Public Health Works! Honor Roll

The Public Health Works! Honor Roll recognizes the local public health workforce as an essential component of Commissioner of Health James V. McDonald public health agenda to improve the health and well-being of all New Yorkers and to promote health equity in all populations who experience disparities. At the heart of all successful public health initiatives are the workers who promote and protect the public's health and safety.

Featured Public Health Employee(s)

Westchester County Department of Health

  • Children with Special Needs (CSN) Division

    • Yoegel, Marina, Assistant Commissioner Of Health; Baitler, Susan (Prog Adm); Byrnes, Joseph (Prog Adm); Gordon, Karree-Lyn (Fellow); Mignone, Stefanie (Staff Ass); Soto, Claudia (Eis); Zhang, Sizhen; Alvarez, Gerardo (CHW); Battista, Nina (New Employee); Bellas, Marian (Eis); Berman, Barbara (Eis); Cabrera, Annette (Eis); Carlson, Suzanne (Eis); Clinton, Denise (CHW); Diaz, Yazmil (Eis); Estades, Elizabeth (Office Assistant); Garay, Elaine (New Employee); Guayara, Monica (Eis); Lynes, Vivian (Eis); Massari, Deborah (Eis); Mcloughlin, Penny (Eis); Polanco, Ebony (Eis); Rogers, Danielle (Eis); Tripicchio, Marta (Eis); Alexander, Mathen (Staff Ass); Burnett, Brianna (Staff Ass); Chu, Ting (Staff Ass); Kuriakose, Sen (Acct Control Spcl); Massio, Phyllis (Staff Ass); Mundadan, Martin (Staff Ass); Thomas, Lissy (Staff Ass); Verghese, Smitha (Acct Iii); Nussen, Fred (Sr File Clk); Moroney Stark, Maureen (Eis); O'sullivan, Patricia A (Eis); Grippo, Gerard (CHW); Magee, Anthony (Hourly Employee); Villegas, Sandra (Trans Ast Ii)

    Every member of the Children with Special Needs division (CSN) works as a team to ensure children (with diagnosed conditions and developmental delays) and their families residing in Westchester have access to their mandated services and a full array of early childhood, health and mental health, educational, social-emotional, and transportation services. CSN receives 4,500 referrals to the Early Intervention program and 5,000 referrals to the Preschool Special Education Program annually.

    Every CSN staff plays a significant role in ensuring the Early Intervention, Preschool Special Education, and Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs programs all operate seamlessly. Their dedication to the public good for the children and families they serve as well as their ability to work with community partners is evident and commendable. They approach their work with professionalism, integrity and empathy; ensure services are coordinated and timely; link families to community organizations for services not available through CSN programs and ensure that service providers are reimbursed within billing rules.

    CSN staff strive for excellence in their work as they assist Westchester County’s most vulnerable population. We commend them for their commitment, dedication, and passion to ensure children and their families have the highest quality services available.

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About Local Health Departments

New York State relies on its local health departments to promote, protect and improve the health of residents. The core public health services administered by New York's 57 local health departments and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene include Communicable Disease Control, Chronic Disease Prevention, Community Health Assessment, Environmental Health, and Emergency Preparedness and Response.

Without these local health departments and their dedicated employees, these essential services would not be provided. The Honor Roll recognizes the outstanding workers that keep New Yorkers healthy.

For more information on the local health departments in New York State, please visit the New York State Association of County Health Officials (NYSACHO) Website.