Fall 2011- NYSAC News Magazine – Articles (Cover Image is Essex County) Public Health at the Local Level: An Investment in New York’s Future Local Health Departments-What We Are, What We Do Reforming the Way We Finance Medicaid Will Lead … Continue reading →

By Patrick Cummings, Assistant Counsel, New York State Association of Counties Monroe County Enacts Restrictions on Funeral Protesting On June 23, 2011, Monroe County joined a growing number of counties to enact a local law that places restrictions on when … Continue reading →

By Mark LaVigne, Deputy Director, New York State Association of Counties Rate increases, mid-year assessments for pool members, State Comptroller audits pointing to the need for reserves and actuarial studies, the risks inherent in local government operations, dwindling fund balances, … Continue reading →

By Gregory Patterson, Trendline Health Health care costs continue to escalate for benefit providers across the employer spectrum. While a full range of solutions that could help contain these costs need to be considered, the best possible solution would reduce … Continue reading →

By Ed McDermott, BMI Audits As health care costs continue to increase, employers that sponsor health benefit plans have just two types of options for managing this expense: to follow strategies that will reduce the number of units of healthcare … Continue reading →

By Gladys Carrión, Esq., Commissioner, NYS Office of Children and Family Services Rarely has a new program shown such striking success while saving counties money as the Bridges to Health (B2H) program has. Only three years into the program, over … Continue reading →

By Katy Vescio, Legislative Coordinator, New York State Association of Counties When we turn on the faucet and drink the water we rarely give thought to where the water comes from, or if it is safe to drink. It is … Continue reading →

By David Whitcroft, Supervisor of Environmental Health, Genesee County Health Department In 2008, Genesee and Orleans counties were the fortunate recipients of a grant to create The Genesee/Orleans Rural Environmental Health GIS Initiative. The three-year project, funded with the grant … Continue reading →

By Barbara Silvestri, NYS Soil & Water Conservation Committee, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets Legacy of Public Health & Environmental Stewardship For over 70 years, New York’s County Soil and Water Conservation Districts have helped farmers, homeowners, communities, organizations, … Continue reading →

Suzanne M. Swan, MPH, Senior Public Health Educator, Albany County Department of Health The Albany County Strategic Alliance for Health (ACSAH) is an Albany County Department of Health chronic disease prevention initiative funded by the Centers for Disease Control and … Continue reading →