Monthly Archives: April 2017

Bat Found Positive for Rabies

The Onondaga County Commissioner of Health, Indu Gupta, MD, MPH, reports that the New York State Health Department’s laboratory has confirmed that a bat found in the Village of Liverpool tested positive for rabies. This is the second animal that has tested positive for rabies in 2017. The Health Department reminds residents that rabid animals… Read more >

National Prescription Take-Back Day

On Saturday, April 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Onondaga County law enforcement agencies and their partners will be collecting unused or expired prescription drugs as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s National Prescription Take-Back Day. The goal of this event is to promote safe medication disposal and prevent these medications from being… Read more >

STDs: You Don’t Always See the Signs

By Melanie Drotar, Public Information Specialist and Karyn Johnson, Public Health Educator The Onondaga County Health Department recently collaborated with students at S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University on a video public service announcement (PSA) project. It was a perfect partnership: students produced these videos for course credit while gaining real world… Read more >

National Infant Immunization Week, “Immunization. Power to Protect.”

Did you know that making sure your children get their required immunizations (shots) is one of the most important ways to protect them against serious diseases? Infants and children are particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases. Therefore, it is essential that children be protected by getting all the immunizations that are recommended. National Infant Immunization Week… Read more >