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Displaying 32 Finding Aids
Title
- Epidemiological studies
Series Number
- 17683
Summary
- This series consists of the final reports and publications of study results of epidemiological studies conducted by the Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
Access Restrictions
- Working files found in this series are restricted.
Title
- Office of Public Health subject files
Series Number
- 16570
Summary
- This series contains agendas, bulletins, news clippings, correspondence, guidelines, memorandums, notes, pamphlets, press releases, reports, and speeches generated by the Office of Public Health. Topics include the onset of the AIDS epidemic; environmental toxicology; maternal and child health; New York City shelters; health manpower; and human experimentation. Some records may be restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Public Health
Access Restrictions
- Portions of the series are restricted to protect personal privacy.
Title
- Smallpox case report cards
Series Number
- B0167
Summary
- Physicians across the state were required to report each case of designated communicable diseases to the State Department of Health. This series contains data on smallpox victims. Personal data includes patient's name; age; sex; color/race; marital status; country of mother's birth; and address. Medical data includes first symptom date; date reported; last successful vaccination date; site where infection occurred; reporting physician's signature; changes in diagnosis; vaccination response; declarations of small pox and rescindments of smallpox certifications. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal laws.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Communicable Diseases
Access Restrictions
- Restricted by New York Public Health Law sect. 18 and New York Code of Rules and Regulations part 10, sect. 50-4; by New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) sect. 87.2(b); by New York Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6-A) sect. 96; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.
Title
- Outbreak survey forms
Series Number
- B1888
Summary
- This series documents a typhoid fever outbreak which occurred in Orleans County, New York in the summer of 1989. Records consists of forms which document individual typhoid cases and potential cases. The information on the forms includes personal identifiers, where meals were taken, food consumed, symptoms, and medical treatment administered. Also included are follow up forms for culture-confirmed cases, compiled data, and correspondence with county health departments which were involved in monitoring the outbreak.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Communicable Disease Control
Access Restrictions
- Records are restricted to protect personal privacy of patients. Requests for access are administered by Archives staff according to the State Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- Tuberculosis case report cards
Series Number
- B0162
Summary
- State law required all physicians to notify the State Department of Health about specific cases of infectious, contagious, or communicable disease. This series consists of personal (name, sex, color/race, birth date or age, marital status, occupation, address) and medical data about victims of tuberculosis reported by physicians throughout the state. Medical data includes lab results; diagnosis (extent, activity, or change in diagnosis); reporting doctor's name and address; hospital name; and admitting and discharge dates. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal laws.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Communicable Disease Control
Access Restrictions
- Restricted by New York Public Health Law sect. 18 and New York Code of Rules and Regulations part 10, sect. 50-4; by New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) sect. 87.2(b); by New York Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6-A) sect. 96; by New York Public Health Law sect. 2221; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.
Title
- Poliomyelitis case report cards
Series Number
- B0163
Summary
- Physicians across the state were required to report each case of designated communicable diseases to the State Department of Health. This series consists of personal and medical data of polio victims. Personal data includes patient's name; address; occupation; age; sex; color/race; and national origin. Medical data includes where and how the disease was contracted; physical relationship to milk production or dairy farming; onset, duration, extent, and location of paralysis; contagion preventative measures; and (after 1960) immunization history. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal laws.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Acute Communicable Disease Control
Access Restrictions
- Restricted by New York Public Health Law sect. 18 and New York Code of Rules and Regulations part 10, sect. 50-4; by New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) sect. 87.2(b); by New York Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6-A) sect. 96; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.
Title
- Historical scrapbooks
Series Number
- 20031
Summary
- This series consists of six scrapbook volumes of newspaper clippings relating to the career and public activities of Dr. Edward S. Godfrey (1878-1966) who served as Commissioner of Health from 1936-1947. Also included is one scrapbook volume of black-and-white photographic prints (ca. 50 photos) depicting public health nurses and nursing programs during the late 1920s-1940s.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health. Wadsworth Library
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Public Health and Health Planning Council meeting and administrative files
Series Number
- 10740
Summary
- This series consists of agendas, transcripts, minutes, and agenda books derived from meetings of the Public Health Council and its successor, the Public Health and Health Planning Council.
Creator
- Public Health and Health Planning Council (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Documents pertaining to administrative complaints regarding improper practices in hospital staff appointments and extension of professional privileges, received by the Public Health Council or the Public Health and Health Planning Council, are declared to be confidential by Public Health Law section 2801-b.
Title
- Commissioner's office calendars
Series Number
- 19097
Summary
- The series consists of office calendars of Commissioner of the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. These calendars document the dates, times, and locations of the commissioner's meetings, public appearances, and other official activities.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. Office of the Commissioner
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Department of Health microfilm log book of contagious diseases
Series Number
- B1528
Summary
- This series consists of a log of microfilmed contagious diseases records produced by the Department of Health. The log shows a type and year of communicable disease outbreak, apparent reel numbers, and date sent for filming. Scattered throughout the log are notes on outcomes of film processing, such as records obliterated, missing, or mistakes in filming. There is no textual or statistical information about diseases included in the log.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Bureau of Occupational Health epidemiological and special studies
Series Number
- 16968
Summary
- This series includes investigative studies and reports that document occupational and environmental health problems among New York State residents. These studies and reports contain health data, including but not limited to confidential medical records.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Occupational Health
Access Restrictions
- Access to medical records and other confidential information found in this series is restricted. State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- Environmental exposure registries
Series Number
- 17682
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence and interim and final reports of registries of information on radiation contamination in specific geographic areas. The reports are meant to analyze and detect health risks or potentially health threatening patterns.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
Access Restrictions
- Working files found in this series are restricted.