Onondaga County Health Department Communications
The Onondaga County Health Department strives to provide the public with up-to-date health information and news on a regular basis. We accomplish this by:
- Distributing news releases about breaking local public health news and seasonal health information.
- Fielding inquiries from reporters and students
- Coordinating relevant media interviews with Health Department staff
- Publishing articles in local newspapers, publications, blogs, and more
- Arranging press coverage during public health emergencies
- Providing access to health data, publications, and reports
- Posting local health news, alerts, and information on our websites and social media platforms
- Implementing media campaigns on issues that impact our community’s health
- Conducting new and innovative strategies to create a dialogue with Onondaga County residents about health issues that affect them (phone banks, surveys, polls, etc.)
- Partnering with local businesses, community agencies, schools, and other organizations to get necessary health information directly to county residents
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All media inquiries to the Onondaga County Health Department should be directed to healthmedia@ongov.net. Please provide the details of the request, including:
- Information being requested
- Preferred format (interview, written statement, data, etc.)
- Deadline
A Health Department representative will respond as soon as possible.