Providers in the State of Ohio are legally obligated to report infectious disease information to local health departments. Based on the information reported, the Health Department conducts necessary investigations to determine the cause of abnormal incidences of infectious diseases. Website provides information on various communicable diseases.

Provide birth certificates for anyone born in Ohio and death certificates for Mahoning County residents; group home, rest home and nursing home inspections and licensure program; food and sanitary inspections; information on AIDS and free distribution on safer sex products; well child/infant immunizations and adult immunizations; reproductive health and wellness clinic; sexually transmitted infection clinic; rodent and mosquito control program.

Investigates all reported animal bites in order to prevent human cases of rabies. Enforces quarantine and oversees laboratory examination of animals involved in reported biting incidents.

MCHD investigates causes, characteristics and impact of diseases required to be reported to the health department under the Ohio Revised Code and work to prevent further spread.

Environmental health division providing: food and water inspections; nuisance complaints; rabies control; residential lead hazard investigation. Nursing and community health division providing: communicable disease follow-up; immunizations for children and adults; foreign travel immunizations; flu shots; case management for children with medical handicaps; community health assessment and education; tuberculosis clinic; preventative health services. WIC program provides supplemental nutrition support to women, infants and children under the age of 5.

Provides the testing, diagnosis, and treatment of various sexually transmitted diseases (e .g. gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, genital herpes, etc.).

Provides a walk-in immunization clinic for adult and children. Also provides: Blood pressure screenings, communicable disease control, health education, nutrition services, and prevention services.

Offers diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB). Includes chest X-rays, skin tests, medication, lab work and outpatient medical services. If medication is required, a prescription will be written and filled on-site. Monitors the incidence of the disease within Cuyahoga County (physicians are required to notify this program within 24 hours of suspecting an active TB case). Admits those who have symptoms of active TB who otherwise cannot be isolated within their current environment, such as someone who is homeless (any hospital should admit someone under those circumstances).

Includes investigation of all reported animal bites as mandated by the Ohio Revised Code

Responsible for disease surveillance in Franklin County. Administers the Infectious Disease Reporting System (IDRS), a database of all state reportable diseases. Manages outbreak investigations, community health assessments and developing strategies for disease prevention and control.

Acts as the reporting agency for all reportable communicable diseases, conducts surveillance for the incidence and control of communicable diseases, and provides education on communicable diseases to the public as well as to institutions in the community.

Prevents human cases of rabies by investigating all reported animal bites and by vaccinating dogs against rabies. Program includes: * Investigation of all animal bites * Laboratory examination * Recommending rabies post-exposure vaccine * Any animal that bites i required to be quarantined following the bite incident * Animals that have bitten are not confiscated or euthanized

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

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

Investigates all reported domestic and wild mammal bites.

Provide birth certificates for anyone born in Ohio and death certificates for Mahoning County residents; group home, rest home and nursing home inspections and licensure program; food and sanitary inspections; information on AIDS and free distribution on safer sex products; well child/infant immunizations and adult immunizations; reproductive health and wellness clinic; sexually transmitted infection clinic; rodent and mosquito control program.

Nurses are available for head lice checks to identify individual cases of head lice before the lice are spread to others. Head lice are transmitted from person to person through close body contact, or through sharing combs, brushes or hats and other headgear.

Environmental health division providing: food and water inspections; nuisance complaints; rabies control; residential lead hazard investigation. Nursing and community health division providing: communicable disease follow-up; immunizations for children and adults; foreign travel immunizations; flu shots; case management for children with medical handicaps; community health assessment and education; tuberculosis clinic; preventative health services. WIC program provides supplemental nutrition support to women, infants and children under the age of 5.

Disease reporting, questions and concerns regarding infectious diseases and other public health emergencies.

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

Disease reporting, questions and concerns regarding infectious diseases and other public health emergencies, including nuisance complaints and animal bites.

Includes monitoring and control activities for mosquitoes to prevent encephalitis, West Nile Virus, Lyme Disease and other vector-borne diseases.

An agency that provides help to people with