Joan H. Facelle, MD, MPH
 Commissioner of Health 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
2012
02/06/12 - Keep Your Children’s Teeth Healthy for a Lifetime of Smiles!
01/20/12 - A Pap Test Can Save Your Life!
01/18/12 - Health Department’s Breastfeeding Support Group Meets Wednesday, January 25th
01/17/12 - Are You Pouring On the Pounds?
01/13/12 - Put Life Back In Your Life with the "Living Well" Workshop Series
01/11/12 - Stay Safe This Winter: Prevent Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning
01/11/12 - Free Radon Test Kits Available for Eligible Residents
01/10/12 - Need help keeping your New Year’s Resolutions?
2011
12/23/11 - Health Dept Cautions Residents that Candlewicks Containing Lead are Being Sold in Local Stores
12/21/11 - Health Department Breastfeeding Support Group Meets Wednesday, December 28th
12/19/11 - Ticks Still Bite in the Winter!
12/16/11 - Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinets: Out with the Old In the New Year
12/16/11 - Rabies: What You Need to Know
12/12/11 - Let Put It Out Rockland Help You Quit Smoking!
12/07/11 - Have a Healthy and Happy Holiday Season Without Gaining Weight!
12/06/11 - When the temperatures are above 40 degrees watch out for ticks!
12/05/11 - Holiday Eating Without the Weight Gain!
12/01/11 - Clean Hands Save Lives... Have you washed your hands today?
12/01/11 - Add Flu Shots To Your Holiday Shopping List!
11/29/11 - Put Safety at the Top of Your Holiday List
11/28/11 - DOH announces free, rapid HIV testing at the World AIDS Day Observance on Thursday, December 1st
11/21/11 - Get Your Flu Shot Now For A Healthier Holiday Season!
11/18/11 - Health Department Announces Lung Cancer Awareness Month
11/17/11 - Antibiotics Aren’t Always the Answer
11/10/11 - Health Department’s Put It Out Rockland Program Can Help you Quit Smoking for the Great American Smoke Out on Nov. 17
11/04/11 - Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks
11/02/11 - Put Life Back in your Life with the “Living Well” Workshop Series
11/02/11 - Are You At Risk For Type 2 Diabetes?
10/31/11 - Power Out? Follow These Food Safety Guidelines to Prevent Illness
10/28/11 - Enter the Health Department’s “ROCK IT TO HEALTH” Challenge!
10/21/11 - Going Trick-or-Treating? Take steps to stay safe while having fun this Halloween!
10/20/11 - Health Department Breastfeeding Support Group Meets Wednesday, October 26th
10/19/11 - Food Day 2011: It’s Time to Eat Real, Rockland!
10/17/11 - Lead Poisoning is Entirely Preventable
10/14/11 - Steps to a Healthier Rockland Collaborative Meeting October 27th
10/13/11 - Don’t Let the Flu Spoil Your Holiday Fun! Get Your Flu Shot!
10/07/11 - 3 County EMS Youth Teams Win Statewide Awards
10/07/11 - Take Steps to Keep Kids Safe from Sports Related Injuries
10/03/11 - Need Health Insurance? Health Department is here to help!
09/30/11 - Top Ten Ways to Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
09/30/11 - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Get Screened!
09/28/11 - Breastfeeding Gets Your Baby Off To A Healthy Start in Life!
09/26/11 - Living Well With Diabetes – Put Life Back Into Your Life
09/22/11 - County to Hold Rabies Vaccination Clinic for Cats, Dogs and Ferrets on Sunday, October 2nd
09/22/11 - County EMS Coordinator Wins Four Leadership Awards
09/21/11 - Health Department Breastfeeding Support Group Meets Wednesday September 28th
09/21/11 - The Family Meal: Coming to a Table Near YOU!
09/20/11 - Home Fires Prompt Dehumidifier Recall Reannouncement from LG Electronics
09/15/11 - Keep your Child Safe in the Car, Every Trip, Every Time
09/15/11 - Health Department Offers Back-to-School Shots
09/13/11 - What’s For Dinner? Try Our Quick and Easy Zucchini Side Dish!
