Health Topics A to Z
A
- Abandoned Infant Protection Act
- ACT for Youth
- Activ8Kids! (Childhood Obesity Prevention Program)
- Adoption Information Registry
- Adult Care Facilities
- Adult Homes
- Advance Directives
- Adverse Outcomes, OBS Reporting
- Age 29 Dependent Coverage Extension
- AIDS/HIV
- Algae
- ALOS. See Average Length of Stays (ALOS)
- Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
- Amebiasis
- Ambulatory Patient Groups (APGs)
- Amebic Dysentery
- American Indian Nations Health Program
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
- Americans with Disabilities Act Complaint Form (PDF, 12KB, 2pg.)
- Ammonia
- Ammonia Spills
- Anthrax
- Antibiotic Resistance
- APGs. See Ambulatory Patient Groups
- Arboviral Infections
- Arthritis
- Arthropod-borne Encephalitis
- Article 28 (Public Health Law)
- Asbestos
- Assessment. See Community Health Assessment Clearinghouse
- Assisted Living
- Asthma
- Atypical Pneumonia
- Audit Reporting Requirements
- Average Length of Stays (ALOS)
- Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
B
- Babesiosis
- Beaver Fever
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
- Berger Commission
- Biological Agents
- Bioterrorism
- Bird Flu. See Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
- Birds, Dead
- Birth Certificates
- Birth Defects
- Blood and Tissue Resources
- Bloodborne Pathogens, OBS Reporting
- Blue-Green Algae
- Body Lice
- Body Piercing, Tattooing
- Booster Seats
- Botulism
- Breast Cancer
- Breakbone Fever
- Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program
- Breastfeeding
- Breathe Easy in Erie County Study
- Bromate in Drinking Water (PDF, 15KB, 2pg.)
- BRFSS. See Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
- Brucellosis
- Bug Sprays
C
- CACFP. See Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
- Calicivirus
- California Encephalitis
- Camps
- Campylobacteriosis
- Cancer
- Cancer Genetics: Focus on BRAC1 and BRAC2 Mutations
- Cancer Registry, NYS
- Cancer Data and Statistics
- Cancer Surveillance Improvement Initiative (CSII)
- Carbon Monoxide
- Cardiac Surgery
- Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
- Care in the Community
- Case Studies in Environmental Medicine
- Center for Consumer Health Care Information
- Center for Environmental Health Directory
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Public Health Image Library
- Certificate of Need (CON)
- Chancroid
- Chemical Terrorism
- Chemicals
- Chickenpox
- Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
- Child Care (NYS Office of Children and Family Services)
- Child Health Plus
- Child Passenger Safety
- Childbirth and Maternity
- Childhood Lead Poisoning/Lead Exposure
- Childhood Obesity Prevention Program (Activ8Kids!)
- Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
- Children's Camps
- Children's Products Recalls
- Chlamydia
- Chlamydiosis
- Chlorine
- Choking Hazard Product Recalls
- Choking Prevention for Children
- Cholera
- Chronic Diseases
- Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Cigarettes
- CJD. See Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
- Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA)
- Clinical Guidelines, Standards & Quality of Care
- CMR. See Congenital Malformations Registry (CMR)
- CMV. See Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Cold Weather Advice
- Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
- Communicable Disease Control
- Communicable Disease Reporting
- Communicable Disease Fact Sheets
- Community Health Assessment Clearinghouse
- Community Health Worker Program
- Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (CA-MRSA)
- Community-Based Long Term Care
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Comprehensive Prenatal-Perinatal Services Networks
- CON. See Certificate of Need (CON)
- Condoms
- Condom Access Program (NYSCAP), New York State
- Conferences
- Congenital Malformations Registry (CMR)
- Contamination (Drinking Water)
- Contract Reporter, NYS
- Contracts
- Controlled Substances
- Cooties
- County Health Departments, NYS
- County Health Assessment Indicators (CHAI)
- County Health Indicator Profiles
- Coxsackie Virus
- Crab Lice
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
- Criminal History Record Checks
- CRPS. See Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Cross-Connection Control Program
- Crumb-Rubber Infilled Synthetic Turf Athletic Fields
- Cryptosporidiosis
- CSFP. See Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
- CSII. See Cancer Surveillance Improvement Initiative (CSII)
