View Search Results

Provides community clinics, in various locations throughout the county, that provide immunizations, lead testing, HIV/HCV testing and counseling, and TB Testing.

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

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 lead screening for toddler age children. If levels are elevated offers resources for families for further testing and treatment. Educates parents and the general public on lead poisoning and its prevention.

Provides immunizations for common childhood diseases, such as the MMR (measles/mumps/rubella) and polio vaccines, for children/adolescents enrolled in elementary through high school.

DBCH provides education, outreach and environmental investigations about lead poisoning, testing procedures and measures for remediation. All children between the ages of six months and six years should be checked by a health care provider. The Department of Health also provides individual case management and follow-up to children with elevated blood lead levels.

Provides lead poison screening, including education and public awareness of lead hazard in paints and other substances.

Provides services including free home inspection for lead hazards and instruction on lead abatement for tenants, landlords, and homeowners. May also offer cleaning and painting supplies and a free lead renovator's education course along with a re-inspection. For children identified as having high blood levels, provides education, monitoring, case follow up, environmental investigation, nutrition, and developmental screening.

Provides information about how to keep children safe from lead poisoning where they live, learn, and play. Services include: Education, screening services, and information about making homes safe. This program is sponsored jointly by the Chemung County Health Department and the City of Elmira to educate parents, homeowners, and landlords.

Provides immunizations for common childhood diseases, such as the MMR (measles/mumps/rubella) and polio vaccines, for children/adolescents enrolled in elementary through high school.

Provides information about how to keep children safe from lead poisoning where they live, learn, and play. Services include: Education, screening services, and information about making homes safe.

DBCH provides education, outreach and environmental investigations about lead poisoning, testing procedures and measures for remediation. All children between the ages of six months and six years should be checked by a health care provider. The Department of Health also provides individual case management and follow-up to children with elevated blood lead levels.

SLC provides the necessary blood tests, radiology and diagnostic imaging services, and other screenings and tests to aid in diagnosis and treatment.

Garnet Health Medical Center provides the various tests or imaging services to aid in diagnosis and treating illness or disabilities.

The lead poisoning prevention program works to educate and inform the public on the dangers of lead poisoning and provides a comprehensive program to children with elevated lead levels. Lead screening is available at all Montgomery County Public Health clinics.

SLC provides the necessary blood tests, radiology and diagnostic imaging services, and other screenings and tests to aid in diagnosis and treatment.

Committed to reducing the potential of lead exposure for all children living in Niagara County. Lead is a poison that can affect every system of the child's body. It is particularly harmful to the developing brain, sometimes causing severe developmental delays that may affect the child throughout his or her lifetime. Program goals include assurance that all children ages one and two (and up to age six if at risk) have been tested for lead poisoning, minimizing the risk of childhood lead exposure through educational home visits and environmental referral, if appropriate; providing information on proper medical evaluation and follow up; preventing lead exposure to children before they are harmed; and identifying, controlling, and/or safely removing lead hazards in the child's environment. Services provided include lead testing of uninsured children who require a test; reviewing lead test results; notifying parent or guardian of elevated test results; visiting parent or guardian at home to provide education on care of children with elevated blood lead levels; and if appropriate, referring children to the NCDOH Early Intervention Program for developmental testing.

Through the Lead Safe Work Practices Program, CCE Albany educates residents on the dangers of lead poisoning. As an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-accredited training provider for the EPA’s Renovation, Repair, and Painting Initial and Refresher Training and the EPA’s Lead Abatement Worker and Supervisor Training, CCE Albany County offers courses several times per month throughout the Capital Region. Upon completion, students become EPA-certified renovators trained in specific work practices to prevent lead contamination. CCE educators also regularly provide lead poisoning prevention resources to the public during outreach events.

SLC provides the necessary blood tests, radiology and diagnostic imaging services, and other screenings and tests to aid in diagnosis and treatment.

Program consists of monitoring lead test results, providing education, assessment of potential lead poisoning sources for removal. Specific services provided are:

• Lead poisoning prevention education.
• Lead screening for age appropriate children through referral to private physicians or directly for uninsured or under insured children.
• FREE lead testing for children ages 1 and 2 who otherwise could not afford to be tested.
• Case management to children with confirmed elevated lead levels and assess their environment to determine the source of lead contamination.
• Instruction to property owners of the methods/procedures to reduce or eliminate sources of lead poisoning.

DBCH provides education, outreach and environmental investigations about lead poisoning, testing procedures and measures for remediation. All children between the ages of six months and six years should be checked by a health care provider. The Department of Health also provides individual case management and follow-up to children with elevated blood lead levels.

The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (Child Lead) is responsible for the case management of lead poisoned children in Erie County. Addresses the potential for lead exposure, as well as preventing lead poisoned children from further exposure. Conducts investigations and provides information to the parents or guardians of children under the age of 18 that have tested positive for elevated blood lead level. New York State Guidelines require that all children be screened for lead at ages one and two years and every year up to age six if certain risk factors, such as residing in pre-1978 housing, are present. Activities of Child Lead include:

• Case management for children with elevated blood lead levels
• Providing information on sources of lead exposure, methods to reduce lead exposure, and medical treatment for children and pregnant women with elevated blood lead levels.
• Referrals/prescriptions for free lead testing lab work for children under age 6

-Providing information and referrals for resources to assist with lead hazard reduction activities, including community training and grant awards

Fulton County Public Health operates a lead testing clinic once a month at our office for those children with no insurance. The majority of children; however, receive a prescription from their family physician and have the test done at a local hospital laboratory. The tests are provided to all children age 6 months up to 6 years of age. The results are sent to Fulton County Public Health for follow-up and risk reduction education.

This program identifies housing at greatest risk of lead-paint hazards, especially in the cities of Newburgh, Middletown and Port Jervis and takes action to make them lead safe through lead paint inspection and enforcement.

Provides services directed at the prevention of disease and injury as a result of adverse environmental conditions. The New York State Public Health Law, local laws and the state and county sanitary codes entrust the division with the over-site of numerous facilities as mandated. Consumer utility complaints for heat. Enforcement of the New York State Clean Indoor Air Act smoking ban.