Environmental Health - Disease Control/testing - Rodents/insects/wild Animals | Cuyahoga County District Board Of Health

Tracks and investigates any animal bite, from domesticated or wild animals, including 10 day isolation of the animal (if animal is alive), testing of dead animals suspected of carrying rabies, and verification of the animal's vaccination against rabies if applicable. Provides disease prevention practices include the elimination of havens for rodents, baiting for rodents, reduction of standing water for mosquitoes, and treatment for larval and adult mosquitoes.

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211 Cleveland

Physical Address

5550 Venture Dr., Parma, OH 44130

Hours

M-F: 8:30am-4:30pm.

Fax

(216) 676-1311

Application process

Call for information. Animal bites can be reported 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week by physician, police, or victim/family.

Fee

Free.

Eligibility

Serving all of Cuyahoga County except for the city of Cleveland, which has its own health department

Service area

Newburgh Hts., Ohio Valley View, Ohio Parma, Ohio Bedford, Ohio Gates Mills, Ohio Moreland Hills, Ohio Westlake, Ohio Mayfield Village, Ohio Glenwillow, Ohio North Royalton, Ohio Garfield Hts., Ohio Chagrin Falls Village, Ohio University Hts., Ohio Linndale, Ohio Cuyahoga Hts., Ohio Olmsted Twp., Ohio Lakewood, Ohio Pepper Pike, Ohio Chagrin Falls Twp., Ohio Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio Warrensville Heights, Ohio Mayfield Hts., Ohio Bay Village, Ohio Middleburg Hts., Ohio Broadview Hts., Ohio Olmsted Falls, Ohio Maple Heights, Ohio Bentleyville, Ohio Richmond Hts., Ohio Bedford Heights, Ohio Hunting Valley, Ohio Seven Hills, Ohio South Euclid, Ohio Brooklyn Hts., Ohio Oakwood, Ohio Garfield Heights, Ohio Warrensville Hts., Ohio Walton Hills, Ohio East Cleveland, Ohio Shaker Heights, Ohio Orange, Ohio University Heights, Ohio Woodmere, Ohio Highland Hills, Ohio Parma Heights, Ohio Strongsville, Ohio Highland Hts., Ohio Solon, Ohio Maple Hts., Ohio Parma Hts., Ohio Bratenahl, Ohio Cleveland Heights, Ohio Lyndhurst, Ohio Brecksville, Ohio Berea, Ohio Brooklyn, Ohio Independence, Ohio Brook Park, Ohio Broadview Heights, Ohio Euclid, Ohio Brooklyn Heights, Ohio Newburgh Heights, Ohio Richmond Heights, Ohio Bedford Hts., Ohio North Olmsted, Ohio Middleburg Heights, Ohio Cleveland Hts., Ohio Fairview Park, Ohio Rocky River, Ohio Mayfield Heights, Ohio North Randall, Ohio Highland Heights, Ohio Beachwood, Ohio

Agency info

Cuyahoga County District Board Of Health

Conducts a wide range of health-related education, regulation, and support services within its jurisdiction. Includes Environmental Health Division (food protection, risk assessments, septic system and well safety, solid waste disposal), Prevention and Wellness Division(nutrition services, wellness programs, dental care referrals), immunizations, lead poisoning prevention and detection, communicable disease prevention and control, child care education, school health, etc.), and Epidemiology/Surveillance Division. Acts as liaison with Early Start and Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps.