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Responsible for the regulation of public water supplies and all residential or small commercial private wastewater treatment facilities and for the review and approval of plans for new or replacement water lines, sanitary sewers, private wastewater treatment systems, public swimming pools, and realty subdivisions.

Pre- and post-exposure vaccine available along with follow-up and guidance. Provides clinics for vaccination against rabies for dogs, cats, and ferrets held quarterly. Also provides information and education on rabies prevention.

Protects the public from the spread of communicable diseases through the surveillance and investigation of contagious diseases. Offers services and programs including: Reporting requirements, infection control and Services for Health Care Providers; HIV/AIDS & STI services; Immunizations information schedules as well as travel immunizations for Children and Adults; Tuberculosis (TB) information, Zoonotic Diseases, COVID information and Data & Research Resources. Call for detailed information regarding all services offered.

Investigates reports of potential environmental dangers, violations, and chemical or oil spills.

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.

Aims to assure safe food in restaurants, clean and safe drinking water, safe bathing beaches, swimming pools and children's camps, and clean air and water.

Aims to assure safe food in restaurants, clean and safe drinking water, safe bathing beaches, swimming pools and children's camps, and clean air and water.

Provides access to medications, health care and insurance continuation for persons living in New York State with HIV/AIDS, who are uninsured or under insured. Covered services include AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), Primary Care, Home Care Services and Insurance Premium payment assistance.

Aims to assure safe food in restaurants, clean and safe drinking water, safe bathing beaches, swimming pools and children's camps, and clean air and water.

Investigates the control and the spread of mosquitoes through surveillance of mosquito breeding areas, preventing the development of adult mosquitoes, trapping adult mosquitoes, responding to complaints, treating infested areas and testing the trapped mosquitoes for presence of disease. Also Nassau County DOH investigates all reported animal bites. Nassau County Public Health law requires that pets be vaccinated against rabies. This includes, but is not limited to, dogs, cats, and ferrets. Medical providers treating a person who has suffered an animal bite are required to report the incident to the Department. To report a bite incident, please call 516-227-9663 during normal business hours or 516-742-6154 after business hours and on weekends. The department will answer all questions regarding rabies, raccoons, bats, ticks and more. Call for detailed information.

DBCH offers information and public awareness of rabies. Also provides the preventive vaccines for domestic pets, and post exposure vaccines to people. If anyone suspects an animal is rabid, contact the Department of Health or the local police department immediately.

Involved in many programs to prevent subsurface discharges that have the potential to threaten our groundwater resources. They include the Petroleum Bulk Storage program, Toxic and Hazardous Materials Storage Program, Sewer Connection Program and closure of On-Site Sanitary Systems, monitoring inactive hazardous waste sites and the Underground Injection Control program (UIC). Nassau County has initiated a septic system replacement program for residents and small businesses -- Septic Environmental Program to Improve Cleanliness (SEPTIC). The SEPTIC program will provide grant funding to eligible recipients to replace a conventional or failing septic system with an innovative and alternative onsite wastewater treatment system. Nassau County is offering grants up to $20,000 for homeowners or small businesses to install state-of-the-art nitrogen reducing septic systems. This grant is available to residents in non-sewered areas of Nassau County. For more information or to apply, please visit www.nassaucountyny.gov/septicreplace. Call for detailed information.

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 provides information about the prevention and control of infectious disease.

Conducts inspections and issues citations for health violations and safety standards. Also provides education, training and consultation of New York state health and safety work standards.

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

Provides information about pests, how to protect against them and rid yourself of them. This includes all pests, specifically bed bugs, cockroaches, mosquitos, fleas, ticks, etc.

Offers regularly scheduled rabies clinics throughout the county for cats, dogs and ferrets. Also provides information about rabies and animal bites/exposures. Clinics are provided in cooperation from the Chemung County SPCA and Health Department. Takes and responds to reports of rabid animals and bites. If bitten, scratched or have had contact with the saliva of an animal that is believed rabid, wash the wound immediately and contact a health care provider. If treatment is recommended, call immediately to determine where treatment should be received. If there is any chance of exposure to a bat through an inapparent bite, for example, a bat had direct contact with someone, or was in a room with a sleeping individual call immediately to discuss the situation.

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

Offers testing and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases-confidential HIV testing, Hepatitis C testing, and PrEP education and referrals.

* Provides compensation to innocent victims of crime. Funds direct services to crime victims via a network of community-based programs. Advocates for the rights and benefits of all innocent crime victims.* Offers financial relief to innocent crime victims as a last resort. Medical and funeral expenses. Loss of earnings or support. Funding for counseling for the victim and certain family members. Crime scene clean-up. Repair/Replacement of essential personal property up to $500. Court transportation expenses. Other expenses: call for information or visit website.

Prevents epidemics and the spread of disease by providing immunizations and vaccinations, a rabies clinic, a flu clinic, HIV testing, tuberculosis screening, prenatal care, etc.

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.

** The 2024-2025 Heating Equipment Repair and Replacement benefit opened on October 1, 2024. ** The Heating Equipment Repair and Replacement benefit can help eligible homeowners repair or replace their furnace, boiler and other direct heating equipment necessary to keep your home's primary heating source working. Benefit amounts are based on the actual cost incurred to repair or replace your furnace, boiler, and/or other essential heating equipment, $4,000 for a repair and $8,000 for a replacement. You may call your HEAP Local District Contact to apply.