Events

2019 NYSAC Fall Seminar
September 16 - 18
Sullivan County

Public Health & Mental Health

Public Health departments promote and protect the health of all who live, work, and play in counties throughout New York. Counties provide direct services and community partnerships in the following areas: development and maintenance of individual and community preparedness for public health hazards and events; investigation, prevention, and control of communicable diseases; prevention of environmental health hazards through assessment, regulation, and remediation; promotion of healthy lifestyles through outreach and education; and provision for evaluation and services to individuals, children, and families that have developmental delays and concerns.

NYSAC White Papers and Reports

2019

Drinking Water Quality & Infrastructure

NYSAC Report: Counties and Drinking Water Quality (2016)
Letters from NYSAC and NYSACCHO to US EPA and NYS DOH -
Re: Setting Maximum Containment Level for Perfluorooctanoic Acid “PFOA” and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid “PFOS
(August 2018)
Clean Water Infrastructure in NYS (White Paper, December 2017)
The County Perspective On Water Quality and Implementing the State’s Clean Water Infrastructure Act - (December 2017) Testimony submitted by NYSAC to the Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation, Assembly Standing Committee on Health, and the Assembly Subcommittee on Oversight of the Department of Environmental Conservation

Battling the Heroin & Opioid Epidemic

Opioid and Heroin Abuse - Fact Sheet, 2018 Budget Priority
County Case Studies in Battling New York's Heroin and Opioid Epidemic
A Primer on NY's Heroin Epidemic
Video: An update on the battle against the opioid crisis - 1/30/18
NACo-NLC Opioid Epidemic Task Force Report and Recommendations: Overview and Discussion (Webinar recording and report)
County Leaders Unite To Fight The Heroin And Opioid Abuse Epidemic - 1/12/17

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