New York State Department of Health

What it is

The New York State Department of Health is New York's state public health agency. The legacy SafeMama resources page linked its child choking-prevention guidance. That page now lives at Choking and Suffocation Prevention for Children, after a redirect from its old address.

What it covers

Public health guidance for New York residents, including child injury prevention and environmental exposures. The choking and suffocation page gives practical prevention steps for young children around the home.

How to verify

Guidance is published on health.ny.gov. Each page carries its own topic and section.

How SafeMama uses it

Linked as a plain-language prevention checklist for parents, and cited for specific state guidance where a page relies on it.

Limitations / conflicts

A state agency writing for New York residents. SafeMama cites national sources for national statistics.