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We at the Ulster County Health Department realize that there are health-related issues in the news that concern you. We have established the following links to help you better understand these issues.

September 19th is "Turn Off" Week

TURN OFF YOUR TV, YOUR COMPUTER, YOUR VIDEO GAMES, AND GET UP AND GET MOVING.

TURN OFF WEEK IS A START TO FIGHTING OBESITY AND A WAY TO BRING FAMILIES

TOGETHER. HAVE A GAME NIGHT, START NEW HOBBIES, GET INVOLVED IN AN EXERCISE

PROGRAM.

GET UNPLUGGED FROM ALL RECREATIONAL SCREEN-TIME FOR ONE WEEK – SEPTEMBER 19^th THRU THE 25^th.

A Message from the Ulster County Department of Health, working to realize County Executive Mike Hein's goal of making Ulster the Healthiest County in NY

Saugerties Area Immunization Clinic Scheduled To Relocate To A Lower Cost Facility

New Location Maintains Saugerties Presence and Essential Service

Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk What You Can Do Now to Help Protect Your Family

View Recommendations from the President's Cancer Panel

Important Information Regarding Benefits and the Implementation of the New Federal Affordable Health Care for America Act

Important Information Regarding Benefits

Important Information You Need to Know Regarding Emergency Room Services in Ulster County

Kingston Hospital and Benedictine Hospital Emergency Room Changes

National Infant Immunization Week

http://www2a.cdc.gov/nip/kidstuff/newscheduler_le/

Where can I get a Seasonal Flu shot?

Check http://www.flucliniclocator.org/ to see if there are any seasonal flu vaccine clinics scheduled at retail outlets near you.

Obesity in Ulster County

Healthy Eating And Living (HEAL- Ulster County) initiative findings

Flu Information

Fight the Flu! - NYSDOH
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/flu/fight_the_flu.htm

Lyme Disease

Information from the NYS Department of Health
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/environ/lyme/home.htm

Rabies

Information from the NYS Department of Health
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/rabies/rabies.htm

Anti-smoking Information

NYS Clean Indoor Air Act
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/clean_indoor_air_act/index.htm

Bird Flu

Centers for Disease Control - Avian Influenza
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/

Bird Flu Information from Medicine Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/birdflu.html

Public Health Preparedness

Bioterrorism Readines from the NYS Health Department
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/bt/bt.htm
Information from the Center for Disease Control
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/

American College of Physicians
http://www.acponline.org/bioterro/

Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense
http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org/faq.html

Infectious Diseases Society of America
http://www.idsociety.org

US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
http://www.usamriid.army.mil/education/bluebook.html

If you have specific questions about an issue please call us.

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