version

• How: Available in print and on-line

How do we Know?Data sources

• NYC Community Health Survey (NYC DOHMH)• Vital Statistics (NYC DOHMH)

– Births– Deaths

• Hospitalizations (NYSDOH SPARCS)• Surveillance (NYC DOHMH)

– HIV/AIDS– Lead poisoning

• U.S. Census (NYC Dept. of City Planning)

Northwest Brooklyn

•How do we define a neighborhood?

•Zip codes:

11231 11201

11215 11251

11217 11205

Today we’ll cover…• Community at a Glance

• Health Highlight

• The Big Picture

• Take Care New York

• How can you use this data?

• Age

• Poverty

• Education

• Foreign-born

• Race/Ethnicity

Community at a Glance

Northwest Brooklyn Heights at a Glance:Poverty & Education

• 20% of Northwest Brooklyn residents live at or below the poverty level

• 65% of adults aged 25 years and older have completed some or all of a college education

Northwest Brooklyn at a Glance:Race/Ethnicity

NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH HIGHLIGHT: Binge Drinking

The Big Picture:How Residents Rate Their Own Health

The Big Picture:Death Rates

1. Have a regular doctor

2. Be tobacco-free

3. Keep your heart healthy

4. Know your HIV status

5. Get help for depression

6. Live free of alcohol & drugs

7. Get checked for cancer

8. Get the immunizations you need

9. Make your home safe & healthy

10. Have a healthy baby

Policy for a HealthierNew York City

TCNY 1

Have a Primary Care Provider

Why it’s important:

People with a regular primary care provider are more likely to get screened for cancer, be treated for heart disease, and receive vaccinations.

Source: Take Care New York: A Policy for a Healthier New York City. NY: NYCDOHMH, 2004.

TCNY 1 Have a Regular Doctor or Health Care Provider

• 24% of Northwest Brooklyn adults are uninsured or went without insurance during the past year

TCNY 2

Be Tobacco Free


Smoking deaths are preventable! Smoking kills about 10,000 New Yorkers and costs about $4.7 billion each year. Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of low birth weight babies.


TCNY 2

Be Tobacco-Free

TCNY 3

Keep Your Heart Healthy


Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death among New Yorkers. Healthier levels of blood pressure and cholesterol are associated with reduced risks of heart attacks and strokes. Eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, and maintaining a healthy weight are all help to keep blood pressure and cholesterol at healthy levels.


TCNY 3

Keep Your Heart Healthy

• Heart Disease hospitalization and death rates in Northwest Brooklyn are similar to Brooklyn and NYC overall

• 25% of Northwest Brooklyn adults were told by a health care professional they had high blood pressure and cholesterol

• 18% of Northwest Brooklyn adults are obese

TCNY 4

Know Your HIV Status


NYC has the highest AIDS case rate of any city in the country – more cases than San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, DC, combined. HIV is preventable! Effective medical treatment of people infected with HIV can reduce the risk of transmission and improve and prolong their lives.


TCNY 4


• Death rate due to HIV in Northwest Brooklyn has dropped by 80% in the past decade

• 1,439 people per 100,000 are living with HIV/AIDS in Northwest Brooklyn

• 40% of sexually active adults reported condom use

TCNY 4


TCNY 5

Get Help For Depression


Emotional distress is strongly correlated with poor health outcomes. Medication and/or counseling can provide relief to many people who have depression.


TCNY 5

Get Help For Depression

TCNY 6

Live Free of Dependence on Drugs & Alcohol



More than 1,500 New Yorkers die from alcohol-related causes each year. Alcoholism and opiate addiction can be effectively treated.

TCNY 6

Live Free of Alcohol and Drugs

TCNY 7

Get Checked for Cancer

Source: American Cancer Society (website)


Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death in NYC. Early detection and treatment of breast, cervical, and colon cancers can minimize suffering and prevent death from these cancers.

TCNY 7


TCNY 7


TCNY 8

Get The Immunizations You Need

Why it’s important:• Immunizations are not just for kids• People 65 and older who are immunized against

flu experience – 20% fewer heart and stroke related hospitalizations, – 30% fewer flu & pneumonia hospitalizations, and– 50% lower risk of death from all causes during flu

season.


TCNY 8

Get the Immunizations You Need

TCNY 9

Make Your Home Safe and Healthy


Domestic violence accounted for 30% of all homicides among New York City women in 2002. Elevated blood lead levels in children can impair health, learning, and behavior.


TCNY 9

Make Your Home Safe and Healthy

TCNY 10

Have a Healthy Baby


Planning pregnancy can help to ensure healthy birth outcomes. Early prenatal care can reduce the risk of having a low birth weight baby (< 5 lbs, 8oz), and low birth weight babies are more likely to have serious health problems and long-term disabilities.

Sources: Take Care New York: A Policy for a Healthier New York City. NY: NYCDOHMH, 2004.

March of Dimes (website)

TCNY 10

Have a Healthy Baby

TCNY 10

Have a Healthy Baby

How can this Data be used?

• Understanding health issues

• Prioritizing health issues

• Putting numbers to impressions

• Grant-writing

• Education and Advocacy

Other Sources of Data

• Web-based, interactive query system

• Ask & answer your own questions about the health of New Yorkers

Other Sources of Data

• Publications– Sign up at

nyc.gov/health (click on “Sign up for Health Emails”) to receive press releases with links to these publications when they are released

nyc.gov/health – “My Community’s Health

More Questions/Comments?

Contact us at [email protected]

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