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Millions of New Yorkers Could Lose Medicaid Coverage as COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Expires

The COVID-19 public health emergency was declared on January 31, 2020 to protect the health and safety of the public by shielding millions of people from losing access to health

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Opioid Settlement Funds Coming to Tompkins County

During a recent interview Tompkins County Public Health Director Frank Kruppa discussed the impact that opioids continue to have on the community.

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Healthcare worker vaccine mandate struck down

New York State Supreme Court Judge Gerard Neri ruled on Jan. 13 that the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers is now “noll, void, and of no effect,” in a

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County Health and Mental Health Depts. Complete Merger

The process began in 2019 and was delayed by a global pandemic, but after five years of work mental health and physical health are coming together under one department in

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Southern Tier Counties Brace for COVID/ Flu Uptick

Officials in Tompkins county are alerting residents about an uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases in the community along with higher hospitalization numbers.

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Southern Tier Counties Brace for COVID/ Flu Uptick

Officials in Tompkins county are alerting residents about an uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases in the community along with higher hospitalization numbers.

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Tompkins County COVID-19 Community Level Moves To Medium

The Tompkins County Health Department released a statement alerting the community to the roptic increase in COVID-19 cases in the county. When coupled with higher hospitalization numbers this shifts the

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Health Department Holding Monkeypox Vax Clinic Thursday

The Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) is announcing a 1st and 2nd dose Monkeypox Vaccine Clinic to be held this Thursday, September 22nd from 1pm-4pm at the TCHD (55 Brown

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Tompkins County Health Department Warns Of Increase In Opioid Related Deaths

The Tompkins County Health Department is alerting the community about the increase in opioid related deaths in the Central New York region, as recently reported by the New York State

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Merger Of County Public And Mental Health Departments Back On Track

Now that Tompkins County is moving past COVID, it is finally ready to integrate its public health and mental health departments, as was proposed in a 2019 report.

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