The Public Health Nursing Division includes skilled nurses and support staff who provide services to prevent and control communicable and chronic disease.
The Health Department monitors the incidence of, and responds to cases of, communicable disease in Orange County. The goal of these efforts is to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
Immunization clinics to prevent communicable diseases are offered year round for adults and uninsured children in Health Department offices in Middletown, Newburgh, and Goshen.