{"id":323785,"date":"2026-08-18T05:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T05:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/323785\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T05:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T05:28:10","slug":"norwood-52nd-precinct-community-affairs-cpe-foundation-race-west-hold-food-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/323785\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwood: 52nd Precinct Community Affairs, CPE Foundation &#038; Race West Hold Food Giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\nBy MIRIAM QUI\u00d1ONES &amp; S\u00cdLE MOLONEY<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260729_114636.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260729_114636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"462\"  \/><\/a>A FOOD GIVEAWAY was held at the 52nd Precinct stationhouse on Webster Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx on July 29, 2026, hosted by the CPE Foundation, Race West, and the 52nd Precinct\u2019s Community Affairs unit, led by Det. Stephen Echevarria. The community came out and received apples, bananas, potatoes, onions, sweet potatoes and whole chicken in efforts to promote healthy eating and the prevention of heart disease.\u00a0<br \/>Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD CPE Foundation, the 52nd Precinct Community Affairs team and Race West Food Company hosted a food giveaway at the 52nd Precinct stationhouse on Webster Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx on July 29.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260729_113911.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260729_113911.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1667\"  \/><\/a>JERRY LANDER OF the 52nd Precinct Community Council (and Mets fan) volunteers at a food giveaway held at the 52nd Precinct stationhouse on Webster Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx on July 29, 2026, hosted by the CPE Foundation, Race West and the 52nd Precinct\u2019s Community Affairs unit, led by Det. Stephen Echevarria.\u00a0<br \/>Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n<p>Coordinated by the 52nd Precinct\u2019s Community Affairs team, headed by Det. Stephen Echevarria, during the giveaway, residents received apples, bananas, potatoes, onions, sweet potatoes and whole chicken in efforts to encourage health eating.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Race-West Company is a leading wholesale distributor of fresh root vegetables like potatoes, onions, sweet potatoes and carrots, and has been operating since 1944. According to its website, the company supplies farm-fresh produce to commercial receivers and offers bulk community orders through its regional offices, including in The Bronx.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260729_112626.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260729_112626.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"521\"  \/><\/a>A FOOD GIVEAWAY is held at the 52nd Precinct stationhouse on Webster Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx on July 29, 2026, hosted by the CPE Foundation, Race West, and the 52nd Precinct\u2019s Community Affairs unit led by Det. Stephen Echevarria.<br \/>Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n<p>According to New York State Department of Health, in The Bronx, the age-adjusted coronary heart disease mortality rate is around 149.7\u00a0 per 100,000 residents, and coronary heart disease hospitalizations stand at 24.2 per 10,000 residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.norwoodnews.org\/diaz-jr-hosts-virtual-discussion-of-health-disparities-highlights-not-62-the-campaign-for-a-healthy-bronx\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a>, The Bronx has ranked 62 out of New York State\u2019s 62 counties every year for several years now when it comes to health rankings according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\u2019s county health ranking report.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260729_110918.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260729_110918.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"648\"  \/><\/a>A FOOD GIVEAWAY is held at the 52nd Precinct stationhouse on Webster Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx on July 29, 2026, hosted by the CPE Foundation, Race West, and the 52nd Precinct\u2019s Community Affairs unit led by Det. Stephen Echevarria.