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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.

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.

Responsible for septic systems, inspections and permit issuance, drinking water testing, public health hazards and nuisances, clean indoor air enforcement, onsite wastewater treatment system regulation, rabies investigations and vaccinations, insect control, West Nile Virus surveillance. Rabies vaccinations: Conducts free rabies vaccination clinics for dogs, cats and domesticated ferrets in several locations across Cattaraugus County. All Cattaraugus County residents are eligible for these free vaccinations. Notices will be posted on the Cattaraugus County website, through radio, newspaper ads, fliers on community boards around the County. May also contact us to find out when and where the next clinic will be held.

Through enforcement, education, and other disease prevention activities, is responsible for the following health programs: Rabies Prevention: Conducts investigations of domestic animal bites and scratches and wildlife encounters between people and/or their pets. Free Rabies Vaccination Clinics for dogs, cats, and ferrets. Rodent Control: Responds to complaints and service requests regarding rodent infestations; baiting available for eligible properties. Public Health Nuisance Complaints (Public Health Nuisance = anything dangerous to human life or detrimental to health): Conducts investigations of complaints such as, but not limited to: properties that have rodent infestations, improperly stored garbage, junk and debris, improper bird and wildlife feeding, dog feces not cleaned up and disposed of properly. Arbovirus Prevention (Arbovirus = viruses transmitted by bloodsucking arthropods such as ticks, fleas, or mosquitoes): Conducts investigations of complaints such as standing water, improperly maintained swimming pools, and other man-made containers that hold water and create mosquito harborage. Neighbor Notification Law: Enforces this local law regarding the use of certain lawn pesticides; see website for more information.

Conducts property transfer surveys which includes bacteriological water analysis and testing of on-site waste water treatment systems. Regulates all public water supplies as defined by Part 5 of the NYS Sanitary Code. Oversees cooling tower registry and reviews water testing results. Investigates special issues including rabies, radon, nuisance complaints, smoking in public, emergencies related to Public Health, West Nile Virus/Eastern Equine Encephalitis, mosquito vector surveillance, and control measures as warranted. Provides free rabies clinics for dogs, cats and domesticated ferrets in various locations throughout the year. Call or go online to find locations and register. Responsible for food service establishment permitting, education, and inspection. Oversees permitting and enforces the NYS Sanitary Code for Bathing Beaches, Children Camps, Swimming Pools, Temporary Residences, Tanning Salons, and Tattoo and Piercing Parlors. Investigates and oversees the abatement of lead-based paint hazards in dwellings where children under 6 years of age resides.

Provides evaluation and treatment for active tuberculosis cases, follow-up evaluation and testing for contacts, preventive treatment when required, TB skin testing, and Quantiferon blood testing. Appointments are required.

Provides public health and environmental laboratory services to local health departments, hospitals, medical care providers, managed care organizations, and residents throughout Western New York. Serves as the primary provider of laboratory testing for the Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) and other local health departments' public health and environmental activities. Provides rapid test result turn-around time and offers a competitive fee schedule. Customized testing is negotiable and ECPHL staff are available for consultation. Current New York State clinical laboratory permits exist for the following disciplines: - General Bacteriology - Clinical Chemistry - Diagnostic Immunology - HIV Diagnostic Testing - Mycology - Parasitology - Blood Lead Toxicology - Urinalysis - Urine Pregnancy Testing Current New York State environmental laboratory permits exist for the following disciplines: - Environmental Analysis/Potable Water - Environmental Analysis/Non-potable Water - Environmental Analysis/Solid and Hazardous Waste

The Environmental Health Division is dedicated to protecting people in Erie County from biological, chemical, and physical hazards that may be present in food, water, and the built environment. Environmental Health sanitarians, engineers, nurses, educators and vector control workers: - Conduct inspections and investigations - Educate and motivate the public to prevent environmental hazards - Provide medical case management for children diagnosed with lead poisoning - Provide timely environmental health information in times of emergency - Provide assistance and information in cases of potential rabies exposures - Review plans and advise the public in environmentally safe construction, development and upgrades to facilities - Assist in the control of disease-causing vectors - Enforce applicable local, state, and national codes, and regulations to protect public health

Controls and investigates diseases that can pass from person to person, including sexually-transmitted infections, HIV, and AIDS. Provides lead poisoning prevention, immunization clinics, flu clinics, maternal and child health visits, and confidential testing and follow-up for TB (tuberculosis), When needed and ordered by the Health Care Provider, certain Public Health Nursing services may be provided in the home. Visit the GOHealthNY Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram page for news and information.

Provides a wide variety of services essential to the health and well-being of all Genesee County Residents. Service areas include public water supply protection, community sanitation and food protection, private water and sewage disposal systems, realty subdivision plan review, public health nuisances, residential lead investigations, chemical emergencies, rabies investigations, and enforcement of both the Adolescent Tobacco Use and Prevention Act (ATUPA) and the NYS Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA). The Environmental Health division also operates multiple anti-rabies immunization clinics annually to administer vaccines to domestic animals, including cats, dogs, and ferrets, in order to reduce the spread of the potentially life threatening disease.

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.

Offers services and testing for those who have HIV or an STI. Knowing your status helps you make health decisions to prevent getting or transmitting HIV or STIs. Treatment is available; it is important to start treatment as soon as possible after diagnosis to improve your overall health and decrease the risk of spreading illness to others. Confidential testing and treatment options are available at many local health care facilities, including community partners. Nassau County Department of Health offers services to persons with HIV or other STIs and their sexual or needle-sharing partners. Partner Services works with people to plan the best way to notify their sex and needle-sharing partners about their exposure to an STI or HIV. Partner Services is voluntary and confidential. In addition the Department of Health offers Ryan White HIV Services. The Ryan White Care Act is a federally funded grant to provide services for people living with HIV/AIDS in Nassau & Suffolk counties. To learn more about specific funding for your needs, visit https://longislandpc.org/ryan-white-program. Call for more 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.

Provides education and support in areas of disease and injury prevention. Areas may include nutrition, dental health in children, STDs, worksite wellness, HIV/AIDS, cancer screening and education, teen pregnancy, family planning, lead poisoning prevention, physical activity, communicable and chronic diseases, rabies control, tobacco use prevention and cessation, and car seat safety.

Provides information and public awareness of West Nile Virus to the community, and educates residents to remove anything that might hold standing water, such as tires, wheelbarrows, buckets, etc, and report unremovable standing water which could create a mosquito breeding ground.

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.

Offers regularly scheduled rabies clinics throughout the county for cats, dogs and ferrets. Also provides information about rabies and animal bites/exposures. If bitten, scratched or have had contact with the saliva of an animal that is believed rabid call or seek health care immediately.

Offers information and guidance to general public on the prevention and control of communicable diseases or conditions, including sexually transmitted diseases. Works with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor developing health related situations.

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.