Rockland County Department of Health

  • HEALTH DEPARTMENT CELEBRATES WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK

    New City, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announce that Rockland County will celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7, 2021. Join the Rockland community for the “Global Big Latch On!” virtual event on Saturday, August 7th, from 10:00 am to 11:15 am EST, hosted by Montefiore Nyack Hospital via Zoom Healthcare in […]

  • CALLING ALL COLLEGE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS: DO YOUR PART TO HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19

    Get your vaccine to help keep your college campus and community safe NEW CITY, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert urge college and graduate students to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the school year begins. Upcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics at the Rockland County Department of Health: 3 […]

  • 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 will rise, as it does every summer. “A bite […]

  • COVID-19 VACCINE AVAILABLE FOR AGES 12+ AT PALISADES CENTER

    NEW CITY, NY, – The Rockland County Department of Health (RCDOH) announces the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will be given on Sunday, July 18, 2021, from 1:00PM-3:00PM at the Palisades Center on the 1st floor in front of H&M (1000 Palisades Center Dr., West Nyack, NY 10994). Anyone age 12 and older can visit http://rcklnd.us/covid19 to schedule an appointment. Appointments are […]

  • WEST NILE VIRUS DETECTED IN ROCKLAND COUNTY MOSQUITOES

    First two pools (groups) of mosquitoes test positive this season NEW CITY, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announce the first two pools, or groups, of mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) this year in Rockland County has been confirmed by the New York […]

  • 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 negative health effects of extreme heat.  […]