\u00a0<br \/>Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n<p class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCAgQAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Meanwhile, the NYPD\u2019s Continuing Professional Education (CPE) is a mandatory multi-day, annual, training program for veteran officers focused on conflict de-escalation, communication skills, intervention tactics, and updates on police procedures.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260729_110932.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260729_110932.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"462\"  \/><\/a>A FOOD GIVEAWAY is held at the 52nd Precinct stationhouse on Webster Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx on July 29, 2026, hosted by the CPE Foundation, Race West, and the 52nd Precinct\u2019s Community Affairs unit led by Det. Stephen Echevarria.\u00a0<br \/>Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n<p>According to the department, it\u00a0builds upon a foundation of personal and professional development to foster a service-oriented mindset.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260729_111033.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260729_111033.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1196\"  \/><\/a>THE NYPD 52ND Precinct\u2019s Community Affairs Det. Stephen Echevarria is seen with a colleague at a food giveaway held at the 52nd Precinct stationhouse on Webster Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx on July 29, 2026, hosted in conjunction with Race West and the CPE Foundation.\u00a0<br \/>Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n<p>Some of the latest available Bronx County health indicators according to New York State Department of Health, broken down by race and ethnicity are outlined in the following graphs.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023<\/p>\n<p>Health Indicator<br \/>\nNon-Hispanic<br \/>\nHispanic<br \/>\nTotal<\/p>\n<p>White<br \/>\nBlack<br \/>\nAsian\/Pacific<br \/>\nAmerican Indian<\/p>\n<p>Islander<br \/>\nor Alaska Native<\/p>\n<p>Socio-Demographic Indicators<\/p>\n<p>Population (2024)<br \/>\n122,886<br \/>\n410,192<br \/>\n64,648<br \/>\n4,201<br \/>\n767,477<br \/>\n1,384,724<\/p>\n<p>Percentage of population (2024)<br \/>\n8.90%<br \/>\n29.60%<br \/>\n4.70%<br \/>\n0.30%<br \/>\n55.40%<br \/>\n100.00%<\/p>\n<p>Percentage of population aged 65 years or older (2023)<br \/>\n28.20%<br \/>\n15.70%<br \/>\n15.40%<br \/>\n15.10%<br \/>\n12.90%<br \/>\n15.20%<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#raceth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Median annual household income in US dollars (2020-2024)~<\/a><br \/>\n78,005<br \/>\n50,010<br \/>\n74,012<br \/>\n47,392<br \/>\n41,962<br \/>\n48,676<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#raceth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Percentage of families below poverty (2020-2024)~<\/a><br \/>\n8.70%<br \/>\n20.90%<br \/>\n14.60%<br \/>\n27.90%<br \/>\n26.50%<br \/>\n22.50%<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#raceth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty (2020-2024)~<\/a><br \/>\n20.00%<br \/>\n34.60%<br \/>\n23.80%<br \/>\n37.00%<br \/>\n39.50%<br \/>\n35.90%<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#raceth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Percentage unemployed among the civilian labor force (2020-2024)~<\/a><br \/>\n8.00%<br \/>\n12.00%<br \/>\n6.20%<br \/>\n8.60%<br \/>\n12.00%<br \/>\n11.40%<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#raceth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Percentage of population with no health insurance (2020-2024)~<\/a><br \/>\n3.40%<br \/>\n6.20%<br \/>\n5.00%<br \/>\n12.70%<br \/>\n8.30%<br \/>\n7.10%<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#raceth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Percentage of population aged 25 years or older with a bachelor\u2019s degree or higher (2020-2024)~<\/a><br \/>\n41.90%<br \/>\n23.70%<br \/>\n38.40%<br \/>\n15.80%<br \/>\n16.10%<br \/>\n22.40%<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#raceth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Percentage