FOIL: Live Birth Data, Survival Ratio, Abnormal Vital Statistics (Rockland County Department Of Health)

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Dear c/o MuckRock News Jackson Parker:
This is an automatic, computer generated message.  Your FOIL request to the County of Rockland was submitted on 3/15/2023 and given the reference number R006794-031523 for tracking purposes.  The Department that receives your FOIL request will send you a formal acknowledgment of receipt within five (5) business days. Records Requested:
"Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law and the obligations of
county health departments under the New York State Local Government Records
Retention and Disposition Schedule (LGS-1) for birth and death records, I hereby
request the following records:
Live Birth Data including constant birth rate, long term, short term, and
average birth rates for within the county or school district subdivisions for
the current (2022/23) and previous six years by year.
Birth to Kindergarten Survival Ratio for the county or school district
subdivisions used for the past ten years by year.
All communications to or from school districts, NYS Education Department, NYS
Bureau of Vital Statistics, or NYS Department of Health containing these
statistical tabulations and data, and any communications regarding requests for
this data, responses from the county health department to these parties
regarding live birth data and/or any abnormal vital statistics observations
since November 2019.
I request that the records be provided in electronic format, either by email
attachment or on a CD-ROM."
To monitor the progress of or to update this request, please log into the Public Records System.

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March 22, 2023 Via E-Mail: (requests@muckrock.com)
Jackson Parker
c/o MuckRock News
DEPT MR 142559
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115 RE:      Response to Request for Records Under the Freedom of Information Law (Ref. # R006794-031523) Dear Mr. Parker: I am writing to respond to your request for records under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) dated March 15, 2023. A copy of your request is available via the Public Records System. (https://rocklandcountyny.mycusthelp.com/WEBAPP/_rs/(S(5ulvufedovaqh2hettkylyub))/CustomerHome.aspx?sSessionID=) Regarding Live Birth Data... Please be advised that this Department does not maintain any records that are responsive to your request. for the current (2022/23) and previous six years by year." & " Birth to Kindergarten Survival Ratio... for the past ten years by year." However, the responsive data is publicly available via the following NY State Government website(s):

* CHIRS Dashboard (ny.gov) (https://webbi1.health.ny.gov/SASStoredProcess/guest?_program=%2FEBI%2FPHIG%2Fapps%2Fchir_dashboard%2Fchir_dashboard&p=ch&cos=39) Vital Statistics Live Births and Fertility Rates by Mother's Age and County: Beginning 2008 | State of New York (ny.gov) (https://health.data.ny.gov/Health/Vital-Statistics-Live-Births-and-Fertility-Rates-b/c2tx-jecb) You can submit a FOIL request to those NY State Department(s) directly here: Open FOIL NY (https://www.ny.gov/programs/open-foil-ny)
Regarding All communications to or from school districts, NYS Education Department, NYS Bureau of Vital Statistics, or NYS Department of Health containing these statistical tabulations and data, and any communications regarding requests for this data, responses from the county health department to these parties regarding live birth data and/or any abnormal vital statistics observations since November 2019.In order to respond to this portion of your request, this Department needs to engage the Information Technology Services Department to conduct a search for electronic communications. This search cannot be conducted without your request being narrowed down to identify specific search terms, a sender (person's name or email address) and a recipient (person's name or email address). " Therefore, please provide in writing the information necessary to narrow down your request within seven (7) calendar days of this message. We will continue processing your request upon receipt of your response.
Sincerely,

James Hornberger
Records Access Officer
Department of Health
NOTICE: This is not a denial to your FOIL request.  However, if you receive a denial to a FOIL request, please be advised that, pursuant to Executive Order 94-2, as amended by Nos. 04-03 and 07-01, which outline the procedures for applications for access to records of the County of Rockland under FOIL, you have the right to appeal a denial of an application to the Records Appeals Officer in the Office of the County Executive, County of Rockland, 11 New Hempstead Road, New City, New York 10956.