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How power outages affect health

Imagine your child has asthma. One summer night, a powerful storm rolls in and knocks the power out. Your child starts to have trouble breathing. …

2021 NYC Heat-Related Mortality Report

Summary: Heat Stress Deaths Each summer from 2010-2019, there were, on average,10 heat stress deaths (those caused directly by heat) in New York City …

2022 NYC Heat-Related Mortality Report

Summary Each summer, an estimated 370 New Yorkers die prematurely because of hot weather in New York City (NYC). These heat-related deaths account for …

2023 NYC Heat-Related Mortality Report

Summary Each summer, on average, an estimated 350 New Yorkers die prematurely because of hot weather in New York City (NYC). These heat-related deaths …

Health care

Health care is a valuable tool to stay healthy. Health insurance coverage is associated with many health benefits. People with health insurance are …

Mortality

Death is, of course, a severe health outcome. Many deaths are preventable. Premature mortality lets us look at deaths before age 65. It can be a …

Weather-related illness

A region’s climate is characterized by its usual weather conditions, seasons, and patterns in extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts, and …

Protecting New Yorkers from extreme heat

Hot weather is dangerous. In New York City and across the country, more people on average die from extreme heat each year than from all other natural …