Injury Surveillance and Prevention

Injury Surveillance and Prevention Program (ISP)

This program monitors both intentional and unintentional injuries in New York City and identifies at-risk populations and neighborhoods. Violence against women, and specifically intimate partner violence, is an area of focus for the Unit. Childhood injuries and fatalities are also tracked. Unintentional injuries, such as bicycle accidents and accidental poisonings are monitored. An awareness of trends in local injuries and deaths will help us take preventative measures to increase the safety and well-being of New Yorkers.

• Learn about injury surveillance and monitoring
  in New York City.
• Review statistics about causes of death and hospitalizations.

Intimate Partner Violence

• Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in New York City (PDF)
  A comprehensive summary of the scope of the problem in NYC using multiple health data sources.
  
  
• Femicides, 1995-2008: Statistics and Trends (PPT)
  Presentation describing intimate partner homicide in NYC over time and identifying who is at risk.
  
  
• Health Bulletin #62: Domestic Violence and Abuse (PDF)
  Information about what domestic violence is and how to get help. [Español] [中文]
  
  
• City Health Information: Intimate Partner Violence: Encouraging Disclosure and Referral in the Primary Care Setting (PDF)
  The Health Department’s publication for medical providers on screening/assessment/referral in primary care settings.

Childhood Injuries and Deaths

• New York City Child Fatality Review Team Reports (PDF)
  • 2011: Special section on Infant Sleep Safety (PDF)
    
    
  • 2010: Special section of Neighborhood-level Factors (PDF)
    
    
  • 2009: Special section on Injuries in the Home (PDF)
    
    
  • 2008: Special Section on Fires (PDF)
    
    
  • 2007: Special Section on Traffic Crashes (PDF)
    
    
• Unintentional Poisoning in New York City Children (July 2009) (PDF)
  
  
• Data Brief on Child Helmet Use (PDF) NEW
  
  
• Safety Tips
  • Toy Safety Tips (PDF)
    
    
  • Summer Safety Tips (PDF)
    
    
  • Halloween Safety Tips (PDF)
    

Falls Among Older Adults

• Preventing Falls in Older Adults Webpage 
  
  
• City Health Information: Preventing Falls in Older Adults in the Community (PDF)
  
  
• Data Profile on Falls among Older Adults in NYC (PDF) NEW
  
  
• City Health Information: Age-Friendly Primary Care (includes section on falls prevention) (PDF)
  
  
• Maps of Older Adult Fall-Related Deaths and Hospitalizations in New York City, 2002-2006 (PDF)
  
  
• Vital Signs: Health of Older New Yorkers (includes senior falls data) (PDF)
  
  
• The Health of Older Adults in New York City Public Housing
  
  

Bicycle Accidents and Fatalities

• Bicycling in Bedford-Stuyvesant (PDF)
  
  
• Bicyclist Fatalities and Serious Injuries in New York City 1996-2005 (PDF)
  
  
• Improving Traffic Safety in New York City (PDF)

Suicides

• Suicides in New York City, 2007-2009 (PDF)
  

Other Reports

• Homicides in NYC, 2007-2009 (PDF)
  
  
• Falls Among New Yorkers under 65 years old (PDF)
  

* See information and resources on domestic violence