New York

At a Glance

State Population: 19,542,209
Local Health Departments: 58
Frequent Public Health Emergencies: Infectious Disease Outbreaks, Flooding, Tropical Storms/Hurricanes
Key Emergency Operations Center Activations: 2020: COVID-19 Pandemic; 2018: Winter Storm Quinn; 2018 Measles Outbreak Response
CDC PHEP Funding:
FY 2021: $19,480,531 (does not include $19,398,987 awarded to New York City)
FY 2020: $18,683,356 (does not include $18,045,620 awarded to New York City)
CDC Crisis Response Funding: COVID-19
FY 2021: $66,017,548 (does not include $49,758,827 awarded to New York City)
FY 2020: $25,322,468 (does not include $24,096,365 awarded to New York City)

PHEP-Funded Staff

Epidemiologists: 2
Laboratorians: 10
Educators: 1
Health Professionals: 4
Other*: 47

*Includes IT specialists, administrative staff, statisticians, and other positions

Top 5 Preparedness Investments

Information Sharing
Public Health Laboratory Testing
Medical Countermeasure Dispensing and Distribution
Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation
Medical Materiel Management and Distribution

Stories from the Field

Managing Vaccination Distribution during Mumps Outbreak

When a mumps outbreak occurred at a university in October 2016, the state activated its PHEP-supported incident management system to work with partners and coordinate a targeted response. Based on the state’s recommendations, the local health department scheduled a two-day vaccination campaign at the university campus, where they used a PHEP-funded, secure, online database to track vaccines administered to students. In addition to the vaccine, the state provided nurses and other medical personnel, all partially funded by PHEP, for this vaccination campaign. As a result, more than 1,500 individuals received the vaccine before the December school break.