The outdoor education facility’s team includes a mix of program leaders and educators, supported by partners like Trout Unlimited, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County and the Sherburne Rotary Club. …
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“At a time when federal public health programming is increasingly unstable due to staffing losses, stop work orders, and reduced reliable access to data, state leadership has never been more important,” Bond told legislators.…
The coming campaign season follows a deeply troubling year for public health. The United States surpassed 2,200 measles cases last year amid ongoing outbreaks nationwide—the highest total in 33 years. At this rate, the country is likely to lose its measles elimination status, a hard-won achievement we have maintained since 2000.…
TFC-DOS and our many wonderful community partners, local governments, and caring DOS citizens have made some inroads and scored some successes this year in reducing tobacco use and improving our area’s public health and environment.…
The summer of 2022 marked the first major harmful algal bloom—or HAB—in Otsego Lake, resulting in the closure of the public beach at Glimmerglass State Park as well as the Village of Cooperstown-owned Three Mile Point and Fairy Spring parks. Though not to the scale that some New York State counties have seen, the negative effects of HABs on public health have been raising concerns.…
Steven M. Carlson Sr., 74, went to be with his Lord on February 15, 2025. He was at Cooperstown Center. He was born February 2, 1951 in Brooklyn, the son of Francis “Frank” and Frances (Zumpano) Carlson. …
Davidson has been with LEAF since 2019, when she started as a prevention specialist. Her professional journey has been marked by a deep commitment to public health and community wellness.…
Anyone who observes a sick or dying deer, including roadkill, in the towns of Columbia, German Flatts, Warren, Litchfield, Winfield or Richfield should report it immediately at cwd.response@dec.ny.gov or (315) 785-2263.…
Letter from Abigail Mosenthin Dept. of Health Needs Your Help My name is Abigail Mosenthin, and I am the current New York State Public Health Corp (NYSPHC) Graduate Fellow for Otsego County, at the Otsego County Department of Health. I will be working on data visualization and analyses in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic. I am collecting data on the residents of Otsego County. I am hoping your readers will go to https://www.otsegocounty.com/departments/health_department/index.php and take a short survey. If they…
Bassett Hits Home Run Goal Is 120,000 Shots In One Hundred Days State Approves ‘Massive Vaccination Site’ In SUNY Oneonta, To Begin On Thursday By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com In a “vaccine desert,” suddenly there’s an oasis. After weeks of lobbying and some heightened expectation, it’s here: Bassett Healthcare Network announced Tuesday afternoon, March 16, that a COVID-19 “massive vaccination site” would be opening two days later, the 18th, in SUNY Oneonta’s Dewar Field House. The clinic, staffed…
