2023 Public Health Press Release Archives

(Ithaca, NY – March 23, 2023) – Tompkins County Whole Health’s Environmental Health (EH) must locate dogs from two separate incidents on Tuesday, March 22, 2023. The first incident occurred around 4:00 P.M. near the intersection of Esty and Plain Streets, in downtown Ithaca. The second incident…
(Ithaca, NY – March 2, 2023) – Tompkins County Whole Health (TCWH) seeks individuals with passion for addressing issues regarding mental health, substance use and developmental disabilities to join the Tompkins County Community Services Board (CSB). The CSB has multiple vacancies and invites…
(Ithaca, N.Y., February 24, 2023) – Tompkins County Whole Health (TCWH) is sharing with the community information about our first “Family Health Community Café,” a free event for the whole family. The event will take place on Saturday, March 4th, from 10:30am – 1:30pm, in the Borg Warner Community…
(Ithaca, N.Y., February 14, 2023) – Tompkins County Whole Health (TCWH) is sharing with the community updated guidance from New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) regarding mask wearing in healthcare facilities, including hospitals, nursing homes, home health care and hospice agencies, and…
(Ithaca, N.Y., February 7, 2023) – Tompkins County Whole Health, in partnership with Cayuga Health, is pleased to announce the release of the updated Community Health Assessment (CHA) and 2022-2024 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). The plan’s vision captures the recent integration of the…
(Ithaca, N.Y., January 27, 2023) – Tompkins County Whole Health’s Environmental Health Division would like to thank all media outlets that published or broadcast our press release dated January 20, 2023, regarding a potentially rabid gray fox near Ravenwood Apartments in the Fall Creek area,…
(Ithaca, N.Y., January 21, 2023) – Tompkins County Whole Health is alerting the community that a gray fox was located last night, January 20th, around 10:00pm near the Ravenwood Apartments (University Ave, Ithaca) and has been retrieved by the Tompkins County SPCA Animal Control. It is believed…
(Ithaca, N.Y., January 20, 2023) – Tompkins County Whole Health is alerting the community of a potentially rabid gray fox in the Fall Creek area. It has been reported that the gray fox attempted to bite a person at Ravenwoods Apartments on University Avenue (Ithaca) at approximately 1:40 PM today.…
(Ithaca, N.Y., January 20, 2023) – The Tompkins County Health Department is alerting the community to the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in our community, that coupled with higher hospitalization numbers, shifts the local CDC Community Level from Low to Medium. TCHD is urging caution, especially…
(Ithaca, N.Y., January 19, 2023) – Tompkins County Whole Health is alerting the community of the newly circulating COVID-19 subvariant Omicron XBB.1.5 and providing guidance on reducing risk. The newest COVID-19 Omicron subvariant is highly contagious and its spread has been noted across New York…