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.

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

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.

Offers information and guidance to general public on the prevention and control of communicable diseases or conditions, including sexually transmitted diseases. Works with the New York State Department of Health to monitor developing health related situations.

Offers information and guidance to general public on the prevention and control of communicable diseases or conditions, including sexually transmitted diseases. Works with the New York State Department of Health to monitor developing health related situations.

Offers information and guidance to general public on the prevention and control of communicable diseases or conditions, including sexually transmitted diseases. Works with the New York State Department of Health to monitor developing health related situations.

Offers information and guidance to general public on the prevention and control of communicable diseases or conditions, including rabies and sexually transmitted diseases. Works with the New York State Department of Health to monitor developing health related situations.

Provides information and guidance to the general public on the prevention, control and eradication of communicable diseases or conditions.

Responds to complaints by inspections of food service operations, hotels/motels, children's camps, mobile home parks, migrant labor camps, land developments, swimming pools, beaches, etc. Provides surveillance of community water systems and investigates spills which could contaminate water supplies. Also responds to reports of disease and lead contamination. Investigates complaints regarding indoor air and responds to public health related housing complaints, including reports of standing water, dead animals, etc.

Provides surveillance, investigation, intervention, reporting, and follow-up of reportable communicable diseases to reduce the spread of disease in the community.