New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children With Sickle Cell Disease

ABSTRACT Background Although prior reports suggest sickle cell disease (SCD) as a risk factor for lead poisoning, this association remains understudied. This paper assesses the relationship between SCD and elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in New York City children. Methods We co...

HIV Prevention Practices of Exposed Seronegative Partners Following Partner Notification and Services in New York City From 2015 to 2018

Purpose To understand partners’ practices related to HIV transmission risk following HIV partner services (PS) since pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was made available. Design Quarterly interviews over one year following PS. Setting New York City (NYC). Participants HIV-negative...

Exploring provider preferences for HIV treatment support packages integrating long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy in New York Ryan White Part A medical case management programs

Background: Understanding the preferences of core HIV medical case management (MCM) program staff for long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (LAI ART)-related support services could help integrate those services into MCM programs, thus facilitating uptake of LAI ART and in...

Integrating Housing and HIV Care: Evaluation of the Implementation and Impact of Three Differentiated Service Delivery Housing Pilots in New York City

The HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA) provides housing, benefits, and case management for low-income people with HIV (PWH) in New York City (NYC). HASA implemented three differentiated service delivery (DSD) pilots: Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), Transitional Supportiv...

Narrative 2 Numbers (N2N): Leveraging a Hackathon Approach to Generate Ideas and Approaches for Using Mixed Methods to Strengthen Public Health Preparedness and Response

ABSTRACT: Public health emergencies require rapid decision making using incomplete and evolving information, yet tools to quickly integrate actionable qualitative and quantitative data remain limited. To address this gap, we describe a replicable hackathon model that enabled the...

Mercury in skin lightening and skin care products purchased in New York City, 2009-2022

Mercury, a toxic metal, is added to some cosmetic skin care products as a lightening agent, due to its ability to inhibit melanin production, and it has also been found in products intended for blemish removal, acne, and anti-aging. Skin lightening products containing mercury wer...

Sibling Relationship Scale For Emerging Adults: Turkish Adaptation and Validation Study

The development of sibling relationships across the life course can be context and culture specific. The current study aimed to adapt and validate a new measure of sibling relationship quality the Emerging Adults’ Relationship with Sibling Scale (EARSS) to assess Turkish emerging...

A Qualitative Study Identifying Behavioral Science Communication Strategies to Improve Client Engagement and HIV Prevention by Disease Interventionists

Background: Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS), essential implementers of HIV prevention efforts, have increasingly relied on learned empathy, rather than evidence-based strategies for client engagement. Given the mismatch between DIS demands and training, as well as demonstr...