2019
- 3-28-2019 Health Department Hosts Food Operators
- 3-9-2019 Putnam County Ranks Among Healthiest in NYS, For Ninth Consecutive Year
- 3-8-2019 Michael J. Nesheiwat, MD, named permanent Health Commissioner
- 2-7-2019 New Electronic Cards for Women, Infants, and Children Program
- 1-23-2019 Putnam County Remains a High Risk Radon Zone
2018
- 12-5-2018 Free Smoking Cessation Program Begins January 8
- 11-15-2018 Additional Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Day Scheduled
- 11-2-2018 Tobacco 21 is Now Law
- 10-31-2018 Recycling Reaps Rewards
- 10-29-2018 Public Health Summit VIII Draws Crowd to PHC
- 10-16-2018 Calling All Cat Lovers The Feral Cat Taskforce Needs Volunteers
- 10-11-2018 Reducing Mental Health Stigma is Priority for Putnam
- 9-12-2018 Public Health Summit Set for Oct 18; Public Invited
- 9-11-2018 Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Day Scheduled Oct 6
- 9-5-2018 New Research Shows Flu Vaccines Reduce Chance of Serious Illness
- 8-31-2018 National Preparedness Month Observed for Fifteenth Year
- 8-1-2018 Blue-Green Algal Blooms Persist
- 6-29-2018 Heat Wave Brings Health Problems
- 6-20-2018 Blue-Green Algae Arrives Early, Again
- 6-11-2018 PCDOH Offers Free HIV Testing on June 27
- 6-6-2018 Spring Brings Increased Risk for Rabies
- 5-25-2018 Diseases from Ticks Rise Dramatically
- 5-9-2018 Free Hepatitis C Testing at PCDOH on May 18
- 5-4-2018 PCDOH Confirms Measles Outbreak
- 5-2-2018 POD Drill Tests Outbreak Response
- 4-23-2018- Food Operators Seminar
- 4-17-18 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day scheduled for May 5
- 4-2-18 STD month-Gonorrhea cases rise
- 3-19-18 Health Rankings-PC Among Top 5 in NYS
- 3-5-18 Food Safety After Power Outages
- 2-9-18 PCDOH Opens Doors for Free Flu Vaccine
- 2-9-18 Heart Health in Winter
- 1-23-18 Radon Risk Remains High in Putnam County
- 1-18-18 Last, Last Chance Flu Clinic Set for Jan 30
- 1-10-18 Health Department Wins $55,000 Award
- 1-5-18 Freedom From Smoking Program Begins Jan 31
2017
- 12-19-17 Freedom from Smoking starts in January
- 12-08-17 County Water Quality Discussed by officials
- 11-20-17 “Last Chance” Flu Clinic Set for Dec. 5 at the PCDOH, during National Influenza Vaccination Week
- 11-17-17 PCDOH Hosts FREE HIV Testing on World AIDS Day
- 11-02-17 Recycling Reaps Rewards: 2nd Annual “Caught-in-the-Act” Contest for America Recyles Day
- 10-30-17 Health Department Advises about Food Safety after Power Outage
- 10-25-17 First CRC Symposium on Community Resilience
- 10-23-17 FREE Rabies Vaccination Clinic Scheduled for November 4
- 09-14-17 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day 10-7
- 09-12-17 Public Health Summit VII Draws Record Crowd
- 09-06-17 PCDOH Schedules Three Fall Public Flu Clinics
- 08-29-17 National Preparedness Month Observed for Fourteenth Year
