Lackawanna County Department of Health

05/07/2024

Thank you to our nurses and nurses everywhere for all you do to keep our communities safe and healthy. Happy National Nurses Week!

05/06/2024

Our Health Promotion team had a great time at the Greater Carbondale Ymca Healthy Kids Day! We loved hearing what our community does to stay healthy. Tell us how you stay healthy in the comments!

05/03/2024

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
If you need to talk to someone, call 988. You are not alone.

04/30/2024

Sexual violence can have major impacts on health, but healing is possible.

04/30/2024

Lackawanna County Department of Health
Will be at
The Community Intervention Center
On
Wednesday May 1, 2024
At
10:00 a.m.
They will have information available and will have supplies to distribute.

No appointment necessary, just stop by and say HELLO!

04/26/2024

Smoke alarms save lives!
That's why we've partnered with The Red Cross to provide and install FREE smoke alarms.

When: Tuesday April 30th 10am-2pm

Where: Old Forge Fire Department

We hope to see you there!

04/24/2024

04/22/2024

🌍 Happy Earth Day! 🌿 Let's take a moment today to think about how amazing our planet is and what we can do to keep it healthy. Every little thing we do adds up to make a big difference for the Earth.

🌱 You can help by using less plastic, planting trees, or supporting local businesses that care about the environment. Small actions like these show that we care about our planet and want to protect it for the future.

Let's work together to make Earth Day every day! 🌎💚

04/19/2024

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Anyone can be affected by sexual violence.

To learn more, visit these pages:
CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/sexualviolence/index.html
RAINN: https://www.rainn.org/about-sexual-assault
Joyful Heart Foundation: https://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org/learn/sexual-assault-and-rape

04/15/2024

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is held annually during the second week of April. We honor Lackawanna County's telecommunications personnel and thank them for dedicating their lives to serving the public and for their commitment, service and sacrifice. 🙏 🚨🎧☎️

04/04/2024

We're proud to serve Lackawanna County. Happy National Public Health Week from everyone at The Lackawanna County Department of Health!

04/03/2024

Safety Tips for after a Power Outage!

Click for more information: https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/power-outage.html