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Environmental Health Topics A-Z

Administration – Environmental Health

Aging and Environmental Hazards
    Women and Environmental Health
    Planning for Excessive Heat Events
    Effective Control of Household Pests
    Environmental Hazards Weigh Heavy on the Heart
    Age Healthier Breathe Easier
    Water Works
    Diabetes and Environmental Hazards

Animal Bites

Animal Related Diseases or Zoonoses
     Rabies Control and Response
     CDC Website on Animal-Related Diseases
     NYS DOH Zoonoses website

Applications and Forms for download

Aquifer Protection

Asbestos
     Asbestos in Your Home
     Asbestos Information 

Avian Flu
      Facts About Bird Flu 
      Question and Answers about Bird Flu  
      Avian Flu (Bird Flu) Information 
      Bird Flu and You, Get the Facts 
      Get the Facts About Bird Flu
      What to Do If You See a Dead Bird
      It’s Okay to Feed the Birds
      Department of Agriculture Avian Influenza Spotlights

Bats

Bed Bugs
      Bed Bugs Information
      Bed Bugs Are Back – IPM Control Options

Campgrounds

Children’s Camps

Cockroaches
     Cockroach – Integrated Pest Management

Dead Bird Reporting

Disinfectants
      Q&A on Sanitizing and Disinfecting Environmental Surfaces

Domestic Livestock
      NYS Department of A&M Avian Influenza
      Animal Disease Reporting
 
Drinking Water

Emergency Kits
      Get Prepared at Home
      Pandemic Flu Planning Checklist
      Preparedness is An Everyday Task

Environmental Exposures

Fact Sheets
    Women and Environmental Health
    Planning for Excessive Heat Events
    Effective Control of Household Pests
    Environmental Hazards Weigh Heavy on the Heart
    Age Healthier Breathe Easier
    Water Works
    Diabetes and Environmental Hazards

Food Service Establishments – Restaurants, Mobile Food Vendors, Temporary Food Vendors

Food Security and Defense - Food and Agriculture Security

Foodborne Illnesses
      Foodborne Diseases, Pathogens & Toxins 
      What are Foodborne Disease Outbreaks and Why do They Occur?

Fee Schedule

Flooding Clean-up and Precautions
     Flood Preparedness
     A Guide For Cleanup of Flooded Homes
     Floods, What You Should Know
     Oil Spills and Flooding (pdf)

Global Warming – Impact to Public Health
     EPA’s Climate Change Site
     Your Health and A Changing Climate

“Green” Building – Sustainable Environments
     Green Buildings –EPA Site
     LEED – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
     Building Green – Resources

Hand Washing
     About Hand Washing
     Hand Washing Poster
     Did You Wash 'Em? Kansas DOH Information and Video

Hazardous Waste Sites
     NYSEG-MPG Site Fact Sheet
     Smith Corona Site Fact Sheet
     South Hill Dump - Record of Decision
     Rosen Brothers Scrap Yard Site Fact Sheet
     Buckbee-Mears Site Profile

History - Environmental Health (pdf)

Hotel - Motels

Housing 
     National Center for Healthy Homes 
     Allergy Factsheet (pdf)
     Asthma Factsheet (pdf)
     Carbon Monoxide Factsheet (pdf)
     Home Safety Facesheet (pdf)
     Indoor Air Fact Sheet (pdf)
     Lead Factsheet (pdf)
     Mold Factsheet (pdf)
     Mold Factsheet 2 (pdf)
     Peticides Factsheet (pdf)
     Radon Factsheet (pdf)
     Read This Before You Move In (pdf)
     Safe Pest Control Factsheet (pdf)
     Cockroach – Integrated Pest Management (pdf)    
     2007 Housing Confab Community Goals (pdf) 

Indoor Air Quality
     NYS Air Quality Website
     TCE Fact Sheet (pdf)
     Radon
     Asbestos in Your Home
     Mold Fact Sheet (pdf)
     Smoking Restrictions
     Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals

Insects
     Insect Repellent Safety
     NYS Insect Repellents and Pesticides
     Diseases Related to Insects
     Cockroach – Integrated Pest Management

Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
     Cleaning Guide to Reduce Lead Dust (Word doc)
     Keep it Clean Brochure (pdf)
     Reducing Lead Hazards while Remodeling Your Home (pdf)
     Top Ten Things About Lead (word doc)
     Lead Recalls
     Lead Paint Disclosure Requirements (pdf)
     Lead Disclosure Form – Landlord (pdf)
     Protect Your Family From Lead Pamphlet (pdf) 
          Required to be provided to prospective buyers and renters of pre-1978
          homes, and residents of homes where renovations will take place. Also
          available in Spanish and other formats.

Lice
     Lice Fact Sheet (pdf)
     2005 Head Lice (pdf)
     2005 Treating Head Lice (pdf)
     Head Lice (link)
     Pediculosis Fact Sheet
     Lice - From CDC

Lyme Disease
     Lyme Disease Fact Sheet
     Tick Removal (pdf)

Minimum Lot Size
     Rules and Regulations
     Memorandum to Municipalities
     Separation Distances Diagram (pdf)

Mobile Home Parks 

Mold
     Mold Fact Sheet (pdf)
     More Mold Information 

Mosquitoes
      Mosquito-Borne Diseases
      Do Mosquitoes Love Your Home and Yard? (pdf)

Nitrates in Drinking Water (pdf)

Nuisances

Outdoor Air
     What Are the Six Common Air Pollutants? 
     More Information on Outdoor Air in NYS

Petroleum Bulk Storage – gasoline and oil tanks

Pools, Beaches, and Spas

Public Water Supplies
     DOH Drinking Water Protection Program
     Sanitary Code reference for Public Water

Rabies

Radon

Realty Subdivisions

Reports
    Annual Report
    Strategic Plan
    Board of Health Reports

Residential Water supplies

Residential Sewage systems

Rodents
      Rodent and Mice Control and Diseases

Sanitary Codes
      Cortland County Sanitary Code
      NYS Sanitary Codes

Smoking Restrictions

Tanning Salons

West Nile Virus
 


 

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