1340. Mumps Outbreak among a Highly Vaccinated University Community-New York City, NY, January-April 2014 Leena N. Patel, MD; Robert Arciuolo, MPH, CPH; Tamara Brantley, MPH, CPH; Francesca R. Giancotti, PhD; Jie Fu, PhD; Jane R. Zucker, MD, MSc; Anthony Muyombwe, PhD; Jennifer B. Rosen, MD; Public Health/Preventive Medicine Residency Program, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygie...

In 2009, the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, experienced a six-week labor disruption involving 24,000 city workers that included solid waste and public health employees. In an attempt to control illegal dumping and to manage garbage storage across the city during this period, 24 temporary garbage storage sites were established by the city (mostly in local parks) for residents to dispose of th...

Equity is a core value of Health Impact Assessment (HIA). Many compelling moral, economic, and health arguments exist for prioritizing and incorporating equity considerations in HIA practice. Decision-makers, stakeholders, and HIA practitioners see the value of HIAs in uncovering the impacts of policy and planning decisions on various population subgroups, developing and prioritizing specific a...

The world’s largest outbreak of Ebola virus disease began in West Africa in 2014. Although few cases were identified in the United States, the possibility of imported cases led US public health systems and health care facilities to focus on preparing the health care system to quickly and safely identify and respond to emerging infectious diseases. In New York City, early, coordinated planning a...