Rockland County Department of Health

  • KEEP COOL IN THE SUMMER HEAT

    NEW CITY, NY, – Very hot weather and humidity are forecast to continue this week. Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert urge residents to take simple steps to stay cool and help prevent heat-related illnesses. “Every year, many people suffer from the adverse health effects of extreme heat. While […]

  • POTENTIAL RABIES EXPOSURE WARNING

    Cat in the Monsey area tests positive for rabies. NEW CITY, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert inform residents about a potential rabies exposure. Residents who live in a specific area of Monsey may have been exposed to a cat that has been confirmed to have rabies. […]

  • THIS SUMMER BE TICK-FREE TO PREVENT TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES

    NEW CITY, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert remind residents that as you spend time outside this summer, be sure to protect yourself from tick bites. The risk and incidence of Lyme and other tickborne diseases persist and is higher in the summer. “A bite from an […]

  • HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO CELEBRATE WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK

    New City, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announced that Rockland County will celebrate World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7) with an event hosted by the Rockland County Breastfeeding Coalition partners, including the Rockland County Department of Health, La Leche League of Rockland County (LLL), Montefiore Nyack Hospital, […]

  • PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE CLINIC AT HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR AGES 6 MONTHS TO LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF AGE

    NEW CITY, NY, – The Rockland County Department of Health (RCDOH) announces an upcoming Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine clinic for children ages 6 months to less than 5 years. The upcoming RCDOH COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be held at: Robert L. Yeager Health Center, Building A (50 Sanatorium Road, Pomona 10970) Friday, July 15, from 9:00 am […]

  • HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFERS HEALTHY 4 U in 22 AT FINKELSTEIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY

    NEW CITY, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announce the Healthy 4 U in 2022 public health information series will start in July! The Finkelstein Memorial Library will host the Rockland County Department of Health on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. Health department employees will be in the […]