The Niagara County Health Department, governed by Niagara County in New York, offers a variety of public health planning and education programs. The department organizes mass medication and vaccine distribution campaigns. It operates nursing and children with special needs divisions. The Niagara County Health Department provides public health threat surveillance, detection, investigation, response and control services. In addition, the department offers assistance with the disposal of waste materials, including dead animals and petroleum products. It also provides childhood lead poisoning prevention, medication administration training and communicable disease impediment programs. The Niagara County Health Department offers a range of home health and preventive care services.