2002 Press Releases Archive : NYC DOHMH

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	Media 2002 Press Release Archive • December 2002 • November 2002 • October 2002 • September 2002 • August 2002 • July 2002 • June 2002 • May 2002 • April 2002 • March 2002 • February 2002 • January 2002 December 2002 • Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Signs Smoke Free Air Act of 2002 (December 30, 2002) • More Than 300,000 Older New Yorkers Not Getting Flu Shots, New Survey Finds (December 23, 2002) • Press Advisory: Deputy Mayor Walcott, Health Commissioner Frieden, and Aging Commissioner Mendez-Santiago to Meet with Community Leaders in Harlem to Promote Need for Increased Flu Immunizations Among African Americans and Other Communities of Color(December 16, 2002) • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Will Begin Voluntary Smallpox Vaccination Program inJanuary 2003 to Establish Strategic Reserve of Health and Public Health Response Teams(December 13, 2002) • NYC Health Commissioner Will Be Available to Discuss City Voluntary Smallpox Vaccination for Health Care Workers (December 13, 2002) • Citywide Infant Mortality Rate Reaches Low, but Racial and Geographic Disparities Persist in Certain Communities(December 12, 2002) • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Hosts Excellence in Health and Mental Hygiene Awards (December 11, 2002) • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation Issue Safety Tips tp Prevent Unintentional Carbon Monoxide Poisonings (December 10, 2002) • Press Advisory: Board of Health to Meet on Thursday, December 12, 2002(December 9, 2002) • For World AIDS Day, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Recognizes Local Organizations for Outstanding Service, and Releases New AIDS Data (December 2, 2002) November 2002 • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Issues Food Safety Tips for Thanksgiving (November 27, 2002) • Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Hosts Breakfast in Honor of World Aids Day(November 26, 2002) • Statement on Tuberculosis at an East New York, Brooklyn School from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (November 25, 2002) • Bronx Rabies Update: Second Kitten Found; DOHMH Still Urging Anyone who May Have Had Contact with Kittens From 1714 University Avenue to Call 212-POISONS (212-764-7667) (November 25, 2002) • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Issues Rabies Alert After Bronx Kitten Tests Positive for Rabies(November 21, 2002) • Press Advisory: Deputy Mayor Walcott, Health Commissioner Frieden, and Aging Comissioner Mendez-Santiago to Meet with Community Leadres in Bedford-Stuyvesant to Promote Need for Increased Flu Immunizations Among African Americans and Other Communities of Color (November 21, 2002) • At The 26th Annual Great American Smokeout, City Health Commissioner Encourages New Yorkers To Quit Smoking For Good (November 20, 2002) • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Receives Grant Expanding Services for Children With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (November 19, 2002) • Statement from the NYC Department of Health on the Death of a Bronx High School of Science Student (November 11, 2002) • City Health Department Investigating Case of Tuberculosis at Brooklyn Private School (November 8, 2002) • An Individual Who Travelled to New York City from Santa Fe, New Mexico is Preliminarily Positive for Plague (November 6, 2002) • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Oral Cancer Consortium Will Provide Free Oral Cancer Screenings on Thursday, November 7 (November 6, 2002) October 2002 • Trick or Treat: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Issues Halloween Safety Tips(October 28, 2002) • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Issues New Educational Materials for Women Considering Pregnancy(October 28, 2002) • Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Urges Elderly and At-Risk New Yorkers to Get Flu and Pneumonia Shots(October 25, 2002) • DOHMH Statement on School Nursing Services (October 21, 2002) • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Reminds Women Forty Years of Age and Older to Get Annual Mammographies (October 17, 2002) • Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Testifies Before City Council in Favor of 2002 Smoke-Free Air Act (October 10, 2002) • Thursday October 10th is National Depression Screening Day (October 9, 2002) • West Nile Virus Update: New York City Cases Number 26 to Date (October 4, 2002) • ATSDR and New York City Release Final Report on Residential Air and Dust