Health
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The Rockland County Office for the Aging’s NY Connects Outreach days continue:
Staff will be on-site to assist with general information on Medicaid, Medicare Savings Program, SNAP, and EPIC. Applications will be available. Farmers’ Market Coupons will be distributed pending availability. We are currently waiting for the supply to be replenished. Call 845-364-2110 to be notified when we have received them. Sloatsburg Food Pantry All Souls Community […]
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Do you need help paying for overdue water and wastewater bills?
The Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) can help.LIHWAP is a drinking water and wastewater emergency assistance program funded through new federalresources. Benefits are based on the amount of unpaid water and wastewater bills owed by applicants. Thisassistance is targeted at low income households and income guidelines will mirror that of the Home EnergyAssistance […]
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379 Polio Vaccines Administered Across Rockland
Next RCDOH Polio Vaccine Clinic Is Friday 10 AM – 12 PM (details below) New City, NY – The Rockland County Department of Health (RCDOH) vaccinated 71 people against polio at the County’s first two clinics, in response to a case of polio in a resident confirmed last week by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and […]
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RCDOH Vaccinates 18 People Against Polio Friday
Next Polio Vaccine Clinic Is Monday 1-4p (details below) New City, NY – The Rockland County Department of Health (RCDOH) hosted a polio vaccination clinic at the Pomona Health Complex on Friday, in which 18 vaccines were administered to individuals of varying ages. A second clinic at the same location will be held on Monday, July 25from […]
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Suicide hotline number updated, simplified
As a public service announcement, the Town of Orangetown Police Department shared the following press release introducing the new three-digit nationwide number – 988 – to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
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Skoufis Responds to Polio Case in Orthodox Community, Calls on State DOH to Require Polio Vaccine be Administered to Every Rockland County Resident
“The announcement by the New York State and Rockland County Departments of Health that a resident has contracted polio is jarring given it is the first such naturally-occurring case our country has seen in over 40 years. According to reports, the patient is an unvaccinated resident of the Orthodox community. “Earlier today, I was briefed […]