Tompkins County Whole Health Department

10/29/2025

🩷🩷TODAY!!!! 🩷🩷
Walk-ins Welcome! 9am-4pm

Early detection saves lives!

What: Mobile Mammography Van
When: Wednesday, October 29th 9am-4pm
Where: TCWH, 55 Brown Rd (by the airport) - plenty of on-site parking!
How: Walk-ins Welcome!

Who: You are eligible to use the Mobile Mammography Van for a screening if:
• You are age 40 or older.
• You have no history of breast surgery, or you had a biopsy more than 1 year ago.
• You have no current breast problems or symptoms with benign results and no further problems.

You do not have to be a Guthrie or Lourdes patient. Your results can be sent to the provider of your choice.

We welcome insured and uninsured. No referral needed.

10/27/2025

❄️Code Blue Alert❄️
Tonight, temperatures are expected to fall below 32 degrees F with wind chill for 2 or more consecutive hours. Code Blue sheltering will be provided and can be accessed:

🏫 during business hours (M-F 8 am-4:30 pm):
• visit the Department of Social Services (DSS) at 320 W MLK/State Street, or
• call DSS Emergency Housing Services at (607) 274-5030

📱after hours and on weekends:
• call non-emergency dispatch at (607) 272-2444 to be connected to DSS on-call

❄️Code Blue Alert❄️
Tonight, temperatures are expected to fall below 32 degrees F with wind chill for 2 or more consecutive hours. Code Blue sheltering will be provided and can be accessed:

🏫 during business hours (M-F 8 am-4:30 pm):
• visit the Department of Social Services (DSS) at 320 W MLK/State Street, or
• call DSS Emergency Housing Services at (607) 274-5030

📱after hours and on weekends:
• call non-emergency dispatch at (607) 272-2444 to be connected to DSS on-call

Sign up to receive email notifications about Code Blue activations:
📲https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYTOMPKINS/subscriber/new?qsp=CODE_RED
Scroll down to ‘Health and Human Services’ and click ‘Addressing Homelessness’

10/27/2025

Tompkins County WIC is still open & benefits are still available.
If you are a WIC participant, see message below ⤵️

What to know about WIC during the government shutdown:

❓Is Tompkins County WIC open? - Yes
❓Can my family still use WIC benefits? - Yes
❓What should I do if I have questions? - Check out the link below for the most up to date information.
https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/wic/faqs.htm

10/27/2025

Update from Tompkins County Adminstration re: SNAP and HEAP benefits:
Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits may be delayed, and the opening of the 2025–2026 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) has been postponed to November 17, 2025.

*At this time, WIC benefits remain open and available to participants.

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If you or someone you know needs immediate food, utility, or heating assistance, contact Tompkins County Dept. of Social Services at 607-274-5680.

For food pantries and community meal information, visit Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County's webpage: https://hsctc.org/211food/ or call 2-1-1 for assistance.

Mental health and crisis support is available all day, any day, by dialing or texting 9-8-8. https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/crisis/988.html

Or come to our Mental Health Services' Open Access Walk-In for immediate assistance (201 E. Green St):
Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday, 8:30am–2:00pm
Wednesday, 10:30am–3:00pm

Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits may be delayed, and the opening of the 2025–2026 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) has been postponed to November 17, 2025. The county is working closely with the New York State O...

10/24/2025

Join us on Sunday, Oct. 26th at the Sciencenter for Spooky Science!!!!

This FREE community event runs from 12pm-4pm (we will be there from 12pm-2pm). Come find our classroom, if you dare!

Staff from our Environmental Health Division, Community Health Services and Health Promotion Program will be on hand with educational and fun activities to teach you about spooky critters:🦇🕷 "Night Flyers and Forest Tricksters"! 🦇🕷

Costumes ready, witches, ghosts, and superheroes? 🧙‍♀️🧛‍♂️Join us for Spooky Science this Sunday, October 26 for a day of hands-on experiments, activities, and family fun!

Supported by Tompkins County Tourism and Cornell University Community Relations.

10/24/2025

❄️Code Blue Alert for Sunday 10/26❄️
Sunday night, temperatures are expected to fall below 32 degrees F with wind chill for 2 or more consecutive hours. Code Blue sheltering will be provided and can be accessed:
🏫 during business hours (M-F 8 am-4:30 pm):
• visit the Department of Social Services (DSS) at 320 W MLK/State Street, or
• call DSS Emergency Housing Services at (607) 274-5030
📱after hours and on weekends:
• call non-emergency dispatch at (607) 272-2444 to be connected to DSS on-call

❄️Code Blue Alert for Sunday 10/26❄️
Sunday night, temperatures are expected to fall below 32 degrees F with wind chill for 2 or more consecutive hours. Code Blue sheltering will be provided and can be accessed:

🏫 during business hours (M-F 8 am-4:30 pm):
• visit the Department of Social Services (DSS) at 320 W MLK/State Street, or
• call DSS Emergency Housing Services at (607) 274-5030

📱after hours and on weekends:
• call non-emergency dispatch at (607) 272-2444 to be connected to DSS on-call

Sign up to receive email notifications about Code Blue activations:
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYTOMPKINS/subscriber/new?qsp=CODE_RED
Scroll down to ‘Health and Human Services’ and click ‘Addressing Homelessness’

10/23/2025

UPDATE: Saturday, 10/25 is CANCELLED. Still accepting appointments for 11/15.

Cornell University Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program and the Ithaca Health Alliance & Ithaca Free Clinic are offering FREE KIDNEY SCREENINGS!

To schedule an appointment, call (607) 330-1254 or email: clinic@ithacahealth.org
Walk-ins are welcome but appointment is highly recommended.

10/23/2025

Community Science Institute launches new "Water Testing Assistance Program" for low-income residents with private wells!

Access to clean, safe drinking water is a basic human need. For families who rely on private wells, regular testing is the only way to ensure that their water is free from harmful contaminants such as bacteria and nitrates. However, the cost of regulatory-quality testing can be a barrier for many low-income residents. The new Water Testing Assistance Program provides a 50% discount on CSI’s in-house drinking water tests for qualifying households. Participants also receive personalized testing recommendations --from CSI’s scientific staff.

To learn more, call CSI at 607-257-6606 or email info@communityscience.org.