Health Department Biweekly Reports Folder 0066, 2000-2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Honoraple Rudolph W. Giuliani -3- September 4. 2000

confirmed in 79 pools of Bronx and 8 in Brooklyn), and WNV has been Manhattan, and 2 in the mosquitoes (67 in Staten Island, 3 in Queens, 7 in Bronx) automated West Nile Virus As of August 30'", the Department's 24-hour information line has received 79,420 calls.

CONTINUING ITEMS

Medicaid Managed Care Update July 2000 was Monthly plan enrollment (mandatory and voluntary) for awareness in citywide 395,007. The State and City are focusing on increasing an effort to bolster enrollment. Pre-Implementation The State Department of Health received a Phase 2 Administration (HCFA). The State Review Guide from the Health Care Financing •

preparation for a Phase 2 site and City will use this tool as a guide to continue HCFA for this Fall. visit. The State and City anticipates a site visit by Health*STAT Activities efforts. Since the start DOH continues to be successful in its Health`STAT forms have been completed, 220 of the DOH Health*STAT initiative, 912 contact rest of the city. for Brooklyn Blitz neighborhoods and 692 for the outreach and education. To DOH Programs continue to do community citywide. This number includes date, 21,371 pamphlets have been distributed newborn birth certificates and pamphlets mailed out• by Vital Statistics with pamphlets handed out during face-to-face contacts. Health*STAT Back to School DOH will supply volunteers for the citywide Initiative vn September 7 and September 8. Care Access has begun to • In• addition, the Division of Health agencies performing operationalize its plan to be a Lead Agency for all City has proposed a facilitated enrollment functions. Health Care Access -based facilitated enrollers Health'STAT unit that will consist of both community In addition, part of the unit will and facilitated enrollment application reviewers. assurance. quality be dedicated to reporting, data analysis and

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