Kathy Swarthout, Public Health Educator, Yates County Public Health

  • 5 years of service

Kathy Swarthout

As a Public Health Educator, Ms. Swarthout coordinates a wide variety of community programs and projects. She oversees the organization of the annual Child Safety Fair, provides smoking cessation classes and coordinates a monthly "Health Counts" newsletter that is widely distributed to the county-wide injury prevention coalition.

Ms. Swarthout also participates in Public Health Emergency Preparedness efforts and is an advocate for underserved populations. In addition, she is a valued member of the Disease Control team providing coverage for rabies, WNV and Communicable Disease reporting.