Community Health Services

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) (516) 573-0750
This office provides quality assurance to the Countywide EMS system. It also manages the Medical Control Advanced Life Support (ALS) Credentialing system for advanced medical technicians and maintains a database on ALS ambulances.

Additional information on Community Health Services may be found at the following websites:

Air quality - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - www.epa.gov/airnow

American Medical Association - www.ama-assn.org

Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA) - www.fsis.usda.gov

International Travelers' Health (CDC) - www.cdc.gov/travel

Medicare (Health Care Financing Administration) - www.medicare.gov

Nursing homes - www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/nursing/main.htm

NYC birth and death records - New York City Vital Records - www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/vr/vr.html

NYS Professional Misconduct and Physicians Discipline - www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/opmc/main.htm

Pesticide Regulations (CDC) - www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/pesticid/pesticid.htm

Supermarket complaints - www.agmkt.state.ny.us

Tobacco Control - www.tobacco.org , www.cdc.gov/health/smoking.htm

US Environmental Protection Agency - www.epa.gov

*May have to enter link through home page - ( www.health.state.ny.us)