Ontario County Public Health is concerned about your health and is committed to providing programs, services and education and to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle.

This page provides information about our health programs, classes, brochures and links to other websites on the Internet which provide information to maintain your health.

New Vaccine Prevents Cervical Cancer!

A virus called the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) causes cervical cancer. It affects approximately 20 million people in the United States at some time in their lives – but they may never know it. This virus lives in the skin of the genital organs in both men and women. Sometimes it causes genital warts that are visible on the skin, but many show no symptoms. By age 50, over 80% of women will have been infected at least once in their lives. A new vaccine has been developed that prevents infection with some of the more serious strains of this virus.

The following links provide further information for our programs.

Healthy Lifestyles

MOMS Program

Breast and Cervical Screening

Menopause

New Services in Cancer Screening For Men and Women

Ontario County just received a grant to provide screening for colorectal cancer to both men and women. Cancer of the colon or the rectum may not have any obvious symptoms. The fecal occult blood test checks your stool (bowel movement) for signs of tiny amounts of blood. This test comes in a kit so you can perform it yourself at home. This simple screening test can save lives!

Check back at this site for more details regarding the availability of this service in the near future.