Category Archives: Press Releases

CYCLE in the CITY on May 22!

On Sunday, May 22, the Onondaga County Health Department’s Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work, and Play Program and its partners will be hosting a “Cycle in the City” event. This event will raise awareness and support for bikeable communities and will also provide an opportunity for guided bike rides through the City of Syracuse.… Read more >

National Infant Immunization Week

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

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

The Onondaga County Cancer Services Program Partnership (CSP) offers free colorectal screening for men and women 50 years and older who do not have health insurance. Of the cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths in the U.S., yet it is also one of… Read more >

Nichols Supermarket and Green Hills Market to Participate in Cancer Screening Awareness Campaign

If you are shopping at Nichols Supermarket in Liverpool or Green Hills Market in Syracuse this month you may notice store employees wearing a pin that reads, “Uninsured? Ask me about free cancer screenings.” Wearing this pin is part of the Onondaga County Cancer Services Program Partnership (CSP) “Ask Me” campaign to encourage customers to… Read more >

Rescue Mission Thrifty Shopper Stores and Nojaim Brothers Supermarkets to Participate in Cancer Screening Awareness Campaign

If you are shopping at any of the Rescue Mission Thrifty Shopper store locations in Onondaga County or the Nojaim Brothers Supermarkets this month you may notice store employees wearing a pin that reads, “Uninsured? Ask me about free cancer screenings.” Wearing this pin is part of the Onondaga County Cancer Services Program Partnership (CSP)… Read more >

Horse Tested Positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Onondaga County

Onondaga County Health Commissioner, Cynthia B. Morrow, MD, MPH announced today that a horse has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). The Health Department received confirmation of these results from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Wadsworth Laboratory late yesterday. The horse, stabled on Oswego Road (Route 48) in the Town of… Read more >

Additional Eastern Equine Encephalitis Mosquito Pools in Cicero

Additional Eastern Equine Encephalitis Mosquito Pools in Cicero and Aerial Spraying for Mosquitoes Delayed Onondaga County Health Commissioner, Cynthia B. Morrow, MD, MPH announced today that five additional pools of Culiseta melanura mosquitoes, primarily a bird biting species, collected on August 31, 2010 tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). These pools were from three… Read more >

Eastern Equine Encephalitis Found in Onondaga County

Onondaga County Health Commissioner, Cynthia B. Morrow, MD, MPH announced today that a horse has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). The Health Department received confirmation of these results from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Wadsworth Laboratory late yesterday. The horse, stabled on Oswego Road (Route 48) in the Town of… Read more >

Onondaga County Resident Diagnosed with EEE

Onondaga County Health Commissioner, Cynthia B. Morrow, MD, MPH was notified by the New York State Department of Health  that an Onondaga County adult resident has been diagnosed with Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). Dr. Morrow explained that EEE is a rare but dangerous viral infection that is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito. … Read more >