Cortland County Health Department
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Goal: Reduce the occurrence of lead poisoning in children through early identification and risk reduction interventions.
- Provides lead testing for uninsured and under-insured children 6 months to 6 years of age
- Monitors and coordinates the follow-up of lead poisoned children
Lead poisoning is one of the most common and preventable health problems in children. Most children poisoned with lead do not have symptoms. Therefore, all children need to have a blood test for lead poisoning at 1 and 2 years of age. Children considered high risk for lead exposure should be tested more frequently and as early as 6 months of age.
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Programs Offered:
Health Education
Tobacco Use Prevention and Control
Healthy Heart
Healthy Women's Partnership
Susan G. Komen Foundation Grant
Avon Breast Care Fund
Traffic Safety and Injury Prevention (Bike Helmets, Child Safety Seats, etc.)
West Nile Virus Education Programs
Nursing Services
Certified Home Health Agency
Maternal Child Home Health Visits
Medicaid Obstetrical and Maternal Services (MOMS)
Communicable Disease Followup
Health Child Care Consultant for Day Care Providers
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Immunization Clinics
Senior Citizen Health Screening Clinic
Senior Citizen Immunization Clinic (Flu Shot)
Tuberculosis Program
Jacobus Center for Reproductive Health
Family Planning/Reproductive Health Clinic
Community Education
Zero Adolescent Pregnancy (ZAP)
Children with Special Needs
Early Intervention Program, including Child Find and Early Intervention Services
Children with Special Health Care Needs Program (CSHCN) and Physically Handicapped Children's Program (PHCP)
Facilitated Enrollment in Child Health Plus and Family Health Plus
Caring Community Hospice
Hospice Program
Grief Support Group
Environmental Health
Environmental Protection Programs
Environmental Investigations
Regulated Facilities