Suffolk County Department of Health Archives

01.14.2020 Health

County to provide free flu shots at Riverhead Free Library Jan. 21

The Suffolk County Health Department will be offering free influenza immunization in Riverhead next week, following recent reports of a sharp increase in flu cases in the state. According...

01.08.2020 Health

Health department warns of untreated wastewater entering Peconic River

A break in a sewer line on Raynor Avenue Tuesday night has led to approximately 4,000 gallons of untreated wastewater entering the Peconic River, according to the Suffolk County...

10.12.2019 Health

Spraying scheduled after two more mosquito samples test positive for Triple E

Suffolk County health officials are urging residents to take precautions outdoors after two more mosquito samples recently tested positive for the potentially deadly Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus.

03.06.2019 Riverhead School District

Workshop focuses on dangers of e-cigarette use among students

Roughly 40 percent of Riverhead Middle School students believe vaping is not harmful to their health, according to data collected last year by the Riverhead Youth Coalition, a group...

08.25.2018 Health & Environment

Mosquito samples on the North Fork test positive for West Nile virus

Mosquito samples taken in Southold, Jamesport and Aquebogue tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Suffolk County Health Department. The samples — collected between Aug. 13 and...

02.20.2018 Health & Environment

Another chance to get a free flu shot in Riverhead

Suffolk County will offer another free influenza clinic for residents at the Riverhead Library on Saturday. New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a public health emergency earlier this...

04.24.2017 Health

CDC to select county residents to participate in nationwide survey

Suffolk County is one of 15 counties nationwide selected to participate in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

07.11.2016 Environment

Two area ponds have blue-green algae, Health Department says

A “blue-green algae” bloom has been confirmed in Peconic Lake in Calverton and in Marratooka Pond in Mattituck, according to the Suffolk County Health Department, which is urging people not...

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