Cortland County Health Department
Traffic Safety and Injury Prevention
Focuses on bicycle safety and reducing motor vehicle crashes, fatalities, and injuries with an emphasis on occupant protection.
Project Examples:
Low Cost Bike Helmet Program - Provides top-quality, safety approved bike helmets to bicyclists of all ages. Full price is $10.00 and reduced price is $5.00. Reduced price is available to those who qualify for Food Stamps, public assistance, WIC, SSI, Medicaid, Head Start, or free or reduced school lunches. Call (607) 758-5523 to make an appointment.
Traveling Tots Program - A low cost child safety seat program. Traveling tots has convertible seat and booster seats available to accommodate children from 5-80 pounds. A certified child safety seat technician will teach you how to use the proper seat for maximum safety and will show you how to install it in your car. Call (607) 758-5523 for an appointment. For sliding fee, bring your pay stub, or a Medicaid, WIC, or PCAP card to your appointment. No seats or installations are provided without an appointment and instruction on how to use and install seats.
Buckle Bear - Teaches pre-school children proper seat belt use.
Bike Rodeos - Educates children on bicycle safety and proper use of helmets.
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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