- 08-11-17 PCDOH Reminds Families to Make Sure Children Get Required Vaccinations
- 07-18-17 Preventing Heat Related Illness
- 07-14-17 Food Borne Illnesses Peak in Summer, Warns Health Department
- 06-26-17 Local Cat Test Positive for Rabies
- 06-19-17 Stay Cool and Swim Safely Advise County Officials
- 06-16-17 Free HIV Testing Day on June 27
- 06-01-17 Rabies Concerns Rise in Spring
- 05-15-17 Mosquito Season is Here
- 05-04-17 Disaster Exercise to Safeguard Children Conducted in Putnam County
- 05-02-17 Tick Season is Back
- 04-25-17 New Health Department Initiative Helps Prevent Environmental Problems and Saves Water
- 04-18-17 PCDOH Household Hazardous Waste Clean-up Day – 2017
- 04-13-17 Start The Journey to a Smoke – Free Life
- 04-11-17 Earth Day
- 04-05-17 Syphilis is Back – PCDOH Urges Testing During STD Awareness Month and Afterwards
- 03-30-17 Putnam County Ranks Among Top 5 Counties in NYS
- 03-23-17 11th Annual Food Operator’s Seminar
- 03-09-17 Free PCDOH Rabies Vaccination Clinic – March 25th
- 02-27-17 NYSDOH Offers Free Lead Testing in Putnam
- 02-23-17 Health Department Releases 2016-2018 CHA and CHIP
- 02-20-17 Radon Concerns Continue: Risk in Putnam Remains High
- 01-24-17 Winter Reminder about Carbon Monoxide Safety
2016
- 11-21-16 “Last Chance Flu Clinic” December 6th
- 11-02-16 Recycling Reaps Rewards
- 11-01-16 Cold and Flu Season Arrives: Antibiotics are not always the answer
- 10-20-16 Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic – November 5th
- 10-18-16 Lead Screenings & Water Testing Help Protect Children
- 09-30-16 Plastic Film Recycling Program
- 09-08-16 PCDOH Household Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Day
- 09-08-16 Public Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinics
- 08-23-16 National Preparedness Month
- 07-13-16 Mosquito Control Day – Press Opportunity
- 07-08-16 Blue-Green Algae Arrives in Putnam
- 07-06-16 Mosquito Control Day – July 12th
- 06-24-16 Water Emergency in Mahopac, NY
- 06-24-16 Free PCDOH Rabies Vaccination Clinic – July 9th
- 06-20-16 Summer Activities Increase Risk for Foodborne Illness
- 06-14-16 PCDOH Free HIV Testing Day – June 27th
- 06-13-16 PCDOH Community Asset Survey
- 06-10-16 Putnam County Public Health Summit
- 05-25-16 Zika Action Plan “Mosquito Control Kits”
- 05-06-16 PCDOH Hosts Free Hepatitis C Testing Day – May 19th
- 05-05-16 Rabies Concerns Increase as Warmer temperatures Arrive
- 04-28-16 Living Well Workshop
- 04-27-16 Residents Report More Poor Mental Health Days
- 04-20-16 PCDOH Household Hazardous Waste Clean-up Day
- 04-11-16 Mosquito and Tick Season Has Arrived
- 04-08-16 PCDOH Children’s Camp Operators Seminar
- 04-06-16 Sexually Transmitted Disease Rises Steeply in Putnam
- 03-18-16 PCDOH Health Rankings
- 03-17-16 PCDOH Food Operators Seminar
- 03-11-16 PCDOH Receives National Accreditation
- 03-10-16 March is National Nutrition Month
