Health

  • TIPS TO STAY HEALTHY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

    NEW CITY, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert encourage residents to follow these tips for a healthier holiday season: “Brighten the holidays by making your health and safety a priority! As you gather with friends and family, remember that COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses continue to pose […]

  • COVID-19 BIVALENT BOOSTER CLINICS AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT

    FOR CHILDREN 5 TO 11 YEARS OF AGE NEW CITY, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announce that the Rockland County Department of Health (RCDOH) will hold several Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine clinics for children ages 5 to 11 years. The new COVID-19 bivalent boosters, authorized by the […]

  • Rockland Behavioral Health Response Team to Host Free Holiday Stress Buster Zoom on November 16th

    (ROCKLAND COUNTY) November 9, 2022 – Holidays are supposed to be a time full of joy, happiness, and family gatherings, but many factors make this time equally stressful: unrealistic expectations, commercialization, financial constraints, carrying on traditions, and most importantly time restraints. Wrapped up in shiny paper with each one of these factors is gift-giving. It […]

  • TIME TO CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS AND
    CHECK YOUR SMOKE & CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS

    NEW CITY, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert remind residents to set their clocks back one hour as Daylight Savings time ends at 2:00 am on Sunday, November 6th. Along with changing your clocks, this is also a good time to check your smoke detector and carbon […]

  • Child & Babysitting Safety Training program in Clarkstown

    Child and Babysitting Safety (CABS) training program is intended primarily for ages 11-15 and others who are planning to provide babysitting services for young children and infants. The program includes instruction on the business of babysitting, proper supervision, basic caregiving skills, and guidelines on how to recognize and handle problems that may occur. The goal […]

  • American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign – Free Smoke Alarms

    The American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign helps save lives by installing free smoke alarms in homes that don’t have them, and by educating people about home fire safety. They will make an appointment to come to your home and install them!