It's Your Money NYC: Hold Your Government Accountable

Funding for '09

$ 1,433,000

Employees

14

Who funds this program?

City

1,133,000 (79%)

State

81,000 (6%)

Federal

220,000 (14%)

How is the money spent?

Salaries

1,380,000 (96%)

Supplies

18,000 (1%)

Property & Equipment

18,000 (1%)

Contracted Services

2,000 (1%)

Other and Fixed Charges

15,000 (1%)

What your money funds:

This program funds the Poison Control Center, which provides emergency toxicology services to emergency departments, doctors and households 24-hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week.

1. The Department receives approximately 70,000 calls annually from the general public regarding concerns and questions, or emergency requests for help.
2. Lead Poisoning: In 2006, DOHMH banned the sale and embargoed more than 7,000 units of herbal remedies from China that were associated with adult lead poisoning cases in the city. In 2007, the Department banned eye cosmetics known as kohl, kajal or surma that were associated with several lead poisoning cases in adults and children. They also began a study that will examine the use of herbal remedies among South Asians, a group with high levels of lead poisoning in children and pregnant women, to better develop effective intervention strategies.