public health

Visualizing the Old Croton Aqueduct through Text and Augmented Reality

This project will contemporize Theophilus Schramke’s Description of the New-York Croton Aqueduct: In English, German and French and create a geographically relevant immersive experience.

Racial Attitudes in Fifteen American Cities, 1968

To summarize: This study explores attitudes and perceptions related to urban problems and race relations in 15 northern cities of the United States (Baltimore, Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Gary, Milwaukee, Newark, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Francisco,

National Crime Surveys: Cities, 1972-1975

This sample of the National Crime Survey contains information about victimization in 26 central cities in the United States.

Deterrent Effects of the New York Juvenile Offender Law, 1974-1984

This data collection was designed to assess the effects of the New York Juvenile Offender Law on the rate of violent crime committed by juveniles. The data were collected to estimate the deterrent effects of the law and to permit

Department of Health Certificate of Need Applications: Beginning 1974

This dataset contains listing of health care and long-term care facilities, with coverage for New York City and New York state. It is presented with minimal documentation but the structured data is informative in terms of attributes. As the original

Bodies in Transit

A transcription and data modeling project centering on the NYC Municipal Archives bodies in transit ledgers, this ongoing work looks at the individuals and officials at the heart of public health in the city in the second half of the

Digital Almshouse Project

The Digital Almshouse Project captures the experiences of Irish-born patients admitted to New York's Bellevue Almshouse between 1845 and 1852.