Press release Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for Americans 18 to 45 years old. It is beingmixed illegally with drugs like counterfeit painkillers, heroin, cocaine, andmethamphetamine. Fentanyl is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine, so the lethal dose is much …
Press release Tis the season to bundle up, spend more time indoors, and enjoy family and friends over the holiday season. Unfortunately for some, it is also the time of colds, flu, COVID and RSV. We are already seeing an increase in flu activity across Genesee and Orleans Counties. Everyone …
Press release October 23-29, 2022 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW), which is a call to bring together individuals, organizations, industry, and government to increase lead poisoning prevention awareness in an effort to reduce childhood exposure to lead. About 3.3 million American households, including 2.1 million low-income households that …
Press release The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments (GO Health) are celebrating 10 years of working collaboratively through their cross-jurisdictional shared services arrangement. This initiative was the first of its kind in New York State and is at the forefront of providing best practices for local governments looking to …
Press release Lead is a metal that is toxic to our bodies. It has been found in many products including lead-based paint, plumbing, leaded gasoline, toys, ceramics, and more. No amount of lead in our bodies is safe. Young children under 6 years old are most at risk for lead …
Press release Washington, DC, August 10, 2022 — Paul Pettit, MSL, CPH, Health Director of theGenesee and Orleans County Health Departments in New York, has been newly elected tothe National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Board of Directors for a three-year term as a Director for Region 2, …
Press release Spring is here and that means wild animals will be giving birth to their babies. Sometimes these cute baby animals will stray away from their mothers and wander into backyards, into barns, and onto porches tempting people to catch them and take them in as their own. “Please …
Press release The Genesee and Orleans County Department, Weights & Measures (GO Health W&M) isresponsible for testing all commercial devices used to weigh or measure various commodities.These efforts are celebrated annually during National Weights & Measures Week, March 1st –7th, 2021 included 405 inspections that comprised of over 1,210 devices, …
For IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Due to the high volume of COVID-19 case reports in recent days exceeding the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments (GO Health) and NYS contact tracing capacity to individually contact every Genesee and Orleans County resident with a positive COVID-19 test result GO Health and New York …
Press release For IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments (GO Health) are pleased to announce that we will now be able to accept at-home COVID-19 tests. “We have developed an online form for residents to report a positive test result after taking an at-home COVID-19 test,” stated …