Conducts childhood lead poisoning investigations and provides education to parents/guardians whose children have elevated blood lead levels or are lead poisoned.

Licenses, educates, and inspects restaurants, grocery stores, food trucks, vending machines, and anywhere else that sells food in Lorain County. Helps to prevent diseases spread through food by making sure food is prepared and stored safely. Follows up on complaints. Food inspection reports can be viewed online at https://www.loraincountyhealth.com/foodsafety.

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 services for the residents and businesses of Bedford. Provides smoke detectors and batteries, offers blood pressure screening, CPR and AED training, carbon monoxide checks, fire extinguisher classes, fire safety inspections, car seat inspections and fire prevention information.

Offers information on workplace hazards, illnesses, injuries, health disorders, safety, and prevention. Also lists specific information by occupation or workplace.

- Provide consultation and inspection services for the discovery and abatement of indoor air pollution situations. - Provide information to the public regarding indoor air pollution (ie., asbestos, radon, lead, UFF-Urea Formaldehyde Foam /Insulation / Sprayed-In Foam). - Cooperate with the Ohio Department of Health in providing limited testing of potential pollution sources . - Provide free Radon Test Kits for testing by homeowners, homebuyers, landlords and tenants within the county.

The goal of Washington County Local Emergency Planning Committee is to save lives and protect property by developing programs and procedures for emergency operation capabilities that mitigate the effects of, prepare for, respond to, and recover from planned or unplanned chemical releases. Provides an online form to report hazardous material/chemical spills. Committee meets 2nd Wednesday of every month at 2pm at 204 Davis Avenue - Suite C - Marietta.

Provides fire protection services. Offers fire prevention education and information (including school programs), CPR training, as well as blood pressure testing and carbon monoxide testing. Provides smoke detectors (two per household) and physically replaces batteries in smoke detectors.

Provides information and literature related to bed bugs and how to remove them. Does not provide extermination, but educates the public about the importance of prepping the home before an exterminator in order for treatment to be effective.

Environmental services include septic, water, well, plumbing and food services inspections.

Offers fire protection, emergency medical services, and fire prevention education. Provides open burn permits. Offers CPR, Automated Defibrillator (AED), and First Aid training throughout the year, and provides carbon monoxide testing. Speaks to local groups, businesses, and schools about fire prevention. Provides blood pressure screening and may provide smoke detectors and installation as long as supplies are available. Also provides lock boxes to older adults and persons with disabilities; box contains a house key so that emergency personnel do not have to break the door down when responding to a call. Provides special signs so that emergency personnel may see addresses better.

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 the Board of Health office to pick up Pack N Play and receive instruction on proper assembly and use before taking Pack N Play home.

Offers free kits to test tap water for lead for City of Akron water customers. Provides free water analysis of kit samples.

Monitors and approves the installation of new or replacement sewage systems and private water systems. Maintains a public list of registered septage haulers and contractors who install treatment systems or "clean" sewage tanks. Sanitarians inspect private water hauling equipment and test drinking water for harmful bacteria. Sanitarians also cooperate with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency in the review of the installation of commercial water supply systems.

Provides testing of all local beaches and publishes the results on the agency web site. Notifies beach operaters of inspection results. Inspects all public pools for safety and health.

Provides fire prevention and protection services for the residents of North Randall Village. Also provides smoke detectors to eligible residents, and carbon monoxide testing.

Offers anonymous/confidential HIV testing free of charge. Provides education and counseling about risks of HIV infection, lowering risk, staying healthy, as well as providing information on HIV and AIDS. Conducts educational presentations and will assist with developing policies and procedures for organizations.

Provides gardening information including diagnosis of plant and insect problems by phone or online. Offers gardening workshops for beginner and advanced gardeners, and a speaker's bureau for community groups and organizations.

Provides information on bed bug infestation. Information includes how they may have gotten in the home, where to look for them, how to know if a home has them and steps to take to get rid of them. Will come to a site to identify the bugs and offer advice on control.

Consultation and referrals by staff to residents or organizations affected by bed bugs and provide information such as fact sheets and website links. No funding is available to help with infestation.

1. Provide inspection and consultation services for operators of tattoo parlors. 2. Ensure licensed facilities are in compliance with Licking County Board of Health. 3. To ensure tattoo establishments are in a safe and sanitary condition for the public.

Provides information and answers questions about lice (Pediculosis) infestation, diseases passed by mosquitos, rabies, and ticks. Information includes types of animals/insects, symptoms, how they are transmitted and treatment. (Issues with bedbugs should be referred to individual county health departments.

Licenses and inspects all public pools, spas, and special-use pools. Inspectors check facility's overall compliance with the State swimming pool code.