Health Department Biweekly Reports Folder 0066, 2000-2001

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THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Neal L. Cohen, M.D. Rudolph W. Giuliani Commissioner Mayor

Fv pot'4Cr ► C/•' November 28, 2000 TO: Honorable Rudolph W. Giuliani MAYOR

FROM: Neal L. Cohen, M.D. Commissioner

5 —November 18) SUBJECT: Bi-weekly Report -- (November

CRITICAL EVENTS & EMERGING ISSUES

West Nile Virus Activities session was held at the Fund for the On November 8, a West Nile Virus planning Department of Health individuals in attendance. In City of New York with over 40 key internally to review the "lessons learned" preparation for this event, meetings were held should be changed or improved. At the during the current year: what worked, and what mosquito surveillance and control, bird and planning session, presentations were made in humans, surveillance for possible effects of animal surveillance, surveillance for WNV in education activities. There were also pesticide exposure, laboratory testing, and public concerning regulatory activities, technology, round table discussions of issues and plans plans and action steps to work for toward and data management. The group formulated State and National planning sessions next year. These steps will be further informed by Impact Statement. The West Nile steering group and by the Department's Environmental planning session has helped the continues to meet regularly. This comprehensive the management of the current year Department to shift the focus of these meetings from effort to the preparation for next year.

NOTEWORTHY ITEMS

Lead Poisoning Prevention Funding grant of $3 million for 2.5 years. The The DOH and HPD were awarded a HUD Lead Based Hazard Reduction Department is being funded in the eighth round of HUD's of the grant program in 1995 and in Program, after having received funding in Round 2 used this grant money to implement Round 4 in 1997. The HPD and DOH have jointly funding, which is primarily used to make the federal lead hazard control program. The

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