- CVD. See Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
- CWD. See Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
- Cyanides
- Cyclospora Infection
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
D
- Data Protection Review Board (DPRB)
- Day Care (NYS Office of Children and Family Services)
- Day Care Meals. See Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
- Death Certificates
- Dementia
- Dengue Fever
- Dental Health
- Dentistry License Requirements (NYS Education Department)
- Diabetes
- Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs)
- Diphtheria
- Dirty Bombs
- Disability and Health
- Disability Assistance (NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance)
- Discharge Planning
- Disposition of Remains
- District Offices, New York State Health Department
- Divorce Certificates
- Doctor (Physician) Discipline
- Doctor (Physician) License Requirements (NYS Education Department)
- Doctor (Physician) Profiles
- Dog Licensing (NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets)
- Domestic Violence
- DPRB. See Data Protection Review Board (DPRB)
- DRGs. See Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs)
- Drinking Water
E
- E. coli O157:H7 Infection
- Ear Infections
- Early Intervention Program
- Eastern Equine Encephalitis
- Eat Well Play Hard Resources
- Eating Disorders
- ECLRS. See Electronic Clinical Laboratory Reporting System (ECLRS)
- Ehrlichiosis
- Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC)
- Electronic Clinical Laboratory Reporting System (ECLRS)
- eMedNY (Electronic Medicaid System of New York State)
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
- Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Emergency Preparedness, Pediatric and Obstetrical Toolkit
- Emergency Regulations
- Employment Opportunities
- EMS. See Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
- Endicott Area Investigations
- Enriched Housing Programs
- Environmental Exposures
- Environmental Health
- Environmental Health Terms
- Environmental Justice
- Environmental Public Health Tracking
- EPIC. See Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC)
- Epidemics
- Epilepsy
- Erythema Infectiosum
- Exercise and Your Health
- Exposure
F
- FACE. See Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE)
- Family Health Plus
- Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care
- Family Planning Benefit Program
- Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)
- Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE)
- Federal Stimulus Package
- Feeding Children in After School Programs. See Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
- Feeding Children in Day Care. See Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
- Female Condoms
- Fifth Disease
- Fine Particles
- Fish Advisories
- Flu (Influenza)
- FMNP. See Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)
- Flood Preparedness
- Fluoridation, Water
- Food Handling, Preparation, and Storage
- Food Policy
- Food Recalls
- Food Stamps (Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance)
- Food-borne Botulism
- Forms, NYS Department of Health
- Foster Care (NYS Office of Children and Family Services)
- Funding
- Funerals
G
- Genealogy Records
- Generators
- Genital Herpes
- Genital Warts
- German Measles
- Giant Hogweed
- Giardiasis
- GME. See Graduate Medical Education (GME)
- Gonorrhea Gonococcal Infection
- Graduate Medical Education (GME)
- Grants
- Granuloma Inguinale
- Growing Up Healthy Hotline
H
- H1N1 Influenza
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
- HAI. See Hospital-Acquired Infection Reporting System
- Hand Washing
- Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
- Hansen's Disease
- Hantavirus Infections
- Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance Project (HSEES)
- HCRA. See Health Care Reform Act (HCRA)
- Head Lice
- Health Information Technology (Health IT)
- Health Assessment. See Community Health Assessment Clearinghouse
- Health Care Personnel Influenza Immunization Requirements
- Health Care Proxy - Who Will Speak for You?
- Health Care Reform Act (HCRA)
- Health Care Reform Working Group
- Health Care Transformation Report, 2007-2009 (PDF, 809KB, 23pg.)
- Health Education Services
- Health Facilities Information System (HFIS)
- Health Insurance and Nutrition Application for Children, Adults, and Families
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Health Promotion Funding
- Health Provider Network (HPN) Access Restricted - Account required for access.
- Health Research, Inc.
