Cortland County Health Department
Contact Information and Office Hours
| Address: County Office Building 60 Central Avenue Cortland NY 13045-2746 |
Phone: (607) 753-5036 Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4 pm Web site: www.cortland-co.org/health |
Description of Services:
OUR VISION: Healthy People in a Healthy Community
The Cortland County Health Department is committed to promoting health, preventing disease or injury, and enhancing the quality of life within our community.
An eight-member Board of Health and the Cortland County Health Department work together to address community health needs throughout the County. Services are frequently carried out in collaboration with Community Partners. The Department as a whole is involved in activities such as Community Health Assessment, Communicable Disease Surveillance and Control, and Health Emergency Preparedness.
Our programs are carried out by the following departments:
- Health Education
- Nursing Services
- Nursing Clinics
- Jacobus Center
- Children with Special Needs
- Caring Community Hospice
- Environmental Health
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