- 03-08-16 Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic on March 26th
- 02-11-16 1st Case of Zika Virus in Putnam County
- 02-08-16 Putnam County Implements “No Smoking, No Vaping” Policy
- 02-05-16 Update on Zika Virus
- 02-04-16 Travelers with Zika Symptoms are Eligible for Free Testing
2015
- 11-20-15 PCDOH Hosts Two Public Events in Recognition of World Aids Day
- 10-28-15 FREE Rabies Vaccination Clinic on 11/07/15
- 10-23-15 Open Enrollment for NYS’s Health Insurance Exchange
- 10-22-15 5th Annual Public Health Summit
- 10-16-15 Lead Screening Tests Help Protect Children
- 09-29-15 Run 4 Your Life Race Results
- 09-25-15 National Day Without Stigma
- 09-25-15 PCDOH October Public Flu Vaccination Clinics
- 09-21-15 PCDOH Household Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Day Oct. 03, 2015
- 09-16-15 Run 4 Your Life Sponsorship
- 09-15-15 Health Commissioner Nominated to seat on NYS Health Planning Council
- 09-14-15 PCDOH Public Flu Vaccination Clinic for 09-21-15
- 09-04-15 National Preparedness Month Observation
- 09-01-15 Eat Smart Restaurant Week – 2015
- 08-14-15 PCDOH POD Drill
- 07-30-15 PCDOH Launches on-site testing for Blue-Green Algae
- 07-16-15 Latch-On – 2015
- 07-14-15 Eat Smart Restaurant Week – 2015
- 07-09-15 FREE Rabies Vaccination Clinic – July 2015
- 06-25-15 Food Safety During the Summer Months
- 06-17-15 Take the Test, Take Control” HIV Testing Day 2015
- 06-03-15 PCDOH Run 4 Your Life – 2015
- 05-13-15 PCDOH Epidemiologist Recognized by MHA
- 05-07-15 PCDOH Advocates Early Mental Health Treatment
- 05-06-15 Tick-Borne Illnesses
- 05-05-15 Hepatitis C Testing Day
- 04-17-15 HHW Collection Day Spring 2015
- 04-08-15 Annual Camp Operator’s Seminar
- 03-25-15 Putnam County Health Rankings
- 03-13-15 CleanSweepNY
- 03-11-15 Food Operators Seminar
- 03-06-15 Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic – 03-21-15
2014
- 12-24-14 Influenza Widespread in NYS-“Last Chance” Flu Clinic
- 12-02-14 Opioid Overdose Prevention Program
- 11-24-14 CAC & PCDOH Toy Safety
- 11-04-14 BOH Member Carol Weber Retires & BOH Vacancies
- 10-21-14 Rabies Vaccination Clinic – 11-8-14
- 10-16-14 Lead Poisoning Prevention
- 10-03-14 On Alert for Ebola
- 09-15-14 Seasonal Flu Clinics
- 09-15-14 HHW Cleanup Day
- 09-12-14 Flu Clinic Rescheduled
- 09-11-14 Emergency Preparedness Month & Movie Night
- 09-09-14 Run 4 Your Life – Race Results
- 08-28-14 Run 4 Your Life – Ready, Set, Go
- 08-28-14 Eat Smart Restaurant Week
- 08-20-14 Rabies Advisory
- 08-07-14 Living Well Program – Volunteer Opportunity
- 07-25-14 The Big Latch On – 2014
- 07-10-14 Eat Smart Restaurant Week – Logo Unveiling
- 06-25-14 FREE Rabies Vaccination Clinic – July 12, 2014
- 06-12-14 Worksite Wellness Expands to Keep Putnam County Healthy
- 06-09-14 Dr. Beals – Putnam County Business Expo
- 06-02-14 Rabies Awareness
- 05-29-14 West-Nile-Asian-Tiger-Mosquito.
