Schoharie County Department of Health Nursing Division combines nursing and public health principles to focus on improving the health of our community as a whole. Promoting healthy lifestyle choices in the home, in the workplace and in the community.

Investigates diseases and outbreaks that are reported to the New York State Department of Health. If the communicable disease nurse calls, the information obtained is kept confidential and is used to protect people from getting a contagious disease.

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* Provides home owner services to first time homebuyers as well as current homeowners. Tenant Education, including information on tenant rights and resources. Guidance for senior homeowners, including counseling on Home Equity Conversion Mortgages. Foreclosure prevention. Homeowner repair grants information (Housing council doesn't provide grants but can help in finding information).* Offers landlord services such as courses to help better manage their properties and Paint lead safety, provides free and low cost publications and forms to help them manage relationships with tenants.* Schedules inspections for Landlords accepting LTSA's (Landlord Tenant Security Agreement). * Offers information and referral hotline for homeownership and rental related questions.* Provides a rental registry with available housing units for rent. The list is updated every Tuesday and Thursday and is available on the website. The registry cannot be mailed.* Member of the Healthy Homes Partnership.* Additional information on current programs available on agency website. Does not provide financial assistance for rent or security deposit.

* Conducts safety and health field inspections in private industry to assure safe and healthy workplace for American workers.* Inspects construction sites and conducts complaint inspections.* Provides outreach programs relating to occupation safety and health issues.

The Rabies Prevention Program has someone on duty 24 hours a day, every day of the year. This program investigates and monitors all suspect or confirmed rabies cases. Low cost dog-cat-ferret vaccination clinics are held throughout the county to protect pets. The community health nurses and community health worker provide education regarding rabies to schoolchildren. Twelve vaccination clinics are held at various sites in the county. Four are free rabies clinics for Montgomery County residents.

Environmental Health is responsible for routine inspections of all food service establishments in Schenectady County. This includes restaurants, bars, taverns, caterers, and fast food establishments. Inspections are completed on a risk-based schedule. One to two inspections are completed per establishment each year. Priority is given to higher risk establishments.The unit is also responsible for investigation of all food service illness and/or general food service complaints.

The Environmental Health unit is responsible for investigation of all domestic and wild animal bites for the prevention of rabies. Bite investigations include proper follow-up and quarantine and/or euthanasia of suspect animals to prevent the transmission of rabies to humans. The program also administers quarterly vaccination clinics for cats dogs and ferrets.

Provides home visits by a registered professional nurse to high risk pregnant women, new moms and infants, and children at risk for health and social problems. Visits can include either preventive services or skilled care that otherwise would have to be provided in a physician's office, hospital, or clinic.

* Maintains a website that allows individuals to take virtual tours of homes highlighting common home environmental health hazards (lead, indoor air quality/mold, asthma triggers, pests, safety/injury prevention). * Provides information to the public on how to address home environmental health issues through connection to professional resources and steps that can be taken by homeowners/tenants. * Maintains an online list of resource agencies and programs that provide information and assistance to address home environmental health hazards.

Provides a triage service for individuals who have questions on COVID-19 symptoms, treatment, testing, and vaccines.

Oversees technical expertise groups including Harardous Materials Response Group, Technical Rope Rescue Group, Underwater Search and Rescue Team, and Wilderness Search and Rescue.

Provides Oswego County residents, businesses, industries, and institutions a program for the disposal and recycling of solid waste, including management of a sanitary landfill, an Energy Recovery Facility, five transfer stations, recycling centers, and compost areas. Provides solid waste and recycling management information in Oswego County.

Provides surveilleance and plan approval of public water supplies, wastewater treatment plants, individual properties, realty subdivisions, and residential developments. Conducts stream monitoring, pollution investigation, toxic waste surveillance, and ionizing radiation installation inspections.

* Administers public health services. * Provides information and referrals to the following services: Inspection of public services. Management of air and water quality. Dog control, rabies information, animal bites. Rodent/garbage complaints. Free rabies vaccinations for dog, cat, and ferret owners in Livingston County. COVID-19 information, assessment for testing, and vaccines.

To promote physical and mental health by preventing disease, injury, and disease.Cooling Centers

* Provides the general public and professionals with information about lead hazards and their prevention. NLIC operates under a contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).* Member of the Healthy Homes Partnership.

Provides information, diagnosis, treatment, and counseling for the control of sexually transmitted diseases. Offers confidential HIV counseling and testing.

Helps reduce workplace hazards and other health issues that can affect employee productivity. Also provides OSHA medical surveillance, Department of Transportation, drug and alcohol testing, international travel immunizations. No appointment necessary except for immunizations.

* Provides preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services for environmentally related conditions in families. * Raises awareness on various environmental health hazards, such as physical risks and toxic substances entering the body through air, food, or water, causing adverse effects on physical, mental, and emotional health, including illnesses, injuries, mental health issues, fertility problems, congenital disabilities, and cancer.* Aims to address the impact of environmental exposure on pregnant or breastfeeding mothers, affecting maternal and child health, by providing education and support to reduce exposure to contaminants for long-term well-being.* Offers services focusing on children due to their higher susceptibility to environmental hazards, considering their developmental stage, hand-to-mouth behavior, and more time spent close to potential dangers in various settings like homes, outdoors, daycares, or schools.

* Provides Public health services related to: Chronic Diseases Communicable Diseases Emergency PreparednessRabies Prevention Immunizations Lead Poisoning Prevention Sexually Transmitted Diseases Tuberculosis Maternal Child Health, including breastfeeding support, childbirth classes, and newborn care classes Early Intervention and Special Education Preschool Stop DWI program

Links callers with appropriate services using computerized database of information, national directories, and other resources.

* Conducts inspections of food manufacturers, grocery stores, warehouses, and bottling plants. * Evaluates and inspects food labeling and advertising. * Seizes unfit or adulterated food. * Licenses food operators. * Samples food products for analysis. * Investigates consumer complaints.

A NYS program that helps low- and moderate-income homeowners pay for critical repairs. To qualify, a household's total income must be below 80% of the area median income. Homeowners who qualify can receive up to $40,000 per household to cover the costs of repairs such as:ADA improvementsRoof repairsAddressing code violationsUtility upgradesMold remediationInstalling safety featuresAccessibility modificationsStructural repairs