Access to Data

HD4NYC provides support for accessing Health Department data above and beyond publicly available resources for HD4NYC investigators through dedicated HD4NYC staff and connection to relevant Health Department programs. HD4NYC staff assist HD4NYC investigators in navigating data access protocols like DOHMH IRB approval/exemption, onsite data access, Data Use Agreements, and data checking. 

The Health Department collects data that cover the life span, including:

• Vital statistics (birth and death records)
• Surveillance data (including disease registries)
• Clinical data (including emergency department discharge data) 
• Survey data (phone, web, and in-person)

Data resources can be found on the Health Department’s NYC Health Data page. Descriptions of Health Department datasets are available at the data catalog.

HD4NYC projects have made use of the following datasets from the Health Department:

• Birth records 
• Child Community Health Survey
• Child Health, Emotional Wellness and Development Survey
• Community Health Survey
• COVID Population Survey/Serosurvey 
• Healthy NYC Survey Panel
• NYC Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• NYC Health Opinion Poll (HOP)
• NYC KIDS survey
• Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System 
• Social Determinants of Health Survey 
• Youth Risk Behavior Survey

These projects are also utilizing open data from: 

• American Community Survey (U.S. Census) 
• Complaint Data (New York City Police Department) 
• NYC School Survey (New York City Department of Education)
• Stop, Question and Frisk Data (New York City Police Department)