- 05-22-14 “Run 4 Your Life” Event
- 05-14-14 Chronic Disease Peer Leader Training
- 05-09-14 Hep C Testing Day 5-19-14
- 05-07-14 Composting
- 05-02-14 Tick Borne Illness
- 04-17-14 HHW Collection Day
- 04-16-14 Flu Cases Spike
- 04-04-14 “Eat Smart Restaurant Week”
- 03-26-14 Putnam County Health Rankings
- 03-20-14 Screening & Lifestyle Choices Can Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk
- 03-06-14 Rabies Vaccination Clinic – 03-22-14
- 02-26-14 Carbon Monoxide Alert
- 01-16-14 Specimen Prep. Room Opens
- 01-14-14 Winter SIDS – CAC
2013
- 12-31-13 Widespread Flu
- 12-10-13 CAC & PCDOH Toy Safety
- 12-10-13 Safety TIPS
- 12-03-13 School Vaccinations and December Flu Clinic
- 11-22-13 World Aids Day – Putnam County
- 11-22-13 Worksite Wellness & Community Health Improvement Plan
- 11-08-13 MRC Volunteer Annual Dinner
- 11-08-13 Rabies Vaccination Clinic
- 11-06-13 APHA Presentation
- 10-31-13 Powassan Virus Confirmed in Putnam County
- 10-24-13 PCDOH Offers Free Flu Vaccine on 11-12-13
- 10-16-13 Halloween Safety
- 10-16-13 National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
- 09-20-13 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
- 09-10-13 National Preparedness Month
- 09-05-13 PCDOH Schedules Three Flu Vaccine Clinics
- 08-28-13 Emergency Preparedness and Contagion
- 08-19-13 Breast Milk Offers Numerous Benefits
- 08-16-13 PCDOH Reminds Families to get Vaccinated
- 08-09-13 Bat Capture May Help to Avoid Treatment
- 08-05-13 Fall Flu Clinics & National Immunization Awareness Month
- 07-01-13 New Hepatitis C Testing in Putnam County
- 07-01-13 Swimming Safety
- 06-27-13 Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic – July 13, 2013
- 06-13-13 National HIV Testing Day – June 27
- 05-28-13 Community Wellness Fair
- 05-28-13 Public Health Summit
- 05-08-13 Community Health Education Day
- 05-02-13 Household Hazardous Waste Clean Up Day
- 04-29-13 Community Asset Survey
- 04-19-13 Serious Childhood Illnesses Continue to Circulate
- 04-19-13 Flu Update
- 04-15-13 Tickborne Illnesses
- 04-08-13 Feral Cat Task Force Counts Successes
- 04-05-13 Garden to Table
- 04-01-13 Public Health Week
- 03-22-13 National Nutrition Month
- 03-20-13 County Health Rankings 2013
- 03-15-13 Lifestyle Modifications Screening Can Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk
- 03-12-13 Radon Testing Campaign
- 03-07-13 Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic
- 02-05-13 Wear Red Day
- 01-22-13 Last Last Chance Flu Clinic
2012
- 12-28-12 Last Seasonal Flu Vac Clinics
- 12-17-12 Body piercing
- 12-14-12 last Seasonal Flu Vac Clinic
- 12-11-12 Safe Toys for the Holidays
- 11-27-12 LHP Survey
- 11-21-12 Rescheduled Free Flu Vaccine Clinic
- 11-20-12 World Aids Day
- 11-15-12 Rescheduled Free Flu Vaccine Clinic
- 11-09-12 MRC Dinner
- 11-08-12 Rescheduled Rabies Vaccination Clinic
- 10-25-12 Rabies Vaccination Clinic
- 10-24-12 Vote and Vax 2
- 10-22-12 October 21-27 is Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
- 10-19-12 Vote and Vax
- 10-12-12 School-Based Flu Clinics
- 09-28-12 Seasonal Flu Vac Clinics
- 09-27-12 Household Hazardous Waste
- 09-20-12 Household Hazardous Waste
- 09-14-12 Free STD Testing Now Offered in Putnam County
- 09-11-12 National Preparedness Month Media Release
- 09-10-12 Putnam Officials Get Flu Shots
- 08-31-12 Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinics
- 08-21-12 Community Wellness Fair
- 08-16-12 PCDOH Reminds Families to Make Sure That Children Get Required Vaccinations
- 08-08-12 New York State Makes it Illegal to Sell or Possess Bath Salts or Synthetic Drugs
- 08-06-12 Feral Cat Taskforce
- 07-31-12 West Nile Virus
- 07-17-12 Ozone Warning
- 07-13-12 HIV Testing launch
- 07-05-12 Rabies clinic July 21 2012
- 06-29-12 Food Safety During the Summer Months
- 06-19-12 Heat Advisory
- 05-24-12 Food Poisoning Event Press Release
- 05-07-12 Stray Cat Tests Positive for Rabies