Sampling in Lower Manhattan following WTC Collapse(October 4, 2002) September 2002 • Syphilis Cases in Men Who Have Sex With Men Continue to Rise in New York City(September 26, 2002) • New Yorkers Allergic to Nuts Advised to Avoid Foods with Brand Names "Gajar Halwa", "Besan Burfee", and "Bukhara Sweets Mix" (September 20, 2002) • West Nile Virus Update: 75-Year-Old Bronx Man is Second West Nile-Related Death in NYC this Year; Three New Cases Bring City's Total to 19 for Season(September 20, 2002) • Media Advisory: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Public Health Labs to be Honoredfor Efforts During Last Fall's Anthrax Episodes(September 19, 2002) • New York City DOHMH Announces New Members of the City's Board of Health (September 18, 2002) • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to Spray Northeast Queens on Wednesday, September 18, and Southern Brooklyn on Thursday, September 19(September 16, 2002) • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Investigates Listeria Infestions in NYC Residents(September 16, 2002) • Press Advisory: Board of Health to Meet on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 (September 13, 2002) • Five More City Residents Diagnosed with West Nile Virus (September 12, 2002) • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to Host Forum on Preventing Alcohol and Drug Abuse Relapse After September 11(September 12, 2002) • 71-Year Old Bronx Man Hospitalized with West Nile Virus(September 9, 2002) • Two New Yorkers Hospitalized With Serious West Nile Virus Infection (September 7, 2002) • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Will Spray in the Bronx on Sunday, September 8 (September 6, 2002) • Two Additional New Yorkers Hospitalized with West Nile Virus; Spray Schedule Announced for Northern Queens and Southwestern Brooklyn, Weather Permitting (September 3, 2002) • Subway Campaign Observes One-Year Anniversary of World Trade Center Tragedy (September 3, 2002) • West Nile Virus Claims Life of One New Yorker, Two Others Confirmed with Serious Infection (September 2, 2002) August 2002 • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Issues Summary Report Showing Childhood Lead Poisoning Fell 64% Between 1995 and 2000 (August 27, 2002) • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Announces Spray Schedule for Southeastern Queens and Staten Island(August 23, 2002) • Chelsea Health Center Renamed the Leona Baumgartner Health Center, After Former Health Commissioner(August 19, 2002) • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Announces Spray Rescheduling for Northern Queens (August 15, 2002) • 84-Year-Old Queens Man Tests Positive for West Nile Virus (August 15, 2002) • Media Advisory: Spraying Scheduled in Northern Queens Last Night Postponed, New Schedule, with Date and Time To Be Announced (August 15, 2002) • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Issues Spray Schedule for Northern Queens (August 12, 2002) • Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and City Council Leaders Announce 2002 New York City Smoke-Free Air Act(August 12, 2002) • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Issues Spray Schedule for the Northeastern Bronx(August 6, 2002) • Larvicide Application by Helicopter Scheduled for Marsh and Wetlands Areas of Staten Island(August 6, 2002) • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Issues Spray Schedule for Selected Areas of Staten Island(August 5, 2002) • 'If Only the Signs Were This Easy to Read' Campaign Launched to Promote Adolescent Mental Health (August 1, 2002) July 2002 • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Issues Spray Schedule for Selected Areas of Staten Island(July 29, 2002) • West Nile Virus Found in Mosquito Pools in Queens and Manhattan (July 23, 2002) • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Issues Spray Schedule for Selected Areas of Staten Island and Brooklyn (July 22, 2002) • West Nile Virus Found in Mosquito Pool in Brooklyn (July 19, 2002) • Health and Police Departments Identify and Arrest Individuals for Illegal Use of Cosmetic Injections (July 18, 2002) • West Nile Virus Found in Mosquito Pool in the Bronx (July 17, 2002) • NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Launches the Second Phase of BYOC (Bring Your Own Condom) Campaign (July 17, 2002) • Round of Aerial Application of Larvicide Scheduled for Marsh and Wetland Areas of Northwest Staten Island (July 15, 2002) • Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Announces Top Dog Names and Breeds for 2001(July 12, 2002) • New York City Launches Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (July 