Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
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Section 3: Report of Findings

X. Housing & Environment

Table HE-15: Infectious Diseases Linked to the Environment * Cortland County, NY 1994-1998

 

Disease
Reported Cases
Expected Number of Cases **
E. Coli
8
2
Salmonella
48
31
Shigella
5
17

 

* The prevention of these diseases is linked to having clean water, and proper hygiene and food handling.

** The expected number of cases is based on the occurrence of cases among peer counties.

Source: U.S. Dept. of HHS HRSA (www.communityhealth.hrsa.gov)

 

 

Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
July 2001 Executive Summary and Report of Findings

The Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
in cooperation with
Cortland County Health Department
Cortland Memorial Hospital
Community Outreach Partnership Center, COPC of SUNY Cortland
United Way for Cortland County, Inc.

These five organizations make up the Cortland Community Assessment Team (CAT)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
10 Kennedy Parkway
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 756-4198
jackie@sevenvalleyshealth.org