- 05-04-12 Rabies Awareness
- 04-13-12 Lyme Disease Prevention is Critical This Spring 04-26-12 Household Hazardous Waste
- 04-05-12 Putnam County Health Rankings
- 03-31-12 Rabies vaccination clinic
- 03-29-12 National Public Health Week
- 03-02-12 March – National Nutrition Month
- 01-27-12 Get Vaccinated against Whooping Cough
- 01-26-12 Flu Clinic
- 01-19-12 Free Flu Vaccine Clinic
- 01-11-12 PCDOH Issues Carbon Monoxide Alert
2011
- 12-01-11 Free Flu Vaccine Clinic Re-Release
- 11-23-11 World Aids Day
- 11-18-11 Free Flu Vaccine Clinic
- 11-04-11 Free Flu Vaccine Clinic
- 11-03-11 Power Outages and Food Safety
- 10-25-11 Free Flu Vaccine Clinic on Election Day
- 10-20-11 October 23-29 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
- 10-17-11 Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic
- 10-07-11 Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinics for Residents 18 Years of Age and Older
- 09-30-11 Putnam County Observes National Food Day on October 24
- 09-26-11 Human Case of West Nile Virus Reported in a Putnam County Resident
- 09-23-11 Putnam County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on October 8 2011
- 09-16-11 September is Fall Prevention Awareness Month
- 09-16-11 HD Urges Residents to Remove Standing Water to Avoid Mosquito Breeding
- 09-08-11 Putnam County Announces Participation in Septembers National Preparedness Month
- 09-06-11 Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinics for Residents 18 Years of Age and Older
- 08-18-11 Putnam County Department of Health Reminds Families to Make Sure That Children Get Required Vaccinations Before They Go Back to School
- 07-28-11 Putnam County Department of Health Reminds Families to Make Sure That Children Get Required Vaccines Before They go Back to School
- 06-30-11 Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic
- 06-29-11 Food Safety During the Summer Months
- 04-21-11 National Infant Immunization Week Highlights Importance of Vaccination
- 04-15-11 Rabies Awareness
- 04-14-11 Spring Cleanup and Lyme Disease Awareness
- 04-01-11 Putnam County Ranks Number One in New York State for Health Outcomes
- 03-25-11 March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- 03-14-11 New York State Children’s Day Camp Programs
- 03-11-11 Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic
- 02-08-11 Putnam County Department of Health Now Offering Travel Vaccines!
- 01-20-11 Free Flu Vaccine Clinic
- 01-06-11 Flu Has Arrived in Putnam County
2010
- 12-02-10 Free Flu Vaccine Clinic
- 11-29-10 Seasonal Flu Clinic
- 11-05-10 Rabies Vaccination Clinic
- 10-22-10 National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
- 10-21-10 Free Flu Vaccine Clinic
- 10-08-10 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- 09-23-10 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
- 09-21-10 Fall Prevention Awareness
- 09-13-10 HHW Clean Up Day
- 09-10-10 September is National Preparedness Month
- 09-03-10 Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinics
- 09-03-10 Putnam Emergency Animal Response Team Seeks Volunteers
- 07-30-10 Take the Live Healthy Putnam Quiz
- 07-23-10 Health Inspection Scam
- 07-20-10 Back to School Immunizations
- 07-06-10 Heat Related Advisory
- 07-01-10 Food Safety During the Summer
- 06-30-10 Rabies Vaccination Clinic
- 06-29-10 Rabies Awareness
- 06-25-10 Health Department Expands Live Healthy Putnam Initiative
- 06-17-10 HIV Testing Day
- 06-16-10 WIC Appreciation Day
- 05-20-10 CHED
- 05-18-10 Rabies Vaccination Clinic
- 05-18-10 Press Release Public Health Summit
- 05-17-10 Hepatitis Awareness Month
- 05-03-10 Lyme Disease Awareness Month
- 04-26-10 National Infant Immunization Week
- 03-23-10 World TB Day is March 24
- 02-18-10 County Health Ranking
- 01-06-10 January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
- 01-04-10 H1N1 & Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinic