Explore comprehensive data on communicable disease incidence in New York State, featuring weekly updates and detailed analyses. This page presents visualizations including heat maps, bar graphs, and longitudinal trend graphs, derived from CDC data. Discover insights into disease patterns and trends, helping public health professionals and researchers monitor outbreaks, assess intervention impacts, and develop targeted strategies.
Explore an interactive map showcasing the spatial distribution of certified hospital beds across New York State. This map visualizes the number of beds available for various service lines, such as Medical/Surgical, Intensive Care, Neonatal Care, and more. Users can zoom, pan, and hover for detailed insights into hospital capacity. This tool is crucial for understanding healthcare resource allocation and preparedness, especially in response to public health emergencies. Discover how the data supports public health planning and resource management.
Explore my detailed MLB season insights through interactive visualizations and data tables. I’ve included animations of cumulative wins, trend graphs, scatter plots of runs scored vs. runs allowed, and bar graphs of run differentials. Updated daily during baseball season, this page provides a comprehensive view of team and player statistics, helping you understand performance trends and key metrics throughout the season.
Explore an interactive map of healthcare facilities across New York State. Updated routinely, this tool provides detailed information on various facility types including hospitals, hospices, and diagnostic centers. Users can zoom, pan, and select specific facility types to visualize their locations, helping to identify healthcare access disparities and plan for future needs. Essential for public health professionals and policymakers to track healthcare distribution and address potential gaps.
Explore detailed data on food service inspections across New York State, including New York City. This page features interactive maps and tables displaying inspection results, violations, and compliance statuses for food establishments. Users can filter data by location and inspection outcome to assess food safety standards across counties. This tool supports public health professionals, restaurant owners, and consumers in understanding food safety trends and ensuring compliance with health regulations. Discover how these data contribute to improving food safety practices and protecting public health statewide.
The map depicts the spatial distribution of shooting incidents in New York City from 2019 to 2023. A three-dimensional elevation model is used to represent incident density, with areas of higher incident counts extruded vertically from the map surface. The color scale is a continuous gradient from dark purple to light yellow, with lighter colors representing higher frequencies of shootings. Neighborhoods with the highest concentration of incidents, such as in parts of Brooklyn and the Bronx, are visually elevated and shaded lightest. The map provides a sweeping, 360-degree view of the city’s spatial distribution of shooting incidents.
Explore the New York City 311 Service Request Data Dashboard, an interactive GIS tool that visualizes social determinants of health using 311 service requests across NYC. Developed by Isaac H. Michaels, MPH, the dashboard provides spatial analysis of complaint types, dynamic frequency updates, and GIS overlays. Access the embedded application here or view the full-screen version for a comprehensive analysis of NYC’s health-related service requests.
Explore the comprehensive COVID-19 Data Tracking Report for New York State, offering up-to-date insights into confirmed cases, diagnostic tests, hospitalizations, deaths, and vaccination trends. This detailed resource provides valuable data by county, demographic breakdowns, and public health implications, helping policymakers, healthcare professionals, and the public understand the ongoing impact of the pandemic.
Explore the latest insights from my New York Climate Change Report. This comprehensive analysis, drawing on open data from greenhouse gas emissions to electric generation and gasoline prices, provides a detailed overview of energy trends and climate patterns in New York State. Discover how data from the Department of Environmental Conservation, NYSERDA, and NOAA inform policy decisions and public understanding of climate impacts. Dive into the report for critical information on emissions, energy usage, and climate variability.
This report utilizes data from the New York State Gaming Commission to analyze equine fatalities at race tracks, uncovering trends and patterns to enhance horse safety and welfare. Despite limitations like potential underreporting and data quality issues, the report offers critical insights into the well-being of racing horses and promotes transparency and accountability in the industry
Explore the New York Flu Watch, a comprehensive real-time tracker for influenza data across New York State and New York City. Updated routinely, this tool offers detailed insights into laboratory-confirmed cases, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and flu vaccination coverage. Developed by Isaac H. Michaels, MPH using open data, this resource aids in understanding flu trends and informs public health strategies to enhance community protection and response.