09/13/11 - Health Department Schedules Flu Vaccines Clinics for Friday, September 23rd and Friday, September 30th
09/12/11 - Emergencies Can Happen At Any Time: Are You and Your Family Prepared?
09/07/11 - Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right For You?
09/07/11 - September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
08/31/11 - Hudson River Advisory Lifted
08/29/11 - Rockland Health Dept. warns residents to avoid contact with Hudson River in Rockland due to sewer main break
08/29/11 - Power Out or Flooded? Follow These Food Safety Guidelines to Prevent Illness
08/22/11 - Don’t Become a Tick’s Next Meal!
08/22/11 - Health Department Offers Back-to-School Shots
08/18/11 - Breastfeeding Gets Your Baby Off To A Healthy Start in Life!
08/16/11 - Enjoy a Safe and Healthy Barbecue this Summer!
08/16/11 - Rockland Health Department Lifts Hudson River Advisory
08/11/11 - Rockland Health Dept. warns residents to avoid contact with Hudson River in Rockland due to sewer main break
08/10/11 - Health Department Programs Can Help You Stay Healthy
08/01/11 - Family-Friendly Walk to take place Saturday, August 6th during World Breastfeeding Week
08/01/11 - West Nile Virus Found in Rockland County Mosquitoes
08/01/11 - AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2011
07/25/11 - Family-Friendly Walk to take place Saturday, August 6th during World Breastfeeding Week
07/22/11 - AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2011
07/22/11 - ROCKLAND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ISSUES FISHING, BOATING AND BEACH ADVISORY: AVOID HUDSON RIVER THROUGH THIS WEEKEND
07/21/11 - AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2011
07/20/11 - AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2011
07/19/11 - Keep your cool in the summer heat wave!
07/18/11 - AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR JULY 18, 2011
07/15/11 - When Being Careful is Not Enough To Prevent Drowning
07/11/11 - How To Protect Yourself From Getting Lyme Disease This Summer
07/07/11 - AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2011
07/05/11 - 2011 Farmers’ Market Season Brings Benefits to Food Stamp Recipients
07/05/11 - AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2011
06/29/11 - Keep Your Children Healthy In and Out of School in 2011!
06/27/11 - What’s for Dinner? Visit local Farmers’ Markets for delicious and nutritious foods!
06/24/11 - Rockland County to Hold Rabies Vaccination Clinic for Cats, Dogs and Ferrets on Sunday, July 10
06/23/11 - Nyack Boil Water Order has been Lifted
06/21/11 - Don’t forget to protect your eyes while having fun in the sun!
06/16/11 - EPA Honors Healthy Neighborhoods Program For Outstanding Leadership in Environmental Asthma Management
06/16/11 - Next Meeting of FREE Breastfeeding Support Group is Wednesday, June 22
06/15/11 - June 27 is National HIV Testing Day - Take the Test, Take Control!
06/08/11 - AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2011
06/08/11 - FREE Community Baby Shower on Tuesday, June 21st Celebrates & Educates Pregnant Women and New Mothers
06/08/11 - AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011
06/03/11 - June 13th-19th is National Men’s Health Week
06/01/11 - Two NYC Adult Lead Poisoning Cases Associated with the Use of Certain Imported Medicines
05/27/11 - National Cancer Survivors Day is Sunday, June 5th
05/24/11 - Making Healthier Choices When Eating Out Just Got Easier!
05/23/11 - Make Your “Home Sweet Home” a “Home Safe Home”
05/18/11 - Be Tobacco Free on May 31st for World No Tobacco Day
05/12/11 - Following a Mediterranean diet is a smart choice for your mind as well as your body!
