Jefferson County Public Health Service

Jefferson County Public Health Service Main Contact: 315-786-3700 Prevent Services: 315-786-3730 Please visit our website www.jcphs.org for more information.

Empowering people to prevent illness, promote resiliency, and protect the well-being of Jefferson County residents and visitors. Jefferson County Public Health Service (JCPHS) offers preventive health programs that provide a broad range of services for county residents which include: communicable disease case investigation for reportable diseases, community screenings & education along with other

services for health and human service agencies, schools, businesses and residents.
• Travel health services
• Rabies Control
• Vector Control
• Emergency Preparedness
• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
• Immunization Clinic every Wednesday 12:30-3:30; STD Clinic every Tuesday 12:30-3:30. Call 315-786-3730 to schedule an appointment.
• Child Find Program
• Children with Special Health Care Needs
• Emergency Medical Services
• Medical Examiner Program

JCPHS also has home healthcare services. Home health care provides in-home services such as nursing, home health aides, physical therapy, occupational therapy, medical social worker, registered dietitian and case management. DISCLAIMER:
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JCPHS does not agree with or endorse every comment that individuals post on our pages. Our goal is to share ideas and information with as many individuals as possible and our policy is to accept the majority of comments made to our profile. Therefore, a comment will be deleted if it contains:
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• Hate speech
• Profanity, obscenity or vulgarity
• Nudity in profile pictures
• Defamation to a person or people
• Name calling and/or personal attacks
• Comments whose main purpose are to sell a product
• Comments that infringe on copyrights
• Spam comments, such as the same comment posted repeatedly on a profile
• Links to inappropriate external sites
• Other comments that the JCPHS deems inappropriate. All links posted as comments on JCPHS posts will be reviewed and may be deleted. Repeated violations of the JCPHS comment policy may cause the author to be blocked from the JCPHS page. We understand that social media is a 24/7 medium; however, our moderation capabilities are not. We may not see every inappropriate comment right away, and we are trusting in the maturity of our community to ignore personal attacks and negative speech or respond politely. Please contact JCPHS at 315-786-3730 if you have any questions.

Extreme heat is a period of high heat and humidity with temperatures above 90 degrees for at least two to three days. In...
06/23/2025

Extreme heat is a period of high heat and humidity with temperatures above 90 degrees for at least two to three days. In extreme heat your body works extra hard to maintain a normal temperature.

Download our free mobile app Prepare Jefferson County, NY today! This app allows Jefferson County Departments of Fire & ...
06/22/2025

Download our free mobile app Prepare Jefferson County, NY today! This app allows Jefferson County Departments of Fire & Emergency Management and Public Health to connect with residents & visitors, providing information quickly to anyone with a smartphone.

We are in for some hot and humid weather over the next several days. While extreme heat can affect anyone, some groups o...
06/21/2025

We are in for some hot and humid weather over the next several days. While extreme heat can affect anyone, some groups of people are more likely to feel the impacts.

Another successful rabies vaccination clinic! Last night, with the help of Jefferson County Dog Control, 82 dogs, 44 cat...
06/20/2025

Another successful rabies vaccination clinic! Last night, with the help of Jefferson County Dog Control, 82 dogs, 44 cats and 4 ferrets were vaccinated. We will be posting our summer schedule soon.

Radon is a leading cause of lung cancer. You can’t see, smell, or taste it. The only way to know if it is in your home i...
06/19/2025

Radon is a leading cause of lung cancer. You can’t see, smell, or taste it. The only way to know if it is in your home is to test for it. Learn about testing for radon and reducing radon levels in your home. health.ny.gov/environmental/radon/

Upstate Mammo Van will be here on July 17 offering screenings between 10am and 3pm. To schedule an appointment for a mam...
06/17/2025

Upstate Mammo Van will be here on July 17 offering screenings between 10am and 3pm. To schedule an appointment for a mammogram with the van, women should call 315-464-2588. Appointments can also be requested online at: www.upstate.edu/noexcuses.

A fox in the Town of Champion tested positive for rabies. There were no known human or pet exposures. There is a rabies ...
06/16/2025

A fox in the Town of Champion tested positive for rabies. There were no known human or pet exposures. There is a rabies vaccination clinic scheduled on Thursday, June 19 5-7pm at Jefferson County Dog Control.

Do a daily tick check. Finding and removing an attached tick promptly can help reduce your risk of getting sick.
06/14/2025

Do a daily tick check. Finding and removing an attached tick promptly can help reduce your risk of getting sick.

Outdoor physical activity can help improve the health of your child (and you, too)!. It reduces the likelihood of obesit...
06/13/2025

Outdoor physical activity can help improve the health of your child (and you, too)!. It reduces the likelihood of obesity and weight-related health concerns. Outdoor play can also improve mental health and wellness.

Address

Watertown, NY

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+13157863730

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