of population in single parent families (2020-2024)~<\/a><br \/>\n9.20%<br \/>\n36.10%<br \/>\n9.00%<br \/>\n36.60%<br \/>\n36.10%<br \/>\n32.00%<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#raceth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Percentage of population with a disability (2020-2024)~<\/a><br \/>\n19.20%<br \/>\n17.10%<br \/>\n12.20%<br \/>\n16.60%<br \/>\n18.30%<br \/>\n17.70%<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#raceth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Percentage of population who speak English less than very well (2020-2024)~<\/a><br \/>\n10.80%<br \/>\n9.80%<br \/>\n42.30%<br \/>\n33.10%<br \/>\n37.70%<br \/>\n14.70%<\/p>\n<p>Percentage of high school students who dropped out (2023-2024)<br \/>\n5.00%<br \/>\n9.70%<br \/>\n2.80%<br \/>\n10.50%<br \/>\n11.90%<br \/>\n10.30%<\/p>\n<p>Arrests per 1,000 population aged 18 years or older (2022-2024)<br \/>\n13.4<br \/>\n62.2<br \/>\n12.8<br \/>\n25.5<br \/>\n35.9<br \/>\n40.6<\/p>\n<p>Source: New York State Department of Health<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023<\/p>\n<p>Health Indicator<br \/>\nNon-Hispanic<br \/>\nHispanic<br \/>\nTotal<\/p>\n<p>White<br \/>\nBlack<br \/>\nAsian\/Pacific<br \/>\nAmerican Indian<\/p>\n<p>Islander<br \/>\nor Alaska Native<\/p>\n<p>General Health Indicators<\/p>\n<p>Total mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted<br \/>\n717.6<br \/>\n773.6<br \/>\n259.9<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#stable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">69.2*<\/a><br \/>\n644.5<br \/>\n714.5<\/p>\n<p>Percentage of deaths that are premature (&lt; 75 years)<br \/>\n36.90%<br \/>\n64.80%<br \/>\n46.80%<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#stable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">75.0%*<\/a><br \/>\n58.10%<br \/>\n56.70%<\/p>\n<p>Years of potential life lost per 100,000 population, age-adjusted<br \/>\n7,883.80<br \/>\n10,559.60<br \/>\n1,872.60<br \/>\n2,232.80<br \/>\n7,411.90<br \/>\n8,610.70<\/p>\n<p>Potentially preventable hospitalizations among adults, age-adjusted rate per 10,000 (2022-2024)<br \/>\n79.6<br \/>\n163.8<br \/>\n52.8<br \/>\n69.4<br \/>\n155.7<br \/>\n175.8<\/p>\n<p>Source: New York State Department of Health<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023<\/p>\n<p>Health Indicator<br \/>\nNon-Hispanic<br \/>\nHispanic<br \/>\nTotal<\/p>\n<p>White<br \/>\nBlack<br \/>\nAsian\/Pacific<br \/>\nAmerican Indian<\/p>\n<p>Islander<br \/>\nor Alaska Native<\/p>\n<p>Birth-Related Indicators<\/p>\n<p>Number of births per year (3 year average)<br \/>\n932<br \/>\n4,277<br \/>\n875<br \/>\n7<br \/>\n9,658<br \/>\n16,536<\/p>\n<p>Percentage of births with early (1st trimester) prenatal care<br \/>\n70.30%<br \/>\n54.50%<br \/>\n64.00%<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#supp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">s<\/a><br \/>\n58.90%<br \/>\n58.20%<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#apncu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Percentage of births with adequate prenatal care (APNCU)^<\/a><br \/>\n69.90%<br \/>\n59.30%<br \/>\n70.90%<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#supp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">s<\/a><br \/>\n63.00%<br \/>\n62.40%<\/p>\n<p>Percentage of premature births (&lt; 37 weeks gestation \u2013 clinical estimate)<br \/>\n9.10%<br \/>\n13.90%<br \/>\n10.40%<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#supp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">s<\/a><br \/>\n10.40%<br \/>\n11.20%<\/p>\n<p>Percentage of low birthweight births (&lt; 2.5 kg)<br \/>\n8.80%<br \/>\n14.50%<br \/>\n13.30%<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#supp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">s<\/a><br \/>\n9.10%<br \/>\n10.80%<\/p>\n<p>Teen pregnancies per 1,000 females aged under 18 years<br \/>\n1.5<br \/>\n5.8<br \/>\n1.7<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#na\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NA<\/a><br \/>\n6.2<br \/>\n6.3<\/p>\n<p>Pregnancies per 1,000 females aged 15-44 years<br \/>\n61.7<br \/>\n91.8<br \/>\n78.9<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#na\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NA<\/a><br \/>\n89.7<br \/>\n96.3<\/p>\n<p>Fertility per 1,000 females aged 15-44 years<br \/>\n45.8<br \/>\n49.1<br \/>\n65.2<br \/>\n7.3<br \/>\n56.8<br \/>\n56.1<\/p>\n<p>Infant mortality per 1,000 live births<br \/>\n5<br \/>\n7.5<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#stable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1.5*<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#supp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">s<\/a><br \/>\n2.9<br \/>\n5.1<\/p>\n<p>Percentage of low-risk births delivered by cesarean section<br \/>\n31.10%<br \/>\n34.50%<br \/>\n32.10%<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#supp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">s<\/a><br \/>\n30.00%<br \/>\n31.40%<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: New York State Department of Health<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023<\/p>\n<p>Health Indicator<br \/>\nNon-Hispanic<br \/>\nHispanic<br \/>\nTotal<\/p>\n<p>White<br \/>\nBlack<br \/>\nAsian\/Pacific<br \/>\nAmerican Indian<\/p>\n<p>Islander<br \/>\nor Alaska Native<\/p>\n<p>Injury-Related Indicators<\/p>\n<p>Motor vehicle-related mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted<br \/>\n5.5<br \/>\n4.7<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#stable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2.5*<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#stable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">0.0*<\/a><br \/>\n5.2<br \/>\n5.2<\/p>\n<p>Unintentional injury mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted<br \/>\n86.9<br \/>\n78.9<br \/>\n8<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#stable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">6.9*<\/a><br \/>\n73.8<br \/>\n76<\/p>\n<p>Unintentional injury hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024)<br \/>\n71<br \/>\n66.7<br \/>\n31.8<br \/>\n24.2<br \/>\n75.9<br \/>\n100.3<\/p>\n<p>Fall hospitalizations per 10,000 population, aged 65 years or older (2022-2024)<br \/>\n212.6<br \/>\n119.9<br \/>\n98.3<br \/>\n65.8<br \/>\n157.8<br \/>\n211.6<\/p>\n<p>Poisoning hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024)<br \/>\n13.5<br \/>\n15.2<br \/>\n2.5<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#supp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">s<\/a><br \/>\n13.8<br \/>\n18.1<\/p>\n<p>Suicide mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted<br \/>\n9.7<br \/>\n5.5<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#stable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2.9*<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#stable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">0.0*<\/a><br \/>\n5.5<br \/>\n5.9<\/p>\n<p>Overdose deaths involving opioids, and non-fatal opioid related hospital events per 100,000 population<br \/>\n792.2<br \/>\n507.6<br \/>\n23.4<br \/>\n266.9<br \/>\n394<br \/>\n508<\/p>\n<p>Source: New York State Department of Health<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023<\/p>\n<p>Health Indicator<br \/>\nNon-Hispanic<br \/>\nHispanic<br \/>\nTotal<\/p>\n<p>White<br \/>\nBlack<br \/>\nAsian\/Pacific<br \/>\nAmerican Indian<\/p>\n<p>Islander<br \/>\nor Alaska Native<\/p>\n<p>Respiratory Disease Indicators<\/p>\n<p>Asthma hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024)<br \/>\n5.6<br \/>\n22.5<br \/>\n8.5<br \/>\n13.1<br \/>\n25.2<br \/>\n27.8<\/p>\n<p>Asthma hospitalizations per 10,000 population, aged 0-17 years (2022-2024)<br \/>\n9.1<br \/>\n42.8<br \/>\n18.6<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#stable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">30.7*<\/a><br \/>\n43.7<br \/>\n54<\/p>\n<p>Chronic lower respiratory disease mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted<br \/>\n24.2<br \/>\n17.6<br \/>\n6<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#stable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">0.0*<\/a><br \/>\n16.6<br \/>\n18.7<\/p>\n<p>Chronic lower respiratory disease hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024)<br \/>\n16.3<br \/>\n36<br \/>\n12.1<br \/>\n19.7<br \/>\n36.5<br \/>\n42.1<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#raceth2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Percentage of fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare enrollees who had an annual flu vaccination (2023)~~<\/a><br \/>\n47%<br \/>\n32%<br \/>\n43%<br \/>\n35%<br \/>\n31%<br \/>\n37%<\/p>\n<p>Source: New York State Department of Health<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023<\/p>\n<p>Health Indicator<br \/>\nNon-Hispanic<br \/>\nHispanic<br \/>\nTotal<\/p>\n<p>White<br \/>\nBlack<br \/>\nAsian\/Pacific<br \/>\nAmerican Indian<\/p>\n<p>Islander<br \/>\nor Alaska Native<\/p>\n<p>Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators<\/p>\n<p>Diseases of the heart mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted<br \/>\n191.3<br \/>\n209.6<br \/>\n62.7<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#stable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">6.9*<\/a><br \/>\n142.9<br \/>\n178.7<\/p>\n<p>Diseases of the heart hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024)<br \/>\n56.5<br \/>\n89.3<br \/>\n45<br \/>\n43.3<br \/>\n82.1<br \/>\n98.2<\/p>\n<p>Cerebrovascular disease (stroke) mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted<br \/>\n22.1<br \/>\n30.3<br \/>\n12.2<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#stable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">8.7*<\/a><br \/>\n26.9<br \/>\n27.9<\/p>\n<p>Cerebrovascular disease (stroke) hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024)<br \/>\n14.1<br \/>\n29.4<br \/>\n11.7<br \/>\n7.4<br \/>\n22.1<br \/>\n29.6<\/p>\n<p>Coronary heart disease mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted<br \/>\n164<br \/>\n175.5<br \/>\n53.4<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#stable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">6.9*<\/a><br \/>\n118.3<br \/>\n149.7<\/p>\n<p>Coronary heart disease hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024)<br \/>\n14.8<br \/>\n16.5<br \/>\n20.4<br \/>\n13.2<br \/>\n21.3<br \/>\n24.2<\/p>\n<p>Congestive heart failure mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted<br \/>\n8<br \/>\n8.7<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#stable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1.9*<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#stable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">0.0*<\/a><br \/>\n7.4<br \/>\n8.2<\/p>\n<p>Potentially preventable heart failure hospitalization rate per 10,000 population aged 18 years or older (2022-2024)<br \/>\n40.6<br \/>\n61.7<br \/>\n17.6<br \/>\n22.8<br \/>\n44.7<br \/>\n58.9<\/p>\n<p>Source: New York State Department of Health<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023<\/p>\n<p>Health Indicator<br \/>\nNon-Hispanic<br \/>\nHispanic<br \/>\nTotal<\/p>\n<p>White<br \/>\nBlack<br \/>\nAsian\/Pacific<br \/>\nAmerican Indian<\/p>\n<p>Islander<br \/>\nor Alaska Native<\/p>\n<p>Diabetes Indicators<\/p>\n<p>Diabetes mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted<br \/>\n15.7<br \/>\n24.6<br \/>\n8.9<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#stable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">0.0*<\/a><br \/>\n21.8<br \/>\n22.2<\/p>\n<p>Diabetes (primary diagnosis) hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024)<br \/>\n14.8<br \/>\n35.3<br \/>\n8.8<br \/>\n12.7<br \/>\n33.5<br \/>\n37.1<\/p>\n<p>Diabetes (any diagnosis) hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024)<br \/>\n170.9<br \/>\n336.7<br \/>\n186<br \/>\n187.9<br \/>\n349.2<br \/>\n382.3<\/p>\n<p>Potentially preventable diabetes short-term complications hospitalization rate per 10,000 population aged 18 years or older (2022-2024)<br \/>\n3.9<br \/>\n11.9<br \/>\n1.5<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#stable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">0.0*<\/a><br \/>\n9.8<br \/>\n11.9<\/p>\n<p>Source: New York State Department of Health<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023<\/p>\n<p>Health Indicator<br \/>\nNon-Hispanic<br \/>\nHispanic<br \/>\nTotal<\/p>\n<p>White<br \/>\nBlack<br \/>\nAsian\/Pacific<br \/>\nAmerican Indian<\/p>\n<p>Islander<br \/>\nor Alaska Native<\/p>\n<p>Cancer Indicators<\/p>\n<p>Lung cancer incidence per 100,000 population, age-adjusted (2020-2022)<br \/>\n53.6<br \/>\n43.8<br \/>\n34.4<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#na\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NA<\/a><br \/>\n30.6<br \/>\n38.5<\/p>\n<p>Colorectal cancer mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted (2020-2022)<br \/>\n16.5<br \/>\n10.7<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#supp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">s<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#na\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NA<\/a><br \/>\n8.3<br \/>\n10.3<\/p>\n<p>Colorectal cancer incidence per 100,000 population, age-adjusted (2020-2022)<br \/>\n42.3<br \/>\n36<br \/>\n22.1<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#na\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NA<\/a><br \/>\n30.4<br \/>\n33.8<\/p>\n<p>Female breast cancer mortality per 100,000 female population, age-adjusted (2020-2022)<br \/>\n16.7<br \/>\n20.2<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#supp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">s<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#na\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NA<\/a><br \/>\n12.2<br \/>\n16<\/p>\n<p>Female late stage breast cancer incidence per 100,000 female population, age-adjusted (2020-2022)<br \/>\n45.9<br \/>\n51.1<br \/>\n33.9<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#na\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NA<\/a><br \/>\n36.2<br \/>\n42.4<\/p>\n<p>Cervix uteri cancer mortality per 100,000 female population, age-adjusted (2020-2022)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#supp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">s<\/a><br \/>\n3.5<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#supp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">s<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#na\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NA<\/a><br \/>\n2<br \/>\n2.4<\/p>\n<p>Cervical cancer incidence per 100,000 female population, age-adjusted (2020-2022)<br \/>\n8.4<br \/>\n7.8<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#supp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">s<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#na\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NA<\/a><br \/>\n10.3<br \/>\n9<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/bronx.htm#raceth2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Percentage of female fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare enrollees aged 65-74 years who received an annual mammography screening (2023)~~<\/a><br \/>\n30%<br \/>\n29%<br \/>\n22%<br \/>\n0%<br \/>\n24%<br \/>\n28%<\/p>\n<p>Source: New York State Department of Health<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023 Symbol Meanings\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Symbol<br \/>\nMeaning<\/p>\n<p>*<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/community\/health_equity\/reports\/county\/about.htm#unstable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The rate or percentage is unstable.\u00a0See the \u201cTechnical Notes\u201d page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>s<br \/>\nData are suppressed. The data do not meet the criteria for confidentiality.<\/p>\n<p>~<br \/>\nWhite non-Hispanic, Black (including Hispanic), Asian (including Hispanic, excluding Pacific Islanders), American Indian or Alaska Native (including Hispanic), and Hispanic (of any race).<\/p>\n<p>~~<br \/>\nWhite non-Hispanic, Black (including Hispanic), Asian \/ Pacific Islander (including Hispanic), and Hispanic (of any race).<\/p>\n<p>NA<br \/>\nData do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability or data quality, or data not available.<\/p>\n<p>^<br \/>\nAPNCU: Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization Index.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, SPARCS transitioned from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. These two are not comparable, so ED and hospitalization data for 2016-and-forward should not be compared with earlier data.<\/p>\n<p>The 2018 population estimates are also used to calculate rates for 2019 and 2020. Later years are from the most recent Vintage estimates.<\/p>\n<p>Source: New York State Department of Health<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; By MIRIAM QUI\u00d1ONES &amp; S\u00cdLE MOLONEY A FOOD GIVEAWAY was held at the 52nd Precinct stationhouse on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":323786,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-323785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}