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being identified. The Department is planning for 140,200 tuberculosis visits in 2002 and will ensure that 90 percent of drug-sensitive patients and 80 percent of harder-to-reach, multiple drug-resistant patients complete treatment. lonitoring, •epartment The Department, in its continuing efforts to control AIDS and HIV infection, will enhance health education 3TD), and and risk reduction services for young minority men who have sex with men (MSM) in 2002. Recent surveys ncourages conducted by the Department and others show an alarming increase in the proportion of young minority MSM y of health , recently infected with HIV. The number of deaths from AIDS in New York City decreased by more than 70 Y percent between 1994 and 2000, with a concomitant increase in the number of people living with AIDS to approximately 45,000. ; '

I The Department also noted an increase in syphilis among MSM in late 1998 and 1999 and will mount an City. This aggressive campaign to control syphilis in MSM in 2002 as part of its syphilis elimination program. This initiative, activities, /I ' which is designed to enhance awareness about syphilis, promote safer sex practices, and encourage screening for mammals, syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases, will include a multi-media campaign and public and provider mosquito / education. ous use of pesticides; In 2002, the Department will continue its efforts to enforce the State law requiring providers to report HIV- effects on infected individuals, including their partners, and will offer HIV counseling and testing to those who are potentially sease; and at risk for HIV infection. As a provider of clinical services, the Department itself will continue to report HIV- pe Federal infected clients who tested confidentially to the New York State Department of Health and will provide partner ipartment, nbtificafion, counseling, and testing services to providers in the community upon referral of their clients for such sport eases f services. The Department expects 50,000 visits to its testing sites requiring confidential counseling, testing, and partner notification.

and solve From March 2001 to February 2002, the Department, with guidance from the,HIV Health and Human Services Is. / Planning Council, will monitor the disbursement of $119 million in Title I Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resource Enaergency (CARE) funds. /ear and is ducational Between 1995 and 2000, the number of new lead cases reported for New York City children dropped by 53 percent. In 2002, the Department will continue to work toward reducing the burden of lead poisoning in communities by: (1) conducting outreach and education; (2) providing medical case management for children ') program reported as lead poisoned; (3) inspecting dwelling units where lead poisoned children .spend significant time; and :s, such as (4) assuring! compliance of abatement through follow-up inspections. The Department will also expand its i’s asthma surveillance activities for lead by requiring laboratory tests analyzed in physician offices to be reported directly alizations. I to the Department. 'i' ’ mary care will serve The Department recently launched the Hepatitis B immunization campaign in participating schools and will continue these activities through 2002. These activities, aimed at providing Hepatitis B immunization to children I in the seventh grade who are now required to receive the vaccine as a condition for enrollment, include actively 'wide and immunizing children against Hepatitis B in participating schools. Through walk-in immunization clinics and ty through collaboration with public and private partners, the Department provides all other vaccines fpr children who need londitions them. In 2002, the Department maintained its goal of having 100 percent of all public and private hospitals reporting ( to the Citywide immunization registry and ensuring that providers track their patiehts’ immunization histories.

Family and Community Health Services

intinue its In 2002, the Departmeiit will enhance its focus on reducing disparities in healthcare in minority communities. osis cases These efforts will be coordinated through the newly organized Office of Minority, Immigrant, and Refugee Health. gram will \ Working with other programs in the Department, the Office will address: (1) the high prevalence of HIV and cases .are sexually ,transmitted diseases; (2) high infant mortality rates; (3) high mortality rates secondary to malignancies;

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