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Programs/Registries

The New York State Department of Health coordinates a number of occupational programs within New York, and monitors various occupationally related illnesses and injuries. Assistance is available for both employers and employees on a variety of occupational health issues. Descriptions of the programs are provided below. For further information, contact:

New York State Department of Health
Bureau of Occupational Health
547 River Street
Flanigan Square, Room 230 Troy, New York 12180-2216
518-402-7900

New York State Network of Occupational Health Clinics

The New York State Department of Health coordinates a statewide network of occupational health clinics. The clinics help prevent occupational disease by providing diagnostic services, medical screening, treatment, referral and educational services for workers exposed to toxic substances and other occupational hazards. An additional health center dealing primarily with agricultural health is located in Cooperstown.

Occupational Health Clinics

Albany/Poughkeepsie/Glens Falls

     Eastern New York Occupational Health Program
     Community Health Plan
     155 Washington Avenue
     Albany, New York 12110
     518-436-5511 or 800-638-0668
      
     Mid-Hudson Satellite Clinic
     CHP/HealthShield Health Center
     160 Union Street
     Poughkeepsie, New York
     914-471-2800 or 800-888-4504

Buffalo

     Union Occupational Health Center
     450 Grider Street
     Buffalo, New York 14215
     716-894-9366

Cooperstown

     New York Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health
     Bassett Hospital Healthcare
     One Atwell Road
     Cooperstown, New York 13326
     607-547-6023 or 800-343-7527

Long Island

     Long Island Occupational and Environmental Health Center
     625 Belle Terre Road, Suite 207
     Port Jefferson, New York 11777
     516-476-2719

New York City/Mt. Sinai

     Mount Sinai - Irving J. Selikoff
     Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine
     1 Gustave L. Levy Place, P.O. Box 1058
     New York, New York 10029
     212-987-6043
      
     Mount Sinai Clinic - Hudson Valley Division
     Phelps Hospital
     777 North Broadway, Suite 203
     North Tarrytown, New York 10591
     914-366-3670
      
     Brooklyn Center c/o Long Island College Hospital
     340 Hicks Street
     Brooklyn, NY 11201
     718-780-2805
      

New York City/Health and Hospitals Corporation

     Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinic
     Bellevue Hospital
     1st Avenue and 27th Street, Room CD349
     New York, New York 10016
     212-562-4572
      

Rochester

     Finger Lakes Occupational Health Services
     980 Westfall Road, Suite 210
     Rochester, New York 14618
     716-256-0853
      

Syracuse/Binghamton/Utica

     Central New York Occupational Health Clinical Center
     6712 Brooklawn Parkway, Suite 204
     Syracuse, New York 13211
     315-432-8899
      
     Utica Center Occupational Health Program
     St Elizabeth Hospital, Family Practice Residency Program
     Foery Drive
     Utica, New York 13501
     315-798-1149

Agricultural Health Nurse Program of New York State

This program was established in 1991 by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to help make farms safer places to work and live. Three occupational health nurses located in occupational health clinics throughout the state have expertise in agricultural health and safety issues. The agricultural health nurses provide assistance to farm families in the event of agricultural illness, injury or death. They also educate farmworkers and children on agricultural safety techniques.

Report agricultural injuries or illnesses to the nurse in that region:

Western New YorkCentral New YorkEastern New York
Jane BoydSue AckermanSue Roerig
800-388-6536800-343-7527 518-436-5511

Pesticide Poisoning Registry

The Pesticide Poisoning Registry monitors both the acute and chronic effects of pesticide exposure. Occurrences of pesticide poisonings are investigated; consultation and diagnostic information is offered to physicians; and education and information about preventive practices are provided. Physicians and health care facilities must report confirmed or suspected pesticide poisonings within 48 hours. Clinical laboratories must report abnormally depressed cholinesterase levels and abnormally elevated tissue levels of pesticides within 48 hours.

Heavy Metals Registry

The Heavy Metals Registry provides individuals with information regarding the potential adverse health effects of heavy metals. Industrial hygiene efforts are directed to both the employer, who has specific responsibilities to provide a safe workplace, and the employee, in the form of training about hazardous conditions and the use of protective equipment. Clinical laboratories, physicians and hospitals are required to report to the Heavy Metals Registry when conducting biological monitoring for arsenic, cadmium, mercury and lead. Further information is available from the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Occupational Health.

Occupational Lung Disease Registry

Physicians are required to report suspected cases of occupational lung disease to the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Occupational Health within 10 days of diagnosis. These diseases include pneumoconioses and other lung diseases from probable causative agents.


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Revised: September 2000

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