The Westchester County Department of Health is a community of professional public health workers who help you and your family enjoy better health.  We protect and promote the health of the public through prevention, prolonging meaningful life and providing leadership in health crises.

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Early Intervention Program
Family-centered therapeutic and support services for infants and toddlers under age three with developmental delays.

Flu and Pneumococcal Vaccine Clinics
Free or low cost clinics annually throughout the County for County residents.

Food Service Establishment Program
Inspections, permits, complaint investigations, foodborne illness prevention, plan reviews.

Hazardous Materials Response
Emergency incident response, complaint investigations, hazardous waste site investigations, hazard assessment and chemical substance information.

Health Information and Communication
Public health information development and distribution to residents to promote healthy lifestyles and assure a safer environment.

Healthy Beginnings
Prenatal care referrals and assistance to families with children under one year of age; providing /assuring needed services for a healthy beginning.

Healthy Heart Program
Worksite wellness information and intervention to promote heart healthy lifestyles.

Healthy Neighborhoods
Environmental and personal health assessment; referral and follow-up

HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing
Free and confidential counseling and testing; health education.

HIV Partner Notification Program
Assists medical providers and their patients in notifying partners about potential HIV exposure; referrals to community services.

Home Health Agency
Nursing, physical therapy, speech and occupational therapy, medical social work, home health aides, medical equipment.

Housing
Complaint investigations regarding lack of heat, insect pests, structural problems and rodent control.

Immunization Service
Free immunizations for children from birth to age 21 to prevent childhood diseases.

Individual Sewage Disposal Systems and Individual Well Water Supply Systems
Permits, inspections, construction complaint investigations, plan reviews.

Infant Child Health Assessment Program (ICHAP)
Free home visits for infants and toddlers under 3 at risk for developmental delay

Injury Control
Public education and intervention to promote safe and healthful behaviors

Lead Poisoning Prevention
(See Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program)

Lyme Disease Information Line
Educational information available at 8137-LYME (See also Tickborne Diseases)

Mammograms
(see Breast Health Services).

Mass Gatherings/Public Functions
Inspections, permits, plan reviews.

Nutrition Services
Nutrition information available by phone; consultations for community agencies.

Petroleum Bulk Storage (PBS)
Monitoring, testing, registration, and enforcement of PBS tanks. 

Perinatal Outreach and Education Program
Outreach and referral to encourage early and continuous prenatal care.

Preschool Education Program
Services such as speech therapy, physical therapy and special education for children three to five years old with developmental disabilities.

Rabies Information Line
Educational information available at (914) 813-5010.

Rabies Prevention and Treatment
Physician assessment of animal exposures 24 hours a day/7 days a week; preventive treatment following exposure; low-cost rabies vaccination clinics for dogs and cats; rabies testing of suspect animals; education

Radiological Health
X-ray facility inspections, complaint investigations.

Realty Subdivisions
Inspections, complaint investigations, plan reviews, septic and sewer approval.

Refuse Vehicles
Vehicle inspections and permits for operators of garbage, refuse and meat waste haulers.

Ryan White Title I C.A.R.E. Act
Services for persons with HIV/AIDS.

Services for Children with Disabilities
(See individual  listings for Early Intervention; Physically Handicapped Children's Program; Preschool Education Advocacy Program)

Sewage Overflows
(See Water Quality)

Sexually Transmitted Disease Services and Clinic 
Free and confidential diagnosis and treatment; free Hepatitis B vaccination; counseling and confidential contact investigations, HIV counseling and testing.

Speakers' Bureau
Presentations on public health issues at community forums, schools and community agencies

Statistics
Compilation, analysis and distribution of demographic and health data.

Swimming Pools and Bathing Beaches
Inspections, permits, complaint investigations, surveillance sampling, plan reviews.

Temporary Residence
Inspections and permits for children's camps, hotel/motels, trailer parks, mobile home sites and migrant labor camps.

Tickborne Diseases
(Lyme, ehrlichia)  Surveillance, investigation, education, guidelines.

Tuberculosis Services and Clinics 
(Day and evening hours) Free TB testing, contact investigation, laboratory testing, treatment and medication; Directly Observed Therapy.

Vital Statistics
Analysis and distribution of vital statistics

Water Quality
Water pollution control activities related to NYC watershed, Long Island Sound, Hudson River, other rivers, streams and lakes; inspections, permits, complaint investigations of sewage overflows and other water pollution discharges, overflows from individual sewage disposal systems, plan reviews, surveillance, planning. 

Water Supply
Inspections, permits, complaint investigations, surveillance sampling, plan reviews, planning  to protect public drinking water supplies

West Nile Virus Information Line
Educational information; human cases, dead bird and mosquito breeding site reporting; ground spraying schedules and information at (914) 813-5609.

WIC Program
Supplemental food, nutrition education and referrals for health care for eligible pregnant and breastfeeding women and for infants and children to age five.

Women's Cancer Screenings
Cancer screening for women ages 40 and over; pap smears.