05/06/11 - May 18th is Employee Health & Fitness Day
04/28/11 - Mandatory training in lead safe work practices is offered in Rockland County on May 12th
04/27/11 - National Women’s Health Week begins on Mother’s Day May 8th
04/26/11 - May is National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month
04/26/11 - May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month
04/26/11 - May is Arthritis Awareness Month
04/21/11 - FREE Breastfeeding Support Group meets Wednesday, April 27
04/20/11 - Voluntary Recall of Spice Due to Excessive Lead Levels
04/19/11 - Health Department Seeking Savvy Seniors for Training to Become Peer Educators
04/19/11 - Attention Rockland Seniors: Are You Afraid of Falling?
04/11/11 - Health Department extends deadline for SAFE but VIRAL online video contest
04/11/11 - Be “Tick Free” This Spring
03/30/11 - 2011 County Health Rankings Report Released
03/28/11 - Rockland County to Hold Rabies Vaccination Clinic for Cats, Dogs and Ferrets on Sunday, April 10
03/28/11 - Health Department Launches SAFE but VIRAL Online Video Contest
03/25/11 - Are you an employer in Rockland County? Come learn about participating in the new Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work, and Play grant
03/22/11 - National Infant Immunization Week is April 23-30
03/22/11 - Turn Off Your TV and Turn On the World Around You, April 18-24
03/22/11 - National Public Health Week is April 4-10
03/10/11 - Attention Rockland seniors: are you afraid of falling?
03/09/11 - New FREE Mother 2 Mother (M2M) Breastfeeding Support Group
03/09/11 - National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is March 10
02/23/11 - County announces free flu vaccine is still available!
02/22/11 - Be “Tick Free” This Spring
02/22/11 - Free or Low-Cost Quality Health Insurance Is Available to Rockland Families
02/22/11 - If You’re 50 Or Older, Getting A Colorectal Cancer Screening Test Could Save Your Life!
02/22/11 - March is National Nutrition Month
02/22/11 - March 20th – 26th is National Poison Prevention Week
02/22/11 - Dept. of Health announces National Sleep Awareness Week, March 7-13
02/17/11 - Rockland County Reality Check Youth Fight Big Tobacco
02/15/11 - Department of Health announces training in lead-safe practices on Feb. 18th
02/04/11 - County announces free flu vaccine clinics every Friday in February
01/21/11 - Do you know how to keep your children’s teeth healthy for a lifetime of smiles?
01/20/11 - Are your New Year’s resolutions to get healthy losing steam?
01/19/11 - Health Department Seeking Savvy Seniors for Training to Become Peer Educators
01/18/11 - Health Dept. Announces January is Cervical Health Awareness Month
01/18/11 - Rockland Health Dept. announces new Breastfeeding Promotion and Support Program
01/12/11 - Rockland County Food Service Establishments Will Have An “Oil Change” for 2011
01/06/11 - County announces free flu vaccine clinics on January 14 and 28
01/04/11 - Rockland County Department of Health is here to help you keep your New Year’s Resolutions and live a healthier life!
01/03/11 - Dept. of Health announces January is Radon Action Month
2010
12/31/10 - AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2010
12/30/10 - AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2010
12/23/10 - Health Department Can Help You Start The New Year Off Right
12/20/10 - Health Department Urges You to Quit Smoking for the New Year
12/09/10 - Don’t miss work, school or holiday fun because of the flu - protect yourself by getting your flu vaccine now!
12/07/10 - Protect yourself and your family and friends from the flu by getting your flu vaccine now!
12/01/10 - Healthy Holidays—The More the Merrier!