10, 2002) • Health Commissioner Issues Annual Summer Rabies Alert (July 9, 2002) • New York City to Receive Federal Funding for World Trade Center Registry (July 8, 2002) • Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Statement on Impact of Quebec Forest Fires on New York City (July 7, 2002) • First Evidence of West Nile Virus Detected in New York City this Year (July 3, 2002) • NYC Health Department Issues Annual Summer Tick Advisory (July 1, 2002) June 2002 • Health Department Reminder: Take A Walk New York! (June 28, 2002) • Thousands of New Yorkers Living with HIV But Don't Know It(June 27, 2002) • Health Department Issues Summer Safety Tips(June 25, 2002) • Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Hosts Tabletop Exercise for Bioterrorism Preparedness (June 24, 2002) • Larvicide Application by Helicopter Scheduled in Marsh and Wetland Areas of Staten Island (June 21, 2002) • New York City Department of Health Conducts First-Ever Comprehensive Community Health Survey(June 13, 2002) • Press Advisory: Board of Health to Meet on Thursday, June 13, 2002 (June 11, 2002) • Health Department Urges New Yorkers to Participate in Take a Walk New York (June 7, 2002) • Department of Health Statement in Response to Comptroller's Audit(June 6, 2002) • NYC Health Department Launches HIV Prevention Campaign(June 4, 2002) May 2002 • On "World No Tobacco Day" 2002, New York City Health Commissioner Warns New Yorkers About the Dangers of Smoking(May 31, 2002) • Mayor Michael Bloomberg Announces West Nile Virus Prevention and Control Plan(May 29, 2002) • New York City Departments of Health and Mental Health Publish Chinese-Language Version of New York Needs Us Strong: Coping After Sept. 11 (May 29, 2002) • NYC Departments of Health and Mental Health Announce Project Liberty Booklet for Chinese Community(May 28, 2002) • NYC Health Department Declares All Public Beaches Safe for Swimming (May 24, 2002) • New York City Health Department Offers Food Safety Tips for Memorial Day Weekend and the Summer Months (May 23, 2002) • NYC Department of Health Joins Community Partners at Launch of Infant Mortality Initiatives in Brooklyn(May 16, 2002) • NYC Health Department Announces Summer 2002 Public Health Youth Corps(May 8, 2002) • Attention Media Colleagues: Original Press Contact Number Re-established at NYC Department of Health, Office of Public Affairs (May 6, 2002) April 2002 • Health Commissioner Urges Parents to Immunize Children Against Preventable Diseases (April 18, 2002) • City Health Department Releases Summary of Vital Statistics 2000 (April 18, 2002) • Health Department Announces 2001 Record Low Levels of Childhood Lead Poisoning (April 17, 2002) • Health Department Reminder: Window Guards Save Lives! (April 16, 2002) • New York City Consumer Affairs Commissioner Gretchen Dykstra and City Health Commissioner Tom Frieden Slam Rite Aid and the Rest of the "FILTHY FIFTY" Cigarette Vendors (April 3, 2002) March 2002 • Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Re-Opens Tuberculosis Chest Center in Queens(March 20, 2002) • Press Advisory: Mayor, Health Commissioner to Announce New Tuberculosis Case Numbers in NYC (March 20, 2002) • During National Poison Prevention Week (March 17 – 23), NYC Department of Health Reminds New Yorkers to Poison-Proof Their Homes (March 19, 2002) • Press Advisory: Board of Health to Meet on Thursday, March 21, 2002 (March 18, 2002) • NYC Department of Health Presents 2001 Data on Syphillis (March 6, 2002) February 2002 • Free Mouth Guards and Dental Examinations Available at Six Locations in Manhattan (February 19, 2002) • NYC Health Commissioner Submits Testimony to U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works(February 11, 2002) • NYC Department of Health Presents Findings from Indoor Air Sampling in Lower Manhattan(February 8, 2002) • Press Advisory: New York City Anti-Tobacco Youth Summit 2002: Reality Check (February 1, 2002) • Possible Exposure to a Rabid Racoon Found in the Bronx - Health Department Reminds New Yorkers to Avoid Contact with Wild Animals (February 1, 2002) January 2002 • Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH Begins Tenure as NYC Health and Mental Health Commissioner (January 29, 2002) • Flu Activity Up in New York City (January 16, 2002) • New York City Launches New York Needs Us Strong Campaign (January 15, 2002) • NYC Department of Health Investigating Hepatitis B Cases Among Patients Treated by Doctor's Office in Manhattan(January 11, 2002) • NYC Department of Health Releases Community Needs Assessment of Lower Manhattan (January 11, 2002)