Community Health Profiles What: Reports detailing the health of 42 New York City communities

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)

Today we’ll cover…

• Community at a Glance

• Health Highlight

• The Big Picture

• Take Care New York

• How can you use this data?

Community at a Glance

• Age

• Poverty

• Education

• Foreign-born

• Race/Ethnicity

Hunts Point & Mott Haven Heights at a Glance: Age & Poverty

• 47% of Hunts Point & Mott Haven residents are 24 years old and younger

• 45% of Hunts Point & Mott Haven residents live below the poverty level.

Hunts Point & Mott Haven Heights at a Glance: Race/Ethnicity

NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH HIGHLIGHT: Diabetes

The Big Picture: How Residents Rate Their Own Health

The Big Picture: Death Rates

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.

TCNY 1 Have a Regular Doctor or Health Care Provider

TCNY 2 Be Tobacco Free

• Why it’s important:

• 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

• Why it’s important:

• 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

TCNY 3 Keep Your Heart Healthy

• 1 in 4 adults in Hunts Point & Mott Haven are obese

• 56% of Hunts Point & Mott Haven adults report not exercising at all

TCNY 4 Know Your HIV Status

• Why it’s important:

• 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 Know Your HIV Status

• Death rate due to HIV in Hunts Point & Mott Haven has dropped by 50% in the past decade, but still higher than NYC

• 3,149 people per 100,000 are living with HIV/AIDS

• 32% of sexually active adults reported condom use

TCNY 4 Know Your HIV Status

TCNY 5 Get Help For Depression

• Why it’s important:

• 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

TCNY 6 Live Free of Alcohol and Drugs

TCNY 6 Live Free of Alcohol and Drugs

TCNY 7 Get Checked for Cancer

TCNY 7 Get Checked for Cancer

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

• Why it’s important:

• 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

• Why it’s important:

• 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.

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

More Questions/Comments?

• Contact us at [e-mail]

• THANK YOU!