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• [1] George from Bay Ridge July 21, 2009 - 10:10AM

  What is the commissioner's plan regarding mosquitoes after the heavy rain these past few months?

  
  
• [2] Donna DiGioia from great river, NY July 21, 2009 - 11:16AM

  i am a masters student of public health with a concentration in dental health. what is the commisioner's plan for assessing and treating oral health problems in NYS and especially Suffolk County? Is there any advice you can give to me as a student of PH?

  
  
• [3] Karen from NYC July 21, 2009 - 11:19AM

  Fifty-two girls got sent home to Manhattan from my friend's daughter's summer camp in Maine -- all had swine flu.

  
  
• [4] thomas from brooklyn July 21, 2009 - 11:20AM

  What about disease prevention in terms of promoting healthy eating? We talk about warning signs for smoking, but what about fast food? Can we do more to promote healthy eating? affordable organics, local foods, farmers markets that take food stamps etc...

  
  
• [5] Scott_A from Astoria July 21, 2009 - 11:20AM

  Electroplate the subway handles/bars with copper.

  Hospital research shows that step would probably have a bigger effect on cutting swine flu and other germs than just about anything else you could do for the money.

  As a part of epidemic planning, it may be worth a short-term expenditure to install hand sanitizer pumps in in subway stations so that riders can clean their hands on the way out (only install/use during high-risk situations).

  
  
• [6] Eddie in Brooklyn July 21, 2009 - 11:20AM

  Doesn't Mr. Farley's quick summary of Anti-smoking PSAs grossly underestimate the persuasiveness of messaging and graphic arts? It sounded like any language and any ole graphic thrown in a poster would suffice. Which sounds like how the government throws money at a problem without much thoughtfulness.

  
  
• [7] Stefanie from west village July 21, 2009 - 11:20AM

  As for smoking in public, I've long wanted to propose to Bloomberg the idea of the "smoking corral" -- a tent-like space that will exist around every five blocks in midtown. Smoking will be made totally illegal in public -- on the street. And smokers will have to pay for the privilege of entering their corral. The funds will go to anti-smoking efforts. Once they are confined to only smoking in their apartments, perhaps these people will get the message and I will no longer have to inhale their disgusting smoke on the street.

  
  
• [8] Amy from Manhattan July 21, 2009 - 11:40AM

  Dr. Farley mentioned focusing on treating hypertension rather than letting it cause a stroke & then treating that. But he didn't get specific about treatments for high blood pressure. I'd like to know how he feels about approaches that use diet to reduce or even eliminate the need for drugs to reduce blood pressure. He's probably heard of the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet--not a fad diet but one that's been tested by the NIH's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (info at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/dash_inbrief.htm). Every time a friend tells me they've been diagnosed w/high blood pressure, I ask if their dr. mentioned the DASH diet to them, & the answer is always no. Why don't more dr's. know about this? Could NYC start a public awareness program about it, like the one about helping people quit smoking?