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November 13, 2007

Public Health Honored

In recognition of “Public Health Thank You Day” (November 19th) Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi thanked the staff of the Nassau County Department of Health for their continuing efforts and often silent guardianship and protection of the public’s health.

“Every day, these are the public health professionals who safeguard our lives and our health by helping to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, safeguard our water, inspect our restaurants and help our children grow healthy and strong,” Mr. Suozzi said.  “We all owe a debt of gratitude to these health professionals who devote their lives to making it possible for us to live in a safer, healthier world.”

Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Abby Greenberg also recognized the County Executive for his continuing support of public health and for his initiative, “Healthy Nassau,” Mr. Suozzi’s campaign to make Nassau the healthiest county in the nation.

“The County Executive has initiated new activities and has enhanced existing programs which will improve the health of all residents,” Dr. Greenberg said. “His initiatives include supporting a ban on trans fats, developing a new two-mile Fitness Trail in Eisenhower Park and offering a local farmers market which gave residents easy access to local fresh fruits and vegetables this past summer.”

Working to keep Nassau County residents healthy and safe, in 2006 the Department of Health:

  • Investigated almost 150 outbreaks of foodborne illness
  • Investigated over 400 suspected cases of tuberculosis
  • Received and reviewed almost 21,000 laboratory reports of 72 communicable diseases
  • Provided nutrition education and food supplements monthly to approximately 12,000 women, infants and children in the WIC Program
  • Served over 6,000 infants, toddlers and their families in the Early Intervention Program
  • Served over 6,500 children, aged 3-5, in the Preschool Special Education Program
  • Served over 4,000 women, men and children in cancer-support groups at Hewlett House
  • Conducted more than 2,200 “stings” to deter the sale of tobacco to those under 18 years of age
  • Issued over 100 violation notices of the Clean Indoor Air Act which protects workers from exposure to second-hand smoke
  • Inspected over 5,300 food service establishments
  • Collected over 3,600 sample of drinking water for comprehensive testing
  • Monitored the abandonment or removal of almost 2,400 fuel oil tanks
  • Set over 1,000 mosquito traps and collected almost 500 mosquito pools for West Nile virus testing

Public Health Thank You Day is supported, among others,  by Research!America, the American Public Health Association, Association of Schools of Public Health, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO). 

For general information about the Department of Health’s services, check the department website at nassaucountyny.gov/health or call 516-571-3410.
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