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* Provides public health services that include:

• Rabies Prevention (receive notification of all dog bites in the county and work with the person that was bitten to make sure they get screened for rabies risk and the need for post-exposure prophylaxis).
• Lead Poisoning Prevention (works with families of children at risk for, or with an elevated blood lead level to reduce that child's level). Testing is not provided by public health but a referral is made to the NYS office.
• Immunization Program (provides mandatory and optional vaccines for the county residents)
• Communicable Disease Program (investigates and coordinates with other agencies on reports of State-defined communicable diseases).
• Healthy Families Program (Assists at-risk families with strength-based guidance and support in parenting and other life issues).
• Emergency Preparedness (Promoting and educating the community on being prepared for natural and other disasters).
• Children's Programs including Early Intervention.

Ensures that suitable water, food, housing, and recreational facilities are provided to the public. Identifies, investigates and resolves actual and potential health hazards caused by environmental health factors.

Offers programs to help sustain agriculture including information and support where possible in managing pests, pollution prevention, waste and water management, animal husbandry including dairy and livestock production, beekeeping, field, grape and vegetable crop production, farm business management, and forest and wildlife management. Also provides information on water quality, radon, and other household environmental issues.

DBCH conducts inspections, monitors, and approves permits for public facilities including children's camps, food service facilities, swimming pools, sewage collection/ disposal and treatment. Investigates food borne illnesses, sewage failures, animal infestations, and animal bites. Provides technical assistance for chemical spills or other hazardous waste. Also does compliance checks on tobacco retails to enforce state and local clean air regulations.

Has exclusive charge and supervision of the design, construction, repair, maintenance and cleaning of all streets and bridges under the jurisdiction of Nassau County, It has charge and supervision of the design and construction of county buildings, parks and grounds, drains and drainage structures, and of sewers, sewage disposal plants, water system and other structures in the nature of Public Works as the county may construct. Call for detailed information.

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.

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.

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.

Provides information on bed bugs, and what can be done to prevent infestation or to get rid of them. Apartment dwellers can call the landlord and have the area sprayed with pesticides, homeowners can call their local municipal building departments and get recommendations.Going on the website is strongly encouraged but if no internet access is available at all internet material can be printed and sent by mail.

Monitors and inspects public facilities and investigates complaints of food-borne and water supply-related illnesses, as well as injuries. In addition, the division responds to residential sanitation nuisance complaints and permits sewage disposal systems, and also inspects and issues permits for restaurants, motels, campgrounds, swimming pools, etc.

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 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.

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.

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.

Provides monitoring, evaluation, and control of health hazards affecting military and civilian personnel.

Ensures that citizens of all ages have access to appropriate health services and education.Cooling Centers

Offers classes, information resources and tours on topics such as: green building water resources invasive plants climate change composting home energy efficiency support and education public participation in environmental management issues residential and commercial solar flood resiliency Invasive & nuisance species Bed bugs: http://ccetompkins.org/environment/invasive-nuisance-species/bed-bugs

Investigates complaints concerning housing, seeks and if necessary enforces compliance with violations, conducts inspections of permitted rooming houses, and conducts pre-rental inspections on behalf of DSS.

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.

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

Assists residents whose water is unsuitable for drinking in obtaining access to public water mains through a variety of federal grants.

* Offers residential or commercial bio-recovery and trauma cleaning services that is OSHA certified. Mold removal. Air duct cleaning. Carpet, tile and upholstery cleaning. Graffiti Removal. 24/7 emergency services for water damage. Sewage removal. Waterproofing services: foundation repairs, basement cleanout, draining, water extraction, and structural drying. Fire and smoke damage remediation. * Offers a cleaning service for individuals with incontinence issues, including cleaning following individuals leaving the home setting to move into professional care. Hoarding cleanup.

Coronavirus Update as of 3/26:Offering "tele-ergonomics" safety assessments for your home office setup, provided by Empowerment Ergonomics (ebd-ot.com). There is no charge for this service. Either you can send photos/videos ahead of time with a follow-up call from one of our ergonomists, or we can meet live via Zoom or Skype for the assessment. All our work is grant-funded. Contact with questions or to set up an assessment.Free, grant-funded health and safety training programs and consulting information and assistance on workplace health and safety problems, especially ergonomics.Training and consultation on: basic employee rights employer obligations for safe and healthy workplace indoor air quality developing joint safety committees proper workstation design injury prevention return-to-work assistance

Certified water quality testing lab measures numerous water quality parameters, including coliform / e.coli bacteria, nitrates, lead and more. Partners with volunteers to monitor local water quality including monitoring harmful algal blooms on Cayuga Lake.