The New York State Department of Health Radon Program contracts with a radon testing laboratory to provide short-term charcoal radon test kits, radon test kit analysis, and results to residents. The contract laboratory provides the radon test results to the individual home owner and the Radon Program. All testing data is entered into our database. From this database, we are able to create radon prevalence maps, design special outreach activities and campaigns, and track the location in the home where the detector was placed.

This map is a listing of active retail tobacco vendors.This data includes the name, subcategory, and location of active retail tobacco vendors operating in New York State. Active retail tobacco vendors include only vendors that were operating during some or all of the program year or measurement period selected.
Subcategory includes the type of retail tobacco vendor, such as a convenience store or a grocery supermarket. Address includes the street address, city, state, zip code, municipality, and county where the vendor is located. For more information, check out https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/tobacco_control/program_components.htm, or click on the "About" tab.

This chart shows the percentage of population enrolled in the Donate Life Organ and Tissue Donor Registry by year. The registry is a confidential database that records a person’s consent to organ/tissue donation upon death. The database is used by donation professionals to determine a person's donation status at the time of their death. For more information, check out: www.health.ny.gov/donatelife. The "About" tab contains additional details concerning this dataset.

This map shows the percentage of the population 18 years of age or older enrolled in the New York State Donate Life Registry by county. The registry is a confidential database that records a person’s consent to organ/tissue donation upon death. The database is used by donation professionals to determine a person's donation status at the time of their death. For more information, check out: www.health.ny.gov/donatelife. The "About" tab contains additional details concerning this dataset.

This chart shows the rate of hospitalizations for short- term complications of diabetes for the most recent data year by age range and county. It also shows the 2017 objective by age range. This chart is based on one of three datasets related to the Prevention Agenda Tracking Indicators county level data posted on this site. Each dataset consists of county level data for 68 health tracking indicators and sub-indicators for the Prevention Agenda 2013-2017: New York State’s Health Improvement Plan. A health tracking indicator is a metric through which progress on a certain area of health improvement can be assessed. The indicators are organized by the Priority Area of the Prevention Agenda as well as the Focus Area under each Priority Area. Each dataset includes tracking indicators for the five Priority Areas of the Prevention Agenda 2013-2017. The most recent year dataset includes the most recent county level data for all indicators. The trend dataset includes the most recent county level data and historical data, where available. Each dataset also includes the Prevention Agenda 2017 state targets for the indicators. Sub-indicators are included in these datasets to measure health disparities among socioeconomic groups. For more information, check out: http://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/prevention_agenda/2013-2017/ and https://www.health.ny.gov/PreventionAgendaDashboard. The "About" tab contains additional details concerning this dataset.

This dataset includes the name and location of active mobile home parks operating in New York State. Active mobile home parks include only parks that were categorized as active (i.e., operating with accommodations for the placement of five or more mobile or manufactured homes) on the date the data was downloaded from a Department of Health database. This data also includes the date of the last inspection and violations of Part 17 of the New York State Code of Rules and Regulations that were identified during that inspection. Additionally, the data includes the park owner-operator, the number of sites within the park, the type of on-site water source and sewage disposal system serving the mobile home park, and whether a pool or beach is operated as part of the mobile home park. The location of the mobile home park includes its street address, city, state, zip code, municipality, and county.

This data includes the name, type, and location of active retail tobacco and vapor product vendors operating in New York State. Active retail tobacco and vapor product vendors include only vendors that were categorized as active (i.e. open to the public) on the date the data was downloaded from a DOH database. The vendor type includes, for example, convenience stores or grocery supermarkets. The location of the vendor includes its street address, city, state, zip code, municipality, and county.

This dataset contains monthly snapshots of the number of enrollments by population in the New York State Donate Life Registry beginning from 2008. The registry is a confidential database that records a person’s consent to organ/tissue donation upon death. The database is used by donation professionals to determine a person's donation status at the time of their death.

This chart shows the asthma emergency department visit rate per 10,000 for the most recent year by county. It also shows the 2017 objective. This chart is based is one of three datasets related to the Prevention Agenda Tracking Indicators county level data posted on this site. Each dataset consists of county level data for 68 health tracking indicators and sub-indicators for the Prevention Agenda 2013-2017: New York State’s Health Improvement Plan. A health tracking indicator is a metric through which progress on a certain area of health improvement can be assessed. The indicators are organized by the Priority Area of the Prevention Agenda as well as the Focus Area under each Priority Area. Each dataset includes tracking indicators for the five Priority Areas of the Prevention Agenda 2013-2017. The most recent year dataset includes the most recent county level data for all indicators. The trend dataset includes the most recent county level data and historical data, where available. Each dataset also includes the Prevention Agenda 2017 state targets for the indicators. Sub-indicators are included in these datasets to measure health disparities among socioeconomic groups. For more information, check out: http://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/prevention_agenda/2013-2017/. The "About" tab contains additional details concerning this dataset.

This chart shows the age-adjusted heart attack hospitalization rate per 10,000 for the most recent data year by county. It also shows the 2017 objective. This chart is based on one of three datasets related to the Prevention Agenda Tracking Indicators county level data posted on this site. Each dataset consists of county level data for 68 health tracking indicators and sub-indicators for the Prevention Agenda 2013-2017: New York State’s Health Improvement Plan. A health tracking indicator is a metric through which progress on a certain area of health improvement can be assessed. The indicators are organized by the Priority Area of the Prevention Agenda as well as the Focus Area under each Priority Area. Each dataset includes tracking indicators for the five Priority Areas of the Prevention Agenda 2013-2017. The most recent year dataset includes the most recent county level data for all indicators. The trend dataset includes the most recent county level data and historical data, where available. Each dataset also includes the Prevention Agenda 2017 state targets for the indicators. Sub-indicators are included in these datasets to measure health disparities among socioeconomic groups. For more information, check out: http://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/prevention_agenda/2013-2017/ and https://www.health.ny.gov/PreventionAgendaDashboard. The "About" tab contains additional details concerning this dataset.

This chart shows the trend in percentage of preterm births for Albany county. It also shows the 2024 objective. To view the chart for a different county, create a new chart under the "Visualize" tab. This chart is based on the Prevention Agenda Tracking Indicators county level trend data set posted on this site. Each dataset consists of county level data for 68 health tracking indicators and sub-indicators for the Prevention Agenda 2019-2024: New York State’s Health Improvement Plan. A health tracking indicator is a metric through which progress on a certain area of health improvement can be assessed. The indicators are organized by the Priority Area of the Prevention Agenda as well as the Focus Area under each Priority Area. Each dataset includes tracking indicators for the five Priority Areas of the Prevention Agenda 2013-2018. The most recent year dataset includes the most recent county level data for all indicators. The trend dataset includes the most recent county level data and historical data, where available. Each dataset also includes the Prevention Agenda 2018 state targets for the indicators. Sub-indicators are included in these datasets to measure health disparities among socioeconomic groups. For more information, check out: https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/prevention_agenda/. The "About" tab contains additional details concerning this dataset.