Explore a comprehensive analysis of county-level health factors versus health outcomes rankings from 2010 to 2023 This page provides detailed graphs and scatter plots for each U.S. state, visualizing trends and correlations between health factors and outcomes as reported by the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps program. Learn how these data can inform public health interventions and improve understanding of regional health disparities. Access detailed visualizations and statistical insights to enhance public health practice and policy.
Explore detailed analyses of birth defect trends in New York State on this page. Featuring data from the New York State Birth Defects Registry, it includes cross-sectional and trend graphs that provide insights into birth defect prevalence by disease, year, and sex. The page offers a user-friendly interface for examining the latest data, understanding patterns, and guiding public health interventions. Discover how these trends can inform maternal and child health strategies across the state.
Explore trends in births and fertility rates in New York State with data from 1995 to 2023. This page provides detailed visualizations and analysis, including annual birth counts and fertility rates, using data from the CDC WONDER database. Discover key insights into demographic shifts and understand the implications for maternal and child health planning. Learn how these trends can inform future research and policy decisions.
Explore comprehensive visualizations and trends on hate crimes across New York State and New York City. This page features maps, heat maps, and trend graphs detailing the distribution of hate crimes by bias motive, crime type, and county. Analyze monthly and yearly patterns, discover regional variations, and gain insights to inform policy and practice. The data, sourced from Open Data NY and NYC Open Data, supports targeted interventions and resource allocation to combat hate crimes effectively.
Explore trends and patterns in EMS calls across New York City with data-driven insights by Isaac H. Michaels, MPH. This comprehensive analysis, based on FDNY data from 2020 to the present, examines daily call volumes, response times, and the most common emergency types. Discover how borough-specific trends and temporal patterns can inform public health strategies, resource allocation, and emergency response improvements to ensure timely and effective care for all communities in NYC.
Explore a detailed analysis of New York State’s budget, highlighting revenues, disbursements, and key financial trends. This comprehensive overview, updated annually, delves into the fiscal dynamics of the Empire State, including breakdowns by agency, function, and fund. Access the data to gain insights into fiscal management, policy priorities, and budgetary challenges shaping New York’s economic landscape.
Discover my in-depth NBA season analysis with dynamic visualizations and data tables. This page features animations of cumulative wins, trend graphs, scatter plots of points scored vs. points allowed, and bar graphs of point differentials. Regularly updated during basketball season, it offers a thorough overview of team performance and individual player statistics, making it an essential resource for tracking the latest trends in the NBA.
Explore the provisional data on opioid overdoses in New York State. This page offers detailed visualizations and analyses of overdose deaths, hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and naloxone administrations. Learn about state and county-level trends, and access vital information on how to use the data to address the opioid crisis effectively. Derive actionable insights to protect your community and support public health efforts.
Explore comprehensive data on shooting incidents in New York City from 2006 to the present. This updated analysis, including citywide maps, trends, and demographic insights, reveals patterns of gun violence across boroughs and neighborhoods. Discover how fluctuations in incident rates, disparities in violence distribution, and trends over time inform public health strategies and crime prevention efforts. Essential for policymakers, public health practitioners, and community leaders aiming to address and reduce gun violence in NYC.
Explore comprehensive data on all-cause mortality in New York State, covering trends from 1999 to the present. This detailed analysis includes insights into mortality rates across different age groups and jurisdictions, using both annual and weekly data from CDC WONDER and data.cdc.gov. Understand key patterns, identify significant changes, and discover implications for public health practice and targeted interventions.
Discover my thoughts on the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in a recent interview with the University at Albany. I discuss my advocacy for an air quality census in New York schools and reflect on how the pandemic has influenced my professional goals. I highlight the ongoing public health issues we face, including low vaccination rates, high COVID-19 mortality, and systemic flaws exposed by the pandemic. My commitment to data transparency and strengthening public health collaborations continues to drive my work.
