Provides water service and annual water quality reports in the regions they serve.

The Public Health Nursing Division provides important services to the residents of Highland County. Each of these programs is designed specifically to improve the health of our community. The Public Health Nursing Division prides itself in continuing to be an active and influential part of the community health care system. The Infectious Disease Program monitors various infectious diseases that are reported to our agency by health care providers, laboratories, and the community. Almost 100 infectious diseases are mandated by law to be reported to the health department. Our Public Health Nursing department monitors and analyzes data of these infectious diseases to identify trends such as increased incidence of disease “clusters" or "outbreaks", changes in medication-resistance disease patterns, and disseminating information derived from data analysis. Prevention, control, and providing education of infectious diseases is one of the most important aspects of the health department. Another program, sponsored by the Ohio Department of Health, is The Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps (BCMH). The BCMH program is devoted to providing assistance to eligible parents/guardians of children with special needs. A nurse at the health department is available to assist families with the application process, home visits to the child and/or family, and coordinating services. The Health Department provides immunizations for both children and adults. Check our clinic schedule for dates, times, locations and cost for immunizations. The Care-A-Van (CAV) is a unique service provided by the Health Department. The CAV is a mobile unit, providing preventative services to many areas in the community. Immunizations, laboratory services, blood pressure screenings, and diabetes screenings are just some of the services offered on the Care-A-Van. The Highland County Health Department is proud to be have been one of the first jurisdictions in the state to offer this type of mobile clinic to our community. These are just a few of the services the Public Health Nursing Division offers to the community.

Protects the public (pets and people) from the threat of rabies through the investigation of animal bites and rabies exposures. Provides guidance on what to do after an animal bite or scratch.

Monitors certain communicable diseases in Fairfield County, and provides alerts if there is a potential outbreak to control their spread in populations of people. Provide guidance and direction to controlling the spread of possible communicable disease by giving counsel, such as educational information as to what they can do to avoid contracting the disease.

Provide licensing and inspection for all public swimming pools, bathing beaches, spas and campgrounds and consultation services for pool and spa operators and their facilities. Inspections are conducted: - To keep chlorine and PH. readings of pool water at a safe level and maintain them for the public. - To insure pool location is safe and all required safety equipment is in place. - Educate pool operators so pool will be operated with few problems (also lifeguards).

Conducts a rabies prevention program. The department will place cats and dogs that bite on quarantine for 10 days and verify the animal has its current rabies vaccination. IF YOU ARE BITTEN BY AN ANIMAL YOU SHOULD: *Wash the wound with lots of soap and water right away. *Call your doctor. *Capture the animal, if you can do it safely, or get the name and address of the animal’s owner TO REPORT AN ANIMAL BITE: CALL FAIRFIELD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PLEASE HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AVAILABLE: *Date of bite *Name, address, and age of person bitten *Type of animal, breed and description of the animal (color, markings, long or short hair). *If it was a pet, name and address of owner. *If the owner is unknown, was the animal wearing a collar or tags.

The Ohio Department of Health provides radon education and awareness through a grant from the US EPA. ODH serves the state of Ohio for all inquiries related to radon.

Provides education about bed bug infestations.

Environmental Health works to protect the public from the spread of rabies and educates the public of the dangers of rabies through monitoring of a nationwide immunization program, quarantine isolation and observance during bite cases (human and animal) and head submission for testing to the Ohio Department of Health. A Rabies Bite Form is available on the website www.miamicountyhealth.net/environmental-health-rabies-monitoring.

Public Health Nurses focus on improving or maintaining, the health of individuals, families, and population groups within Athens County. Using clinical knowledge, social and public health sciences, Public Health Nurses promote recommended health prevention screenings, administer immunizations to prevent debilitating and life-threatening diseases, investigate communicable diseases to provide interventions to prevent disease from spreading and causing more illness and provide health education to meet the needs of the community.

Surveillance is the cornerstone of the program. Other duties include: education, reduce and eliminate mosquito breeding sites, respond to service requests for mosquito problems, traps and monitors mosquito population to determine when mosquito spraying is needed.

Protects the residents of Pickaway County by enforcing environmental health regulations relating to clean air and water, safe food, proper waste disposal, vector control and safety.

Provide Pack N Play portable cribs and Safe Sleep Survival Kits to families and caregivers that are unable to provide a safe sleep environment due to financial hardship. Survival Kit contains a sheet for the Pack N Play, a sleep sack for the infant, a bedtime storybook and educational materials for the parents. Family must come to Board of Health office to pick up Pack N Play and receive instruction on proper assembly and use before taking Pack N Play home.

Provides fire prevention and protection services for the City of Warrensville Heights. May offer periodic CPR classes for the community. Will provide carbon monoxide testing, if requested.

Provides fire prevention and protection services for the residents of Strongsville. Offers carbon monoxide testing, blood pressure screening, fire prevention information and education, CPR classes, safety and first aid for babysitters, safety awareness seminars, home safety inspections, and fire extinguisher training. Will speak to interested groups.

Inspects septic systems owned by individuals or businesses if a complaint is received. If requested, will test water from private wells for nitrates and coliform bacteria. Issues permits for new septic systems and water wells in Ross County and inspects them upon completion.

Virtual support group for learning how to manage diabetes and provide support to loved ones with diabetes.

Provides free assistance to reduce or remove lead hazards from homes. Provides windows, doors, and siding.

Licenses restaurants, retail food establishments, mobile and temporary food vendors, and vending machines which dispense perishable items, and conducts periodic inspections of these facilities. Assists those who are planning to open businesses of these types in applying for the proper licensing. Responds to consumer complaints about these establishments. Reports and investigates food-borne illnesses. Answers questions about food recalls.

Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio (PPSWO) strengthens our community by preventing unintended pregnancy and empowering individuals with the knowledge, opportunity, and freedom to make private decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. PPSWO provides family planning services, this includes services for birth control, STD testing and treatment, annual and breast exams, pregnancy test and options counseling, UTI, Trich, yeast and bacterial vaginosis testing and treatment, PEP and PREP testing and prescriptions as well as comprehensive sex education training.

The Environmental Health Division works on a variety of public health programs that support a safe food supply, clean water, and safe communities.

Performs maintenance and repairs to remove contaminants and reduce hazards associated with the presence of lead paint in owner-occupied and rental housing units.

Provides information about statistics, prevention, symptoms, and research on a variety of environmental health issues including Air Quality, Asbestos, Asthma, Biomonitoring, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention, Climate Change, Cruise Ship Health, Extreme Weather Conditions, Health Studies, Healthy Places, Mold, Natural Disasters, UV Protection, Radiation Studies, Rodent Control, Smoking and Tobacco Use, and Water.

Provides a collection of non-traditional library items, including: craft kits, bicycles, games, electronics, health related items, kitchenware, sewing machines, musical instruments, puzzles, outdoor activity items, STEM kits, telescopes, tools, adventure passes, memory kits, and the seed library. For a complete list of items, visit: https://www.mrcpl.org/browse/library-of-things/