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

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

Office Hours:

Monday - Friday 9 AM - 5 PM

(June, July & August: 8 AM - 4 PM)

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 OFFICE:

Ogdensburg  - (315) 393-2390   -   206 Ford Street

    Email: Rosemary Brown 

Contact Person:
Laurie Maki, Public Health Educator

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

     2013 Rabies Clinic Schedule  

 ********* HEALTH ALERTS*** 

Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak

FOR MORE INFORMATION

  Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Centers for Disease Control  (CDC) 

Frequently Asked Questions (Patient Info)

New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)

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.

Designer Drugs Commonly Packaged and Marketed as Bath Salts - Banned

"Bath Salts" National Institute on Drug Abuse

Frequently Asked Questions - "Bath Salts"

Wildlife - If You Care Leave them There

Flood Preparedness Information

*** Travel Alert *** 

 MEASLES IMMUNIZATION PRIOR TO INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

CDC Meales  Travel Update

Lyme Disease Information

 2012-20123 Seasonal Flu Information

St. Lawrence County 2010-2012 Community Health Assessment