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Prevent Tick Bites and the Diseases they Carry as Warm Weather Returns to the Buckeye State
May 07, 2019
Prevent Tick Bites and the Diseases they Carry
as Warm Weather Returns to the Buckeye State
Diseases spread by ticks include Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever
COLUMBUS – As the weather gets warmer and Ohioans begin spending...
Moms & Babies First - Summit County RFP
Apr 09, 2019
Moms & Babies First - Summit County Request for Proposals
Spring cleaning? Be sure to give your kitchen a food safe makeover, too!
Apr 08, 2019
By STOP Foodborne Illness on April 7, 2019
Adopt food safety practices to avoid foodborne illness
Spring time is cleaning time! So, while you’re using that pent-up elbow grease to get rid of wintertime dust and debris, make sure your...
Hepatitis A Outbreak
Apr 01, 2019
Multiple states across the country have reported outbreaks of hepatitis A, primarily among people who use drugs and people experiencing homelessness. Since the hepatitis A outbreaks were first identified in 2016, more than 15,000 cases, 8,...
Lead in Traditional Powders
Mar 19, 2019
Many traditional powders, such as sindoor, tikka, or kumkum, may contain harmful amounts of lead. This Public Service Announcement from Multnomah County, OR (in Nepali, with English subtitles) looks at possible dangers from using such...
Hepatitis A Statewide Community Outbreak
Mar 14, 2019
The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has declared a statewide community outbreak of hepatitis A after observing an increase in cases linked to certain risk factors since the beginning of 2018. ODH and affected local health departments are...