Category Archives: Blog Articles

Can You Prevent Lyme Disease?

By Indu Gupta, MD, MPH, Commissioner of Health and Anna Amaya, RN, Public Health Nurse, Bureau of Disease Control During the cold winter month of February, I was driving with Anna to attend a Lyme disease conference in Albany, NY. We were sharing life experiences, including our experiences with Lyme disease. She told me how… Read more >

Moms: Are You Ready for Your New Beginnings?

By Indu Gupta, MD, MPH, Onondaga County Commissioner of Health Contributing Author: Lisa GreenMills, RN, MPH, Syracuse Healthy Start Project Director Let us take our focus to the time where the life begins. We all know that to have a healthy baby, the most important thing is a mother’s complete health- physical, emotional, and social… Read more >

What is Health?

By Indu Gupta, MD, MPH Onondaga County Health Commissioner Everyone uses the word “Health” every day irrespective of age, sex, gender, race, nationality, occupation, species, environment, and even in the context of non-living concept of money. So what is health? The answers vary. From healthy habits to the sense of relief that comes with being… Read more >

My Salute to the Power of Vaccination

By Indu Gupta, MD, MPH Onondaga County Health Commissioner Growing up in India, I witnessed first-hand, the wrath of many infectious diseases. I clearly remember standing in a long line in my elementary school, waiting to get the small pox vaccination by the health care workers. The vaccination needles were long, with two prongs. I… Read more >

Welcome!

Welcome to the new Onondaga County Health Department blog! This is my first blog article as Commissioner of Health for Onondaga County. I am looking forward to connecting with you and sharing the latest public health information and updates on local health issues that matter to you. In this debut article, I would like to… Read more >