Yearly Archives: 2012

Complete Streets Workshop Held

Date of Release: March 6, 2012 For Further Information Please Call: Kathy Mogle, MS 435-3280 Complete Streets Workshop Held The Onondaga County Health Department’s Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work, and Play in Onondaga County Program (CHP) offered a workshop today to address how “Complete Streets” can enhance our community. Kathy Mogle, Program Coordinator for… Read more >

Downtown Syracuse Goes Blue for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Date of Release: February 29, 2012 For Further Information Please Call: Jenny Dickinson, Coordinator 435-3280 Downtown Syracuse Goes Blue for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Starting March 1, Downtown Syracuse landmarks will be lighting up blue as part of the Main Streets Go Blue campaign to recognize Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Main Streets Go Blue is… Read more >

Feral Cat Tests Positive for Rabies

******* FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ******* Onondaga County Health Commissioner, Dr. Cynthia B. Morrow, announced today that the New York State Health Department laboratory has reported that a feral cat, found in the Town of Clay, has tested positive for rabies. The adult black cat had been living in the area along Jackson Road. Any… Read more >

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

Date of Release: January 3, 2012 For Further Information Please Call: Emily Young Public Health Educator 435-3280 January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month The Onondaga County Cancer Services Program (CSP) offers free Pap tests for women ages 40 and older who do not have health insurance. Some women may believe they do not need regular… Read more >