All children should have a blood lead test done at ages one and two. Lewis County Public Health offers a simple finger prick test at our office; all testing is free.

The agency also provides information on rabies and other mosquito-borne diseases like EEE, West Nile and Zika viruses, as well as prevention from tick bites and other diseases. If you find a wild animal and feel it should be tested for rabies, call Lewis County Public Health.

Plays a central role in the Health Department’s mission to prevent the occurrence and spread of communicable disease.

Exterminates bed bugs.

Through the Broome County Health Department, this clinic provides routine childhood and adult immunizations such as: polio, hepatitis B, diptheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis, DTAP, and measles-mumps and rubella. Offers immunizations for overseas travel.

Communicable disease may be spread from person to person or animal to person through bodily fluids or direct contact. Spread of contagious disease may also occur by inhaling infected air or ingesting infected food or water. Essex County Public Health Department is responsible for minimizing the impact of communicable disease, through mandated activities such as investigation, reporting, education and outreach, and promoting prevention strategies. Essex County Public Health offers immunizations, prevention and control of rabies, tick and mosquito-borne disease, and education, screening, and counseling for HIV, HCV, and STD.

Exterminates bed bugs.

Full-service clinical laboratory and water testing services. Clinical lab is NYS certified: in addition, potable and non-potable water may be tested for bacteria and nitrate.

Most insurance are accepted and private pay is also available. All residents of Cattaraugus County are eligible for services.

Please call 716-373-8055 with any questions or concerns.

Public Water Supply: inspections and surveys are performed at public water supplies.

Permitted Facility Inspections: Operation and maintenance of facilities serving the public will minimize disease outbreaks and health risks. In the Food Protection Program, restaurant inspections are regulated and standardized. Temporary Residence Program inspections include hotels, motels, campgrounds, and children's camps. Public Bathing Facility inspections are performed any place where residents are swimming, with the exception of swimming areas at Allegany State Park. Tattoo/Body Piercing program inspections are performed to prevent infections and transmission of blood-borne pathogens.

Contaminant Control: includes Childhood Lead Poisoning Control if a referral from Nursing Division states child has elevated lead in bloodwork, Clean Indoor Air Act

(CIAA), Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act (ATUPA), and Hazardous Chemical/Radiological Waste Site Remediation.

Vector Control: Rabies Vaccination Clinics offered every January, May and September; Mosquito Surveillance and Control begins in May, ends in August; Lyme Disease/Deer Tick Education programs are ongoing.

Contaminant Control: includes Childhood Lead Poisoning Control if a referral from Nursing Division states child has elevated lead in bloodwork, Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA), Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act (ATUPA), and Hazardous Chemical/Radiological Waste Site Remediation.

Vector Control: Rabies Vaccination Clinics offered every January, May and September; Mosquito Surveillance and Control begins in May, ends in August; Lyme Disease/Deer Tick Education programs are ongoing.

restaurants includes temporary food events and mobile units, mobile home parks, public health complaints, private water concerns and sampling, required inspections of water supplies and sewage systems for property transfers, rabies – bat in sleeping areas, animal bites, bites/exposure of people and pets by wild animals, sewage problems – both self and neighbors

Finger Lakes Occupational Health Services is a regional resource dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of work-related illnesses and injuries. Our staff consists of physicians (specializing in occupational medicine), certified occupational health nurses, an industrial hygienist, and a social worker., Accurate diagnosis Treatment Surveillance and Screening Education and Training Industrial Hygiene Services Work site evaluations Social Work Services

The Broome County Health Department provides technical assistance and response capabilities for accidental discharges/spills of radioactive substances. Provides information regarding possible radioactive emissions of concern. Local contact for questions on radon exposure, testing and remediation.