Liberty, NY – Sullivan County Public Health Services is building its volunteer reserve corps to assist with upcoming vaccination clinics, but some potential volunteers may find the signup process intimidating.

“We don’t want anything getting in the way of good people looking to do good things,” affirms Public Health Director Nancy McGraw. “But it is necessary for everyone to sign up through the ServNY system, which allows us to quickly organize, contact and track volunteers who want to help during this pandemic.”

From the left, Danielle Mann, Anna Nelson and Janna Walter, the team behind the County's Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome response effort

Liberty, NY – Sullivan County Public Health Services is excited to share that they have worked in conjunction with Dutchess County to mirror the program Dutchess implemented to reduce the number of infants born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), a form of post-natal opioid withdrawal. 

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Division of Planning and Community Development, in partnership with the New York State Department of State, is hosting a free virtual training for local municipal officials about conducting Subdivision Reviews.

It will be held online on Monday, February 22 at 5:30 p.m., and successful completion will provide two training credits. The session is free, but preregistration is required. To register, please contact the Division of Planning at 845-807-0527 or email Planning@sullivanny.us.

Liberty, NY – Sullivan County Public Health Services and the NYU School of Medicine have partnered to perform a health survey sponsored by the National Institutes of Health to better understand the health and dietary patterns of residents in Sullivan County and the prevalence of diabetes. The project is titled “The Impact of the Food Environment and Other Environmental Exposures on the Risk of Diabetes in Rural Settings.”

Monticello, NY – A majority of Sullivan County legislators today picked Infinite Care Management, a Brooklyn-based operator of 18 nursing facilities in New York State and Florida, to operate the Care Center at Sunset Lake in Liberty, pending negotiations with the Sunset Lake Local Development Corporation (LDC).

Infinite Care was one of three finalists for the lease, as recommended to the Legislature by the five-member LDC Board. The other two were The Grand Healthcare System of Valley Stream and VestraCare/The McGuire Group/Absolut of Buffalo.

Sullivan County Public Safety Commissioner Rick Sauer receives his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Public Health Services in Liberty.

Liberty, NY – Thanks to an increase in State and Federal supply channels, Sullivan County Public Health Services anticipates a consistent supply of 200-300 doses of COVID-19 vaccine every week, increasing by 20% each week for the next three weeks, according to the NYS Department of Health.

Liberty, NY – Like the holidays, the Super Bowl is an American gathering tradition, but this year, those get-togethers could come with a high price.

“Super Bowl parties could easily be super-spreader events,” cautions Sullivan County Public Health Services Director Nancy McGraw. “Gathering close together without masks – which is inevitable if food and drinks are present – with people you haven’t recently come into contact with? That’s a breeding ground for COVID-19 infection.”

One of Sullivan County's 2020 nominees for Older New Yorker was Minnie Paramore of Monticello.

Monticello, NY – May feels like a long time away, but the Sullivan County Office for the Aging is already planning for it, and you can play a part!

Liberty, NY – Interested in aiding the effort to get all of Sullivan County vaccinated against COVID-19?

“As a relatively small county health department, and given the size and scope of getting vaccine out to everyone who wants it, we need help,” affirms Public Health Director Nancy McGraw. “We’re looking to greatly increase the scope of our vaccination clinics, with a plan to scale up to a 600 to a 1,000 doses a week rather than the 200/week we’ve been able to achieve due to staffing and the limited supply of vaccine.”