Thursday, April 25, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
CANTON -- Community Health Center of the North Country (CHCNC), has partnered with the Upstate New York Poison Center, Upstate Medical University, and the Upstate Children’s Environmental Health …
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CANTON -- Community Health Center of the North Country (CHCNC), has partnered with the Upstate New York Poison Center, Upstate Medical University, and the Upstate Children’s Environmental Health Center to deliver free carbon monoxide detectors to low income families across St. Lawrence and northern Franklin Counties.
Even with all the information presented over the years on the dangers of carbon monoxide gas in our homes, CO poisoning still sends 20,000 children to emergency departments every year, the announcement from CHCNC says.
“Many new homes are equipped with them when the house is built, and plenty of people have installed them along with smoke detectors over the years. However, there are many families that simply cannot afford them,” said Director of Marketing and Communications Ray Babowicz.
Free CO detectors are available while supplies last at Community Health Center of the North Country’s Canton, Gouverneur, and Malone offices.
In Canton people may contact Penny Stacy at 386-8191, and in Gouverneur contact Heather Bowman at 287-4440.
With another brutally cold winter well entrenched across the North Country, the risk increases while heating your home, using generators improperly during power outages, and warming vehicles in unventilated garages.
Since you can’t see, smell, or taste CO gas, it truly can be a silent killer without detectors in the home.
Along with supplying the free detector, family members are also given background information on the signs of CO poisoning and what to do if it is suspected.
“As healthcare professionals of CHCNC, we are committed to every opportunity where we can increase awareness and promote safety with our patients and also to everyone within our communities,” said Director of Nursing Nancy Pinckney.
Community Health Center of the North Country, a federally qualified health center, provides health care available to all residents across the communities of northern New York. An emphasis is placed on accessibility for low income, medically underserved individuals, and people with disabilities.
Info: chcnorthcountry.org
