What's happening
This bill directs the New York State Department of Health to study asthma incidences in large cities and publish a mapped report.
Why it matters
Pinpoints Neighborhood-Level Health Disparities. By requiring a mapped, citywide report of asthma cases, the bill would help identify specific neighborhoods or populations experiencing higher rates of asthma, highlighting possible environmental or socio-economic factors contributing to health inequities.
Informs Local Policy and Resource Allocation. The detailed mapping could empower city officials, health agencies, and policymakers to better target interventions, funding, and educational campaigns to the areas most affected by asthma, making public health efforts more data-driven.
Public Accountability and Awareness. Mandating that the report and interactive map be published online gives residents, advocacy groups, and researchers transparent access to this data, which can be used to push for changes such as cleaner air policies or improved healthcare access in high-risk areas.
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Study City Asthma Rates
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- Referred to health
- Referred to health
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Study Asthma in Big Cities
In Senate Committee · Finance · Sponsor James Sanders Jr.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4060
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to direct the New York state department of health to conduct a study on the incidences of asthma in cities having a population of one hundred thousand or more and to prepare a report
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The commissioner of the New York state department of health is hereby authorized and directed to prepare or have prepared a study of the incidences of asthma in all cities having a population of one hundred thousand or more. The study and report shall include a map of each city indicating each incident of asthma.
§ 2. The study shall be completed by September thirtieth, two thousand twenty-one.
§ 3. The report and an interactive map shall be completed and posted on the department of health's website by January first, two thousand twenty-two.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06246-01-9
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