Health Department Biweekly Reports Folder 0066, 2000-2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

-2 - December 11, 2000 Honorable Rudolph W. Giuliani

to enroll on site will be able to are educated about HealthStat at a DOH clinic and wish enroller located at the Health do so. In addition, there will also be an HRA facilitated volume days for Department twice a week (Monday and Tuesday which are the busiest the spot. the Vital Records office) to aid clients who wish to enroll on

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Lead Poisoning Prevention Program development consultant has The Lead Poisoning Prevention Program's computer enable LeadQuest, DOH's started designing screens and writing the code that will hazard inspections from surveillance and tracking system to extract information on lead now able to access list of HPD's activity tracking system and database. The DOH is a

and the parent/guardian addresses where lead-based paint violations have been cited HPD's database. The program and children's names associated with each address from parents/guardians of the children will start sending follow-up letters reminding the identified to obtain follow-up blood lead tests.

Non-travel Associated Typhoid Cluster investigated a cluster of non-travel Over the past two months, the Department has York City. Nine cases were associated typhoid fever cases among residents of New patients who denied risk factors diagnosed from mid-September to mid-October among world where typhoid is common, eating an for infection, including travel to areas of the carrier. Typhoid fever is a imported food item, or contact with a known typhoid There are usually between bloodborne illness caused by the bacteria Salmonella Typhi. New York City; almost all are associated 50 -100 cases of typhoid reported each year in with travel to known endemic areas. Manhattan. Upon extensive Eight patients live in Queens, and one patient lives in was identified as the only common interview of all the patients, one restaurant in Queens item from the restaurant was exposure among seven of the cases. No common food identical and two have closely related identified among cases. Of these seven, five have DNA patterns. negative for Salmonella Typhi; none All ten food handlers at the restaurant tested given the strong epidemiologic reported recent illness, similar to typhoid fever. However, tested for Vi antibody which is a association with this restaurant, food handlers were of the co-owners tested positive for Vi marker for being a typhoid carrier. As a result, one weekly for four weeks, she was antibody and was excluded from work. Three times for all twelve specimens are required to provide follow-up test specimens. Results and were negative. negative. Additionally, household contacts were tested

Public Health Partnership Grant Point achievement award, the New As the recent recipient of a national Turning by the Department, is moving forward in York City Public Health Partnership, coordinated health system. Turning Point is a national its efforts to strengthen the City's public

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