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*Assists the community before, during, and after an emergency events.

* 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.

* Provides education and planning for public health emergencies. Natural disasters. Biological, chemical, radiological events.

Provides essential coordination of emergency preparedness, planning, response and recovery. Provides EMS training and coordination of Warren County Fire Mutual Aid Plan.

Provides essential coordination of emergency preparedness, planning, response, and recovery.

The Columbia County Department of Health's Emergency Preparedness Division, in collaboration with the Columbia County Office of Emergency Management, is responsible for the planning, response, mitigation, and recovery to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive incident, as well as an all hazard natural disaster.

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

Provides essential coordination of emergency preparedness, planning, response and recovery. Provides EMS training and coordination of Montgomery County Fire Mutual Aid Plan.

* Provides emergency management services in Seneca County, including coordination of preparedness, response and recovery to natural, man-made or technological disasters in the area served, offers training and exercise programs.* Manages the county's Homeland Security Program.* Manages the county's Fire Investigation Team.* Provides emergency leadership to county & Village officials, agencies, partners and the public.* Manages the county's Emergency Operations Center.

* Provides preparedness education programs for individuals, families or groups. Programs include smoke alarm installations including strobe light alarms and bed shakers, NYS citizen preparedness training, prepare with Pedro youth program.

Provides essential coordination of emergency preparedness, planning, response, and recovery.

Responsible for planning and putting in place programs to respond quickly and effective to threats endangering the health of the public and citizens of Jefferson County. Threats include natural disasters, biological/chemical attacks or emerging diseases.

* Ensures the continued flow of health care to patients during a severe public health emergency, including a natural disaster, a large-scale terrorist attack or a pandemic. * Offers a website showing which pharmacies and dialysis centers are open during a disaster. * Offers a hotline to assist patients impacted by a disaster who have a nonemergency medicine or health-related need. Patients impacted by a disaster may also request assistance by email.

Provides essential coordination of emergency preparedness, planning, response and recovery. Provides EMS training and coordination of Schoharie County Fire Mutual Aid Plan.

Provides essential coordination of emergency preparedness, planning, response, and recovery.

Provides essential coordination of emergency preparedness, planning, response and recovery. Provides EMS training and coordination of Greene County Fire Mutual Aid Plan.

Provides essential coordination of emergency preparedness, planning, response and recovery. Provides EMS training and coordination of Onondaga County Fire Mutual Aid Plan.

Accepts applications for individuals seeking relief in an area declared as a disaster by the federal government.

Provides support to build, sustain, and improve the nation's capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

Responsible for developing and implementing emergency management programs and activities and coordinating all aspects of the county's mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities.

Provides information for individuals, families, businesses and communities about preparing for and responding to natural and man-made disasters, acts of terrorism, bioterrorism, infectious disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies. Assists in bringing partners together in times of emergency or disaster.

Provides information for individuals, families, businesses and communities about preparing for and responding to natural and man-made disasters, acts of terrorism, bioterrorism, infectious disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies. Assists in bringing partners together in times of emergency or disaster.

Serves as a liaison and facilitator for emergency response training. Provides emergency planning, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts during emergencies. Administers federal and state grants for emergency response.

* Offers emergency disaster services such as shelter, food, clothing, disaster welfare inquiries, emergency preparedness and response planning. Also offers family emergency/disaster training.* Offers Volunteer opportunities.

Assists local governments, volunteer organizations and private industry through a variety of emergency management programs. These programs include hazard identification, loss prevention and training, operation response to emergencies, technical support, disaster recovery assistance, and in times of an emergency/disaster, will coordinate the response of all State agencies, ensuring the most appropriate resources are dispatched to the impacted area.