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Displaying 45 Finding Aids
Title
- Annual reports
Series Number
- B2496
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports describing the functions, activities, and events of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. Additional copies of annual reports are held by the New York State Library.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Press releases
Series Number
- B2497
Summary
- This series consists of press releases issued by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets to the media and others to inform the public about agency events, activities, and accomplishments.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Health Planning Commission Chairperson's and Executive Director's subject files
Series Number
- 12983
Summary
- The Health Planning Commission was an interdepartmental health policy coordinating council created by executive order in 1967 to comply with the U.S. Public Health Service Act, PL 89-749. This series contains correspondence, reports, studies, and minutes reflecting implementation of the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974 (PL 93-641) and coordination of New York State health planning.
Creator
- New York State Health Planning Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- General hospital admission chest x-ray program administrative files
Series Number
- 10416
Summary
- The administrative files of the Department of Health, Bureau of Tuberculosis Control contain background research, correspondence, memorandums describing program development and policies, statistical summaries, equipment records, and individual hospital program files. The series documents department responses to declining case-finding statistics, difficult field administration, and changing medical practice.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Tuberculosis Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Secretary's log of transactions
Series Number
- A0770
Summary
- This series contains summaries of board meetings; reports created by the secretary or agents to the board which summarize investigations and actions taken regarding public health nuisances and communicable diseases; and notations of petitions received and to what committee they were referred.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of Counselor and Press Secretary to the Governor press releases
Series Number
- 13706
Summary
- The Governor's Press Office maintained these records as its central file of press releases concerning all aspects of state government. Most are standard press releases publicizing appointments, new legislation, issues of concern to the governor, the governor's activities, or ceremonial occasions. Specific issues include business and employment; crime and correctional services; health care costs and programs; energy; mass transit financing; domestic violence; highway maintenance and construction; and neighborhood preservation programs.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor. Office of Counselor and Press Secretary to the Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Typhoid fever case report cards
Series Number
- B0164
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 data on victims of typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, salmonella, and (after 1950) salmonella carriers. Personal data includes patient's name; address; occupation; age; sex; color/race; national origin; household composition; and type of residence. Medical data includes diagnosis; probable infection source; food and water sources; sanitary condition; and precautions taken against spread of disease. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal laws.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Epidemiology and 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
- State and federal institution wastewater disposal files
Series Number
- A1121
Summary
- The series consists of memorandums, reports, plans, and correspondence relating to the inspection, construction, and upgrading of sewage treatment plants and the establishment and monitoring of waste water pollution controls for various state and federal institutions.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Water
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner's Subject and Correspondence Files
Title
- Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner's subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 19647
Summary
- This series consists of a variety of correspondence, speeches, reports, memoranda, and related records concerning the operation and direction of the Department of Agriculture and Markets in promoting and encouraging the state's agriculture industry, improving the marketing of the state's agricultural products, and promoting public health.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets. Commissioner's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Department of Social Services Division of Legal Affairs Department regulation files
Series Number
- B2829
Summary
- This series consists of proposed regulations which were prepared by various programs within the Department of Social Services and sent to central counsel's office for review and filing with the New York State Department of State.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Social Services. Division of Legal Affairs
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Educational motion picture film, "Day after Tomorrow"
Series Number
- B1059
Summary
- This series consists of an educational motion picture film, produced by the Division of Public Health Education, entitled "Day after Tomorrow." The film stresses the importance of medical checkups and annual physical examinations.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Public Health Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Moreland Act Commission on Nursing Homes and Residential Facilities reports, hearing and press clipping files
Series Number
- 11586
Summary
- In 1975, Governor Hugh Carey invoked Section 6 of the Executive Law (Moreland Act), and by Executive Order #2 he appointed Morris B. Abram as commissioner to investigate state management of non-governmental nursing homes or facilities that received direct or indirect federal, state, or local aid, or provided care or services to any individual receiving such aid. The series consists of typescript copies of the commission's various reports, copies of public and executive session hearing testimony, and press clipping files.
Creator
- New York (State). Moreland Act Commission on Nursing Homes and Residential Facilities
Access Restrictions
- All investigative materials in Moreland Act commission records are indefinitely restricted pursuant to Executive Law sect. 6 and 63.8 and Civil Rights Law sect. 73.8. Requests for access to such materials are referred to the Governor's Office.
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
- New York State Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology and Communicable Disease Control typhoid fever carriers case control cards
Series Number
- B1068
Summary
- This series consists of cards used to track and categorize chronic carriers of typhoid fever, their status, and reasons they received state aid. Information includes carrier's name; address; birth date or age at operation; occupation; and household census, indicating relevant medical history of others in the household, or the number of cases attributed to the carrier. Medical information includes origin of carrier status; surgeries; state financial aid; brief medical history; and cause of death. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal laws.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology and 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
- Health and hospital resources files from the Adjutant General's Office
Series Number
- A4238
Summary
- With the declaration of World War I, the State Department of Health placed its organization and resources at the disposal of the New York State Defense Council and the Adjutant General's Office. This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, lists and reports, census data, and some bulletins and newspaper clippings on work undertaken by the Council to inventory and apply the state's medical resources to aid troop mobilization and the casualties of war.
Creator
- New York State Defense Council. Division of Health and Hospitals
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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
- "Love Canal, a special report to the governor and legislature"
Series Number
- B2548
Summary
- This series consists of one published report on the topic of the Love Canal landfill, issued by the New York State Office of Public Health with the assistance of the Department of Transportation and the Department of Environmental Conservation.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Public Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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 films
Series Number
- B2835
Summary
- These films ("TV Spots"), produced by the New York State Department of Health (DOH), were made to educate the public on health-related issues. Topics covered include dental health, vaccinations, cancer, and home safety. Film reels also document the construction of the DOH office building and the 1958 Polio Committee with Governor W. Averell Harriman and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health
Usage Restrictions
- Original media is not available for viewing and visual materials have not been reformatted.