- Health Rules and Regulations (Title 10)
- Healthy Lifestyles
- Healthy NY
- Healthy Steps to Albany
- Heart Disease
- Heat
- Heating Assistance
- Heavy Metals Registry
- Helen Hayes Hospital
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis A and Food Service Workers (infectious hepatitis)
- Hepatitis Surveillance and Reporting
- Herpes II
- Herpes Simplex Virus in the Newborn
- Herpes Zoster
- Hib Disease
- Hickory Woods Subdivision
- HIPAA. See Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Histoplasmosis
- HIV Clinical Guidelines
- HIV/AIDS
- Hogweed, Giant
- Home Care
- Home Care Registry, New York State
- Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
- Home Health Aide
- Home Safety
- Hospice
- Hospital-Acquired Infection Reporting System
- Hospitals
- Hospital Maternity-Related Procedures and Practices
- HPN. See Health Provider Network (HPN)
- HPNAP. See Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP)
- Hot Weather Advice
- HSEES. See Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance Project (HSEES)
- Hudson River
- Hudson River Fish Advisory Outreach Project
- Hudson River PCB Research
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV, Genital or Venereal Warts)
- Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP)
- Hydrochloric Acid
- Hydrogen Sulfide
- Hydrophobia
- Hysterectomy
I
- Immunization
- Impetigo
- Indoor Air
- Infant Botulism
- Infantile Paralysis
- Infection Control
- Infectious Hepatitis
- Infectious Mononucleosis (Mono)
- Infectious Parotitis
- Infertility
- Influenza (Flu)
- Influenza Immunization Requirements, Health Care Personnel
- Influenza Pandemic
- Injury Prevention
- Insect Repellents
- Ionizing Radiation
J
K
L
- Laboratory Quality Certification (Wadsworth Center)
- Lassa Fever
- Latex Allergy
- LCMV. See Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis (LCMV)
- Lead Hazard Product Recalls
- Lead Poisoning/Lead Exposure
- Legionellosis
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Leprosy
- Leptospirosis
- LGV. See Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)
- Lice
- Lightning Safety
- Listeriosis
- Living Will
- Local Departments of Social Services
- Lockjaw
- Long Term Care
- Long-Term Care Insurance - PlanAheadNY.com
- Lost or Stolen New York State Prescriptions
- Love Canal
- Lupus
- Lyme Disease
- Lymphedema
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis (LCMV)
- Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)
M
- Malaria
- Malignant Edema
- Mammography Facilities (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Managed Care
- Mandated Reporter Training: Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Maltreatment - nysmandatedreporter.org
- Mandatory Generic Drug Program
- Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever
- Marriage Certificates
- Maternity and Childbirth
- Measles
- Medicaid
- Medicaid Fraud
- Medicaid Obstetrical and Maternal Services (MOMS) Program
- Medicaid Pharmacy Program
- Medicaid Provider Enrollment
- Medicaid Update
- Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST)
- Medical Records
- Medical Waste
- Medicines
- Medicare
- Medicare Savings Program
- Meningococcal Disease
- Methamphetamine
- Mercury
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
- Minority Health
- MISCC. See Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council (MISCC)
- Mold
- MOMS. See Medicaid Obstetrical and Maternal Services (MOMS) Program
- MOLST See Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment
- Monkeypox
- Mono
- Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council (MISCC)
- MRSA. See Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
- Mumps
- Mycoplasma Infection
N
- Narcotic Enforcement
- Natural Disasters
- Nerve Agents
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- New York Patient Occurrence and Tracking System (NYPORTS)
- New York Prescription Saver Card
- New York Stem Cell Science (NYSTEM)
- New York State Condom Access Program (NYSCAP)
- New York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS)
- New Yorkers Volunteer
- Newborn Screening
- NGU. See Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGU)
- Nonbacterial Meningitis
- Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGU)
- Norwalk Virus Infection
- NSU. See Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGU)
- Novel H1N1 Influenza
- Nurse Aide Certification
- Nursing Home Administrator
- Nursing Homes
- Nursing Home Transition and Diversion Waiver
- Nursing License Requirements
- Nutrition
- Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
- NYPORTS. See New York Patient Occurrence and Tracking System (NYPORTS)
O
- Obesity Prevention
- Occupational Health
- Occupational Health Clinics
- Occupational Lung Disease
- Occupational Lung Disease Registry
- Official Office-Based Surgery (OBS)
- Official Prescription Program
- Oil Spills
- Oral Health
- Organ and Tissue Donations
- Ornithosis
- Osteoporosis
- OTC Pain Relievers. See Over-the-Counter Medicines
- Otitis Media
- Outdoor Air
- Outdoors
- Outreach on Environmental Health Issues
- Over-the-Counter Medicines
- Ozone
P
- Pandemic Influenza
- Parenthood
- Parent Education and Awareness Program (NYS Unified Court System)
- Parrot Fever
- Partnership for Coverage, NYS
- Partnership for Long-Term Care, NYS
- Parvovirus B19 Infections
- Patient Safety Center
- Patient Safety Program Bill
- Patient Transfers
- Patients Rights
- Pediatric and Obstetrical Emergency Preparedness Toolkit
- PCAP. See Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP)
- PCB Research
- Pediculosis
- PERC. See Tetrachloroethene (PERC)
- "People First" Coordinated Care Listening Forums
- Perinatal Health, NYS
- Pertussis
- Pest and Pesticides
- Pesticide Reporting
- Pesticides and Insect Repellents
- Physician (Doctor) Discipline
- Physician (Doctor) License Requirements (NYS Education Department)
- Physician (Doctor) Profiles
- Pinworm Infection
- Plague
- PlanAheadNY.com - Long-Term Care Insurance
- Pneumococcal Disease
- Poison Control Network, NYS
- Poliomyelitis (Polio)
- Potassium Iodide (KI)
- Powassan Encephalitis
- Pregnancy Fact Sheet
- Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
- Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP)
- Prescription Drug Misuse
- Prescription Drug Prices in New York State
- Prescription Plan for Senior Citizens
- Prescription Saver Card, New York
- Press Releases and Media Advisories
- Prevention Agenda Toward the Healthiest State
- Prevention Quality Indicators
- Procurement
- Professional Misconduct and Physician Discipline
- Proposed Rulemaking, NYS Department of Health
- Prostate Cancer
- Psittacosis
- Pubic Lice
- Public Goods Pool Reporting
- Public Health Assessment. See Community Health Assessment Clearinghouse
- Public Health Council
- Public Health Law, NYS
- Public Health Works!
- Public Hearings
- Public Meetings
- Public Water Supply
- Publications Catalog, NYS Department of Health
Q
R
- Rabies
- Radiation
- Radiologic Technologist Licensure
- Radiological Terrorism
- Radon
- Recalls, Children's Products
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Syndrome
- Regulatory Agenda, NYS Department of Health
- Repellents
- Reportable Diseases and Conditions
- Reports
- Request for Applications (RFA)
- Request for Proposals (RFP)
- Residence for Adults
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV)
- RFA. See Request for Applications (RFA)
- RFP. See Request for Proposals (RFP)
- Ricin
- Right To Know Law
- Ringworm
- Risk Behaviors. See Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
- RMSP. See Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)
- RSD. See Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Syndrome
- RSV. See Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV)
- Rubella
- Rubeola
S
- SAFE. See Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) Program
- Salmonellosis
- SARS. See Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
- School Based Health Centers
- School of Public Health, University at Albany
- School Violence
- SBS. See Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS)
- Scabies
- Septic Systems
- Service Intensity Weights (SIWs)
- ServNY – New York State's Volunteer Program
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
- Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) Program
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
- Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS)
- Shigellosis
- Shingles
- SIDS. See Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- SIWs. See Service Intensity Weights (SIWs)
- Small Business Regulation Guides
- Smallpox
- Smoke Exposure (Large Fires)
- Smokefree Law, NYS (Clean Indoor Air Act)
- Smokers' Quitsite, NYS
- Smoking
- Smoking Waiver
- Social Services Departments
- Social Services Rules and Regulations (Title 18)
- Soft Chancre
- Soil Vapor Intrusion
- Space Heaters
- SPARCS. See Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS)
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
- Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology License Requirements (NYS Education Department)
- Sporotrichosis
- Sportfish and Game
- St. Louis Encephalitis
- State 30 J-1 Visa Waivers
- State Hospital Review and Planning Council
- State Register, NY
- Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS)
- Strategic Priorities
- STDs. See Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
- Stem Cell Science, New York (NYSTEM)
- Steps to a HealthierNY
- Streptococcal Infections
- Stroke
- Substances. See Toxic Substances
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Sulfuric Acid
- Swimmer's Itch
- Swimming Safety
- Swine Flu. See Novel H1N1 Influenza
- Syphilis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (S.L.E.)
T
- Tanning
- Task Force on Life and the Law, NYS
- Tattooing, Body Piercing
- TB. See Tuberculosis (TB)
- Terrorism
- Tetanus
- Tetrachloroethene (PERC)
- Thimerosal
- Tick Repellents
- Tick-borne Typhus Fever
- Ticks and Lyme Disease
- Tobacco Use
- Toxic Substances
- Training
- Trans Fat
- Trash Burning
- Travelers' Health
- Trichinosis
- Trichloroethene (TCE)
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Tularemia
- Typhoid Fever
U
V
- Vaccine Information
- Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
- Vapor Intrusion
- Varicella Zoster
- Venereal Warts
- Ventilation (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority)
- Veterans Health Information Clearing House
- Veterans' Homes, NYS
- Viral Hepatitis
- Viral Meningitis
- Vital Records
- Vital Statistics, NYS
- Volatile Organic Chemicals
- Volunteer Program, ServNY (emergency or major disaster)
- Volunteer, New Yorkers (community service)
- VRE. See Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
W - X
- Wadsworth Center
- Walking Pneumonia
- Water
- Water Fluoridation
- Weather Emergencies
- Webcasts
- Weil's Disease
- West Nile Encephalitis
- West Nile Virus (WNV)
- Whooping Cough
- WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children)
- WNV. See West Nile Virus (WNV)
- Women's Health
- Women's Health Programs in New York State
- Woodstock Asbestos Exposure Registry
- Woolsorters' Disease
- Worksite Wellness
- World Trade Center (WTC) Health Studies and Information on Health Services