Public Health Department
80 State Highway 310
Suite #2
Canton, New York 13617-1476

Ph: 315-386-2325
Fx: 315-386-2203

Susan J. Hathaway - Director

St. Lawrence County Public Health Department

The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department has been serving the county since 1936. We offer a wide variety of health services and programs to county residents, geared toward improving both individual health and well being and that of the community.

Mission Statement:

 To insure the health, safety and quality of life for all St. Lawrence County residents. The department is dedicated to protecting the health of our community by:

• Controlling the spread of disease;
• Promoting healthy choices;
• Providing timely health information;
• Promoting the health and development of infants and children;
• Plan for and help to mitigate any public health emergency.

The department’s philosophy is that prevention is better than a cure, healthy families need healthy environments, safety first must be a way of life, and that people must be empowered to take care of themselves.

Canton- Main Office - (315) 386-2325

DISTRICT OFFICES:

Massena   (315)769-9921   -   21  Harrowgate Commons

Ogdensburg   (315) 393-2390   -   206 Ford Street

Non-Business hours (Answering Service): 315-319-2500

Email: Rosemary Brown 

Contact Person:
Laurie Maki, Public Health Educator

Click the picture below for the St. Lawrence County Board of Health

 ********* HEALTH ALERTS*** 

Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Information

*** Tdap/DTaP vaccine should be routinely promoted and provided before outbreaks occur.

Note: New ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices)  recommendations include 3 changes with regards to Pertussis vaccination:

1) Tdap can be given to children between the ages of 7-10 (if under-immunized or their vaccination status is not known)

2)  Adults 19 through 64 years of age should receive a single dose of Tdap.

3) Tdap can be given to adults 65 years of age and older  if not previously vaccinated , especially if there is close contact with infants  

4) There is no longer a suggested minimum interval between receiving the tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine and the tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine.

Eastern Equine Encephalitis

 Wildlife - If You Care Leave them There

Designer Drugs Commonly Packaged and Marketed as Bath Salts - Banned

"Bath Salts" National Institute on Drug Abuse

Frequently Asked Questions - "Bath Salts"

Flood Preparedness Information

*** Travel Alert *** 

 MEASLES IMMUNIZATION PRIOR TO INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

   2011-2012 Seasonal Flu Information