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Provides free, anonymous and confidential counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS, and provides confidential partner notification assistance to providers for their HIV positive and AIDS diagnosed patients.

Offers information on recycling of different materials, such as used car oil and batteries, etc.

Facilities that store petroleum products in tank systems regulated under Article XV of the Nassau County Public Health Ordinance (NCPHO) must register such tanks with the Nassau County Department of Health (NCDOH). Nassau County is committed to protecting our groundwater from petroleum contamination. The proper closure of small underground petroleum tanks, such as heating oil tanks, can reduce that threat. Call for detailed information.

Promotes lead monitoring and education. Recommended for children ages 9 months through 6 years. Available by appointment at the Immunization Clinic.

Full service laboratory providing water, blood, and other specimen testing, including:

• Blood chemistry
• Blood lead
• Hematology
• Immunology
• Mycobacteriology
• Mycology
• Virology

Also a NYS Certified laboratory for drinking water analysis.

Offers regularly scheduled rabies clinics throughout the county for cats, dogs and ferrets. Also provides information and follow up for humans or pets that have experienced an animal bite or possible rabies exposure. If bitten by or encountered a wild or domestic animal that could have rabies, call Public Health or seek health care.

Provides seasonal flu and pneumonia vaccines, along with information and public awareness of the flu, how to prevent it, and what to do immediately if anyone comes in contact with someone with symptoms of the flu. The Seasonal Flu shot also includes the H1N1 strain. Please Note: Children under 18, pregnant women, or adults with chronic medical conditions should receive the vaccine from their primary doctors or obtain a prescription for the vaccines.

Provides mandated training in safety/health areas such as OSHA/TB, American Red Cross basic first aid, OMRDD Incident Reporting, HAZ Communication, driving issues, Hands on Driving, Defensive Driving. Also provides training in infection control, CPR, medication administration, crisis intervention, seizure control, stress management, and other related topics.

A federally funded grant program designed to help families stay safe from lead. Homes built prior to 1978 could contain lead-based paint. When small children are exposed to lead it can cause behavioral problems, damage to organs, and learning problems. Homeowners and renters in Niagara Falls and Lockport may qualify for free or low-cost lead-based paint control and housing improvements. Potential items that qualify include replacement windows, replacement doors, fresh paint, aluminum trim, and more. Application to this program is open to any household with a child under 6 (either living in the home or frequently visiting). Assistance is available to determine if applicants meet the income and eligibility requirements. Rental property owners are encouraged to apply as well.

Provides services to prevent the occurrence and spread of communicable disease. The Bureau maintains surveillance for each disease through investigation performed by experienced epidemiological staff. Surveillance activities include identifying patterns and clusters to find common source outbreaks and tracing chains of infection to their origin. The Bureau encourages recommended adult immunizations and provides regular MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccination clinics for college students. The Bureau operates a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Control Unit, investigating reported cases of Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV/AIDS. The Unit initiates disease intervention strategies which include interview of the index patient, counseling and referrals as needed, contacts & partner notification and follow-up and investigation of possible clusters. Medical providers are contacted to ensure treatment is completed. Clinical staff are available 24 hours, seven days a week to respond to urgent public health disease inquiries or issues.

Promotes and protects the health of all who live, work, and play in Nassau County. The mission is accomplished through direct services and community partnerships in the following areas: Development and maintenance of individual and community preparedness for public health hazards and events; Investigation, prevention, and control of communicable diseases; Prevention of environmental health hazards through assessment, regulation, and remediation; Promotion of healthy lifestyles through outreach and education and Provision for evaluation and services to individuals, children, and families that have developmental delays and concerns. Call for detailed information.

Schoharie County Department of Health Nursing Division combines nursing and public health principles to focus on improving the health of our community as a whole. Promoting healthy lifestyle choices in the home, in the workplace and in the community.

Provides case management for childhood lead poisoning, diagnosis and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, HIV testing and counseling, and immunizations for various diseases and illnesses.

Provides information and service for Forest Rangers, Forestry, Operations, Pesticides, Spill Prevention and Response, Wildlife

Primary services include:

• Monitoring the community for the presence of communicable diseases;
• Providing information on communicable diseases, including preventative measures, to members of the medical community, the public, and individuals exposed to communicable diseases;
• Investigating outbreaks or unusual occurrences of disease, then instituting or recommending appropriate control measures;
• Investigating foodborne illnesses that occur in Erie County;
• Coordinating follow-up on animal bites and providing information on the treatment and risk of rabies;
• Compiling a community health assessment that provides information on births, deaths, etc., as a resource for planning or evaluation.

An outreach program to help improve and maintain personal health and environmental living conditions. The goal of the program is to promote healthy neighborhoods by keeping residents aware of the variety of medical, social and environmental services available to them locally. Outreach staff visit residents, at the residents request, an inspection of their home is also performed to be sure that no environmental health hazards or problems exist. If environmental health hazards or problems do exist, our staff will direct them to the agency best able to help.

DBCH provides information about the prevention and control of infectious disease.

Provides rabies information, monitoring, and vaccinations available to those who own pets, and or those who have been exposed or potentially exposed with an animal suspected of having rabies.

Tuberculosis screening, health education, outreach to those at risk, and treatment services are available.

Provides a program that trains inmates in the Prisoners for AIDS Counseling and Education (PACE), which offers AIDS/HIV education to individuals in jail or prison.

Provides information about how to keep children safe from lead poisoning where they live, learn, and play.

Operates programs that protect the public from adulterated food, unhealthy living conditions and health nuisances. The department is also responsible for enforcing the Suffolk County Sanitary Code and the Local Laws of Suffolk County. The Bureau of Public Health Protection is comprised of five units: Food Protection, General Sanitation, Radiation Control, Temporary Residences, and Training & Plan Review. The Bureau of Public Health Protection covers a wide range of services including: Food Protection (Food Permits Food Safety Training, Food Manager Course, Restaurant Inspection Database); Temporary Residences (Hotels/Motels/Cottages, Migrant Farm worker Housing, Mobile Home Park, Children Camps/Campgrounds); General Sanitation (Garbage Storage, Sewage Overflow, Animal Manure, Vermin Infestation, Inadequate Heat/Utilities); Body Art Establishments (Article 14, Certification, Course Schedule, Resource Materials); Petting Zoos (Article 17, Permits, Bites, Zoonotic Disease); Radiation Control (X-Ray Equipment, Exposure, Release of Materials, Sampling, Transportation); Enforcement (Formal Hearings, Stipulations, Fines) and Children's Camps & Campgrounds (Inspections, State Resources). Call for detailed information.

Provides information and service for Forest Rangers, Forestry, Operations, Pesticides, Spill Prevention and Response, Wildlife

Aims to prevent human rabies via the testing of suspect animals, the rabies vaccination of pets, the monitoring of biting animals, the monitoring of animals exposed to rabies, and the rabies vaccination of persons with known or suspected rabies exposure.

DBCH offers a free tick identification service to the public that includes identification of the species, gender/life stage, estimate of feeding time and level of engorgement. The service also provides an official record of the identification that can be forwarded to a medical provider. Also provides information on Lyme's disease prevention and treatment.