Office of Public Health

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The Office of Public Health is a division of New York State’s health department responsible for protecting and promoting population health through disease prevention, health surveillance, and community health programs.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf division of state government
public health agency
appliesToPopulation residents of New York State
visitors to New York State
collaboratesWith federal public health agencies
local health departments in New York State
country United States of America
fieldOfWork community health
disease prevention
epidemiology
health promotion
public health surveillance
function community health programs
disease prevention
health surveillance
goal address health disparities among New York State populations
improve health outcomes for New York State residents
reduce incidence of chronic diseases in New York State
reduce incidence of communicable diseases in New York State
jurisdiction State of New York
languageOfWorkOrName English
levelOfGovernment state
locatedIn New York State
parentOrganization New York State Department of Health
partOf New York State Department of Health
primaryRole promoting population health
protecting population health
regulatoryArea public health standards and guidelines
responsibility chronic disease prevention programs
coordinating public health initiatives with local health departments
environmental health oversight support
epidemiologic surveillance
health promotion and education activities
immunization program administration
implementing disease control programs
maternal and child health programs
monitoring health status of New York State residents
outbreak investigation support
public health emergency preparedness support
sector public health
typeOfOrganization government agency
website https://health.ny.gov/ (organizational parent site)

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
New York State Department of Health
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