New York State Department of Health

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government agency public health authority state health department

The New York State Department of Health is the state agency responsible for protecting and promoting public health for residents of New York through regulation, oversight, and health services.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
New York State Department of Health canonical	38
NYS Department of Health	1
NYSDOH	1
New York State DOH	1
New York State Medicaid program	1
New York State health authorities	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T117330 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York State Department of Health
Context triple: [New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, coordinatesWith, New York State Department of Health]

A. Government of the State of New York
The Government of the State of New York is the state-level governing authority of New York, comprising executive, legislative, and judicial branches that administer and enforce state laws and policies.
B. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is the state agency responsible for conserving, improving, and protecting New York’s natural resources and environment, including its forests, wildlife, and public lands.
C. New York State government officials
New York State government officials are public servants who hold elected or appointed positions within the state’s executive, legislative, and judicial branches and are responsible for creating, implementing, and interpreting state laws and policies.
D. New York State executive agencies
New York State executive agencies are the administrative departments and offices that implement and enforce state laws and policies under the authority of the New York State Governor.
E. New York City Department of Environmental Protection
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is the municipal agency responsible for managing the city’s water supply, wastewater treatment, and environmental regulation to protect public health and natural resources.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York State Department of Health
Target entity description: The New York State Department of Health is the state agency responsible for protecting and promoting public health for residents of New York through regulation, oversight, and health services.

A. Government of the State of New York
The Government of the State of New York is the state-level governing authority of New York, comprising executive, legislative, and judicial branches that administer and enforce state laws and policies.
B. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is the state agency responsible for conserving, improving, and protecting New York’s natural resources and environment, including its forests, wildlife, and public lands.
C. New York State government officials
New York State government officials are public servants who hold elected or appointed positions within the state’s executive, legislative, and judicial branches and are responsible for creating, implementing, and interpreting state laws and policies.
D. New York State executive agencies
New York State executive agencies are the administrative departments and offices that implement and enforce state laws and policies under the authority of the New York State Governor.
E. New York City Department of Environmental Protection
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is the municipal agency responsible for managing the city’s water supply, wastewater treatment, and environmental regulation to protect public health and natural resources.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ public health authority ⓘ state health department ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	New York State Department of Health ⓘ surface form: NYS Department of Health New York State Department of Health ⓘ surface form: NYSDOH New York State Department of Health ⓘ surface form: New York State DOH
collaboratesWith	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ New York State Department of Education ⓘ surface form: New York State Education Department local health departments in New York State ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employerOf	epidemiologists ⓘ health inspectors ⓘ public health nurses ⓘ sanitarians ⓘ state health officials ⓘ
follows	New York State statutes ⓘ surface form: New York State Public Health Law
hasDivision	Office of Health Insurance Programs ⓘ Office of Primary Care and Health Systems Management ⓘ Office of Public Health ⓘ Office of Quality and Patient Safety ⓘ Wadsworth Center ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Albany ⓘ surface form: Albany, New York
jurisdiction	U.S. state of New York ⓘ surface form: State of New York
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Albany County ⓘ surface form: Albany County, New York
operatesIn	New York ⓘ surface form: New York State
oversees	ambulatory surgery centers in New York State ⓘ clinical laboratories in New York State ⓘ diagnostic and treatment centers in New York State ⓘ home care agencies in New York State ⓘ hospitals in New York State ⓘ managed care plans in New York State ⓘ nursing homes in New York State ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of the State of New York ⓘ
partOf	New York State executive agencies ⓘ surface form: Executive Department of the State of New York
regulates	clinical laboratories in New York State ⓘ healthcare facilities in New York State ⓘ home care agencies in New York State ⓘ managed care organizations in New York State ⓘ nursing homes in New York State ⓘ
responsibleFor	chronic disease prevention in New York State ⓘ disease control in New York State ⓘ environmental health oversight in New York State ⓘ epidemiological surveillance in New York State ⓘ health emergency preparedness in New York State ⓘ health policy implementation in New York State ⓘ healthcare facility regulation in New York State ⓘ immunization programs in New York State ⓘ inspection of clinical laboratories in New York State ⓘ inspection of hospitals in New York State ⓘ inspection of nursing homes in New York State ⓘ licensing of healthcare professionals in New York State ⓘ public health in New York State ⓘ vital records in New York State ⓘ
subjectOf	New York State public health regulations ⓘ
website	https://health.ny.gov ⓘ

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Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation → coordinatesWith → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

New York State executive agencies → hasPart → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Government of the State of New York → hasAgency → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

New York State Department of Health → alsoKnownAs → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

this entity surface form: NYSDOH

New York State Department of Health → alsoKnownAs → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

this entity surface form: NYS Department of Health

New York State Department of Health → alsoKnownAs → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York State DOH

New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports → collaboratesWith → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

New York State Office of Mental Health → collaboratesWith → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities → collaboratesWith → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services → coordinatesWith → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene → collaboratesWith → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

New York City distribution tunnels → regulatingAuthority → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

New York City water supply system → regulatingAuthority → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

New York State social services commissioner → collaboratesWith → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Office of Public Health → partOf → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of Public Health (New York State)

Office of Public Health → parentOrganization → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of Public Health (New York State)

Office of Primary Care and Health Systems Management → partOf → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Office of Primary Care and Health Systems Management → employer → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Office of Primary Care and Health Systems Management → parentAgency → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Office of Quality and Patient Safety → partOf → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Office of Quality and Patient Safety → parentOrganization → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Office of Quality and Patient Safety → governingBody → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Office of Health Insurance Programs → partOf → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Office of Health Insurance Programs → parentOrganization → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Wadsworth Center → affiliation → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Health Committee (New York State Assembly) → collaboratesWith → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

OPWDD → collaboratesWith → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

OMH → coordinatesWith → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

subject surface form: New York State Office of Mental Health

OASAS → collaboratesWith → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Bureau of Communicable Disease → collaboratesWith → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response → coordinatesWith → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York State health authorities

Bureau of Vital Statistics → collaboratesWith → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York → collaboratesWith → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Bronx Psychiatric Center (nearby) → regulatingAuthority → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

subject surface form: Bronx Psychiatric Center

City of Rochester water authority → regulatoryAuthority → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Essential Plan program → operatedBy → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Essential Plan program → monitoredBy → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

New York State Medicaid managed care organizations → regulatesBy → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

New York State Medicaid managed care organizations → fundedBy → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York State Medicaid program

New York State Medicaid managed care organizations → hasContractWith → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reference laboratory partner → operatedBy → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

subject surface form: Wadsworth Center

New York State Shellfish Sanitation Program → administeredBy → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island → regulatoryJurisdiction → New York State Department of Health ⓘ

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