1001 11th Street
3rd Floor Niagara Falls, NY 14301-1201
www.niagaracounty.com/health/Services/Nursing-Division/Communicable-Disease-Surveillance
Main Phone Communicable Disease Program
716-278-8598
Fax
716-278-1936
Nursing Division
716-278-1900
Primary Services
Disease/Disability Information, Public Health Surveillance Programs
Description
Program staff is responsible for morbidity reporting, gathering, compiling, and interpreting of data and statistics for all communicable diseases reported in Niagara County. Staff communicate with hospitals in the county on a daily basis to assess for cluster activity or anything unusual. Community education is a vital component of the program, with staff available to provide information to the general public on a variety of infections and diseases.
Responsibility for reporting communicable diseases rests primarily with the physician, but also with laboratories, school nurses, day care center directors, nursing homes, hospitals, and other locations providing health services. New York State mandates all communicable diseases be reported directly to the Health Department for surveillance and follow-up. See website for a list of reportable diseases.
Responsibility for reporting communicable diseases rests primarily with the physician, but also with laboratories, school nurses, day care center directors, nursing homes, hospitals, and other locations providing health services. New York State mandates all communicable diseases be reported directly to the Health Department for surveillance and follow-up. See website for a list of reportable diseases.
Hours
Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm.
Eligibility
Open to the public, all ages included.
Service Area: Niagara County.
Service Area: Niagara County.
Intake Process
Call.
Program Fees
Free.
Languages
English; phone interpretation services are available if needed.
Handicap Accessible?
Yes
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible.
Date of Official Change
Jun 11, 2020
Contacts
Laurie Schoenfeldt, RN BSN
Director of Nursing Services
laurie.schoenfeldt@niagaracounty.com
716-278-1933