Last week I got my flu shot at Montefiore Nyack Hospital, and it’s imperative that residents in Rockland and Westchester County follow suit. Last flu season, health officials said more than 80,000 people died in the winter of 2017-2018, including 180 children and teens. In New York there were 128,252 confirmed cases of flu and […]
FREE measles, mumps, rubella vaccine being offered to Rockland community NEW CITY, NY – – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert inform residents that the Health Department will be holding a measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine clinic on Thursday, October 11 from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm at the […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. Are you looking for healthier choices at your local corner store or bodega? The Rockland County Department of Health, the Village of West Haverstraw, and six village corner stores are working to make the healthy choice the easy choice! “The Health Department’s Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work, […]
Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern has been hosting leg vein screenings this winter season with the most recent being January 23 and the next coming up on February 26. Visible leg veins are not only a cosmetic concern, but can progress to a serious disease referred to as Chronic Vein Insufficiency (CVI), if left untreated. […]
PRESS RELEASE To assess the risk of venous disease, Bon Secours Charity Health System will host free leg vein screenings from 5 – 8 p.m. on Monday, February 25 at the Suffern Medical Pavilion located at 257 Lafayette Avenue, Suite 300 in Suffern and Tuesday, February 26 at 30 Hatfield Lane, Suite 309 in Goshen. […]
BY BARRY WARNER Did you know that getting kids enrolled in a summer day camp program and out in the sunshine provide health benefits? Vitamin D is produced by the action of the sun’s rays on the skin and is used to help young bodies absorb calcium plus build strong bones and teeth. In addition, […]