Broome County Health Department
Mission Statement
The Broome County Health Department is committed to preserving, promoting, and protecting the public health and well-being of Broome County residents by preventing diseases, protecting the environment and promoting healthful living.
Environmental Health Services
607.778.2887
The programs offered by this division strive to preserve and protect the quality of the environment as it impacts the public health of Broome County and to prevent illness and deaths caused by environmental factors.
- Inspect, survey and monitor various public water supplies
- Provide technical assistance to water supply operators
- Assist town and village governments in implementing groundwater protection ordinance.
- Investigate and report on dumpsites
- Review and monitor hazardous waste site investigations and clean-up
- Inspect, exercise surveillance and enforcement over the 730 food service facilities in Broome County
- Inspect and issue annual operating permits for hotels/motels, travel trailer campgrounds, mobile home parks, and children's camps
- Inspect and survey all public swimming pools and beaches in Broome County
- Control Rabies
- Raise community awareness about tobacco use issues
- Respond to chemical emergencies which may produce and environmental hazard
- Village of Endicott Water Supply Volatile Organic Compound Summary
- Environmental Health Complaints & Inquiries Form
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
607.778.2839
Lead poisoning is caused by eating, drinking or breathing anything with lead in it. It can slow a child's normal growth and development and can cause mental retardation, kidney disease, liver damage, blindness or death. Regular testing can be done to find the problem early.
The Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is managed by the Environmental Health Division, with the testing being done by private physicians, medical clinics, WIC and immunization Clinic personnel. Testing is done on children up to six years of age. Advice on cleaning the child's environment; working with landlords and physicians and retesting are part of the follow-up when an abnormal lead level is found.
Maternal Child Health and Development
607.778.2851
To promote through identification, assessment, education, and service provision, the growth and development of children with special needs and their families. To improve the health of women, infants and children through health teaching, health counseling, and the early identification of real and potential health problems.
Some children may experience delays in their development. Early detection and treatment of these delays may make a difference... for the child, the family, and the community. This division offers several programs designed to help families get the detection and treatment services they need.
- Maternal and Child Health Nursing
- Early Intervention Program (EI) (0-2)
- Preschool Program (3-5)
- Physically Handicapped Children's Program (PHCP)
- Healthy Children New York (Child Health Promotion Specialist)
- Healthy Families New York
Health Education and Promotion
607.778.3921
Heightening public awareness of preventable health conditions through health education and promotion.
- Dental Sealant Program (607.778.8885)
- Healthy Living Partnership (1.877.276.1019 - toll free)
- WIC (Women, Infants, Children) Program (607.778.2881) (FAX 607.778.3935)
- HIV/STD/TB Grant (607.778.2839)
- Injury Control (607.778.2887)
- HIV Training Services Grant (607.778.2874)
- Immunization Grant (607.778.2804)
- Infant Mortality Review Program Grant (607.778.2861)
- Broome/Tioga Community Based Diabetes Project (607.778.3921)
- HEART (Health Education Awareness Resource Team) of Broome/Tioga
Preventive Health Clinic Services
607.778.2839
These programs are designed to assure the provision of personal health care when it is otherwise unavailable.
- Communicable Disease Control
- Tuberculosis Control Clinic
- Immunization Clinic
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Clinic
- HIV Counseling and Testing Services