Read my op-ed, 'The Need for an Air Quality Census in New York State Schools,' published in the Bronx Times. This piece highlights the critical need for an air quality census in New York schools to improve indoor environments amid ongoing risks of airborne diseases like COVID-19. I advocate for conducting regular air quality assessments, publishing results on the Health Data NY website, and implementing stringent indoor air quality standards. Explore how these measures can enhance the health and safety of students, teachers, and staff.
Uncover the persistent staffing shortages affecting New York State's public health workforce. A recent study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health by Isaac Michaels and colleagues reveals a decline in full-time staff and rising vacancy rates across local health departments. The research highlights the critical need for sustained investment and policy reform to address these long-standing challenges and strengthen public health infrastructure. Read the full study for insights and recommendations.
Discover how disparities in internet access are linked to lower COVID-19 vaccination rates in New York City. A new study by Isaac Michaels and colleagues, published in Preventing Chronic Disease, reveals that communities with limited internet access, particularly in the Bronx and Brooklyn, face significant barriers to vaccination. The research underscores the need for public health strategies that address digital inequities to protect vulnerable populations.
Explore a new publication in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice that details innovative methods for generating subcounty health data. The article highlights the need for granular data to identify health disparities within counties, offering recommendations and lessons from a multistate pilot initiative. Essential for hospitals, local health departments, and public health professionals engaged in community health needs assessments and improvement plans.
Explore a novel technique for visualizing 50 years of cancer mortality trends across the U.S. through synchronized map and graph animations. Published in the CDC journal Preventing Chronic Disease, this innovative GIS method helps health officials target prevention efforts more effectively. Discover how this tool reveals crucial spatial and temporal patterns in cancer mortality data.
Discover winning solutions to the NYTimes Spelling Bee with the Killer Bee Word Discovery App by Isaac H. Michaels, MPH. This app analyzes combinations of letters from the daily puzzle to generate valid English words, now enhanced with Webster's Unabridged Dictionary for even more word options.
A new interactive web application developed by Isaac H. Michaels, MPH, visualizes health determinants using NYC 311 service request data. Presented at the 2019 New York State Population Health Summit, this tool enables users to analyze and map social and environmental factors influencing public health across NYC. The application is built with open-source software and offers spatial, graphical, and tabular views with dynamic filters.
Explore the link between food distress and smoking among racially and ethnically diverse adults in Schenectady, NY. This study, published in the CDC journal Preventing Chronic Disease, reveals that limited access to healthy food is significantly associated with higher smoking rates, highlighting critical implications for public health strategies aimed at reducing tobacco use and improving nutrition in underserved communities.
A study in the CDC journal Preventing Chronic Disease reveals a significant decline in tobacco availability and advertising in Albany, NY food stores over 12 years, though 74.5% still sold tobacco in 2015. Efforts by local tobacco control, pharmacy industry regulations, and increased retailer fees contributed to these changes. Despite progress, the number of tobacco retailers remains high, suggesting a need for ongoing public health strategies to further reduce tobacco access and advertising in the community.
This study explores how food shopping venues and neighborhood food environments influence BMI among urban Guyanese, Black, and White adults in the US. Findings suggest that supermarkets, ethnic markets, and food co-ops have varying impacts on BMI across different racial and ethnic groups, highlighting the need for culturally tailored obesity interventions.
A new study in the journal The Diabetes Educator reveals that travel distance is a significant barrier for Guyanese immigrants to participation in diabetes intervention programs at faith-based organizations in Schenectady, New York. The research highlights the importance of location in ensuring access to healthcare services for underserved populations.
Explore the spatial access of Guyanese immigrants in Schenectady, New York, to faith-based diabetes interventions. This award-winning poster, presented at the 23rd University at Albany School of Public Health Student Poster Day, examines whether travel distance affects participation in diabetes programs. Discover key findings and implications for healthcare delivery and chronic disease management.
Explore the potential of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) to improve public health in Schenectady, NY. This white paper outlines four innovative use cases for SIBs to reduce asthma, falls among seniors, type 2 diabetes, and smoking, while generating savings for the community. Discover how SIBs can align incentives for public health, attract private investment, and transform preventive care in Schenectady.
