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The earliest New York state laws regarding public health were quarantine laws for the port of New York, first passed by the New York General Assembly in 1758. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic precipitated the 1799–1800 creation of the New York Marine Hospital, and in 1801 its resident physician and the health officers ...
Pages in category "New York State Department of Health" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A state health agency (SHA), or state department of health, is a department or agency of the state governments of the United States focused on public health. The state secretary of health is a constitutional or at times a statutory official in several states of the United States. The position is the chief executive official for the state's ...
The modern Department of Health, under a single commissioner, was formed by the New York City Charter revision pursuant to Chapter 137 of the Laws of 1870 passed by the New York State legislature. In the early years after its formation, commissioners were sometimes political appointments, with no experience in medicine or related fields. [ 5 ]
The Wadsworth Center has over 100 principal investigators and more than 1,000 staff in five locations, the Biggs Laboratory (at the Empire State Plaza), the David Axelrod Institute (on New Scotland Avenue), the Center for Medical Science, Western Avenue and, in nearby Guilderland, New York, the Griffin Laboratory.
The Rockaway Peninsula, commonly referred to as The Rockaways or Rockaway, is a peninsula at the southern edge of the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, New York. Relatively isolated from Manhattan and other more urban parts of the city, Rockaway became a popular summer retreat in the 1830s.
And Boston, Massachusetts, claims in 1799 it established the first board of health and the first health department, with Paul Revere named as the first health officer. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Modern Local health departments may be entities of local or state government and often report to a mayor, city council, county board of health or county commission.
It is organized as Westchester County Health Care Corporation, and is a New York State public-benefit corporation. [3] [4] Westchester Medical Center is the primary academic medical center and University Hospital of New York Medical College. [5]