11/29/10 - County announces flu vaccine clinics on Dec. 3rd and 17th
11/01/10 - Rockland County Department of Health Encourages You To Be Tobacco Free By The Great American Smoke Out
10/29/10 - County Announces Flu Clinics Scheduled in Rockland
10/18/10 - Rockland County Health Department Celebrates National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week October 24–30, 2010
10/08/10 - County Department of Health Announces Breast Cancer Awareness Month
09/27/10 - Rockland County schedules first seasonal flu clinic for Friday, Oct. 8th
09/23/10 - Rockland County to Hold Rabies Clinic for Cats, Dogs and Ferrets on Sunday, October 3, 2010
09/22/10 - Department of Health hosts Worksite Wellness Meeting for employers in County
09/08/10 - Haverstraw Community Garden Harvest Day Event
09/07/10 - County Executive proclaims September 19-25 as Fall Prevention Awareness Week
09/03/10 - County Department of Health Announces Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
09/02/10 - AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2010
09/02/10 - County Department of Health Announces Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
09/01/10 - AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 01, 2010
08/31/10 - AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR TUESDAY AUGUST 31st, 2010
08/30/10 - AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR MONDAY AUGUST 30th, 2010
08/27/10 - Lyme Disease Continues To Be Identified in Rockland
08/27/10 - Department of Health announces September is National Preparedness Month
08/20/10 - Haverstraw Community Garden Harvest Day Event! Thursday, Sept 16th
08/20/10 - Department of Health announces “Living Well” classes for residents with chronic illness
08/19/10 - AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2010
07/30/10 - Health Department urges county residents to “Fight the Bite” - Take simple steps to reduce the risk of West Nile Virus
07/30/10 - LaCrosse glove being recalled due to excessive lead levels
07/07/10 - AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 7th, 2010
07/01/10 - Health Department announces July is UV Safety Month
07/01/10 - 2010 Farmers’ Market Season Brings Benefits to Food Stamp Recipients
06/24/10 - Rockland County Health Dep’t urges smokers to quit
06/23/10 - Rockland County to Hold Rabies Clinic for Cats, Dogs and Ferrets July11th
06/21/10 - Dep’t of Health advises of training in lead-paint safety July 17th
06/16/10 - Rockland County Cancer Institute announces National Men’s Health Week, June 14-20
06/07/10 - Haverstraw Community Garden Officially Opens
06/04/10 - Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for June 4, 2010
05/24/10 - Health Dept. reminds residents that May 31st is World No Tobacco Day
05/13/10 - May 19th is Employee Health & Fitness Day
05/04/10 - Rockland County Cancer Institute announces National Women’s Health Week, May 9-15
04/29/10 - May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month
04/14/10 - Haitian children with non-immigrant visas may be eligible for free, low-cost health insurance
04/08/10 - Rockland County to Hold Rabies Clinic for Cats, Dogs and Ferrets
04/05/10 - Hockey sticks being recalled due to excessive lead levels
04/01/10 - Health Dept. Announces Supermarket Tour to Help Residents Make Healthier Choices
03/23/10 - Bicycle Bells being recalled due to excessive lead levels
03/18/10 - The Rockland County Department of Health announces March is National Nutrition Month
03/15/10 - Department of Health announces “Living Well” classes for residents with chronic illness
03/12/10 - If You’re 50 Or Older, Getting A Colorectal Cancer Test Could Save Your Life!
03/05/10 - Health Department reminds residents to protect against Lyme disease
02/19/10 - Toy products being recalled due to excessive lead levels
02/17/10 - Health Department announces February is Cancer Prevention Month
02/16/10 - County Announces H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinic on Friday, February 19th
02/08/10 - Rockland County Department of Health warns residents a rabid cat and rabid raccoon were found in Clarkstown
02/08/10 - Toy products being recalled due to excessive lead levels
01/29/10 - County Announces H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinic on Friday, February 5th
01/20/10 - Dept. of Health’s Physical Activity Challenge to kick-off at Knickerbocker Ice Festival this weekend
01/19/10 - Department of Health announces spring 2010 schedule of Matter of Balance classes for seniors
01/15/10 - County Announces H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinic on Friday, January 22nd
01/13/10 - Health Department announces January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
01/12/10 - Cloth books being recalled due to excessive lead levels
01/07/10 - Toy products being recalled due to excessive lead levels
01/05/10 - Department of Health Announces National Influenza Vaccination Week January 10-16th
01/05/10 - January is Radon Action Month - Department of Health offers free Radon tests