Oswego County honors nurses everywhere this week, especially its own at the health department and county jail. This marks National Nurses Week which started on Nurses Day, Thursday, May 6 and continues through Wednesday, May 12. The annual recognition highlights the important work that nurses do every day to improve the health of the American people. More than a year into the battle against COVID-19, this tribute is especially poignant for all the sacrifices so many nurses have made on the front lines of the pandemic.

In addition to their work against the coronavirus, Oswego County’s nursing staff provides core public health services such as immunizations, disease surveillance, lead poisoning prevention and home-based health care to residents of Oswego County through programs such as Healthy Families Oswego County, Pre-School Special Education, Maternal-Child Health Services, Personal Care Assistance and Hospice Care. For more information, visit www.oswegocounty.com/health.

Pictured are Oswego County Health Department nurses, public health educators and support staff on a much-deserved break to enjoy Skippy’s ice cream courtesy of the health department’s supervisory staff. Photo provided by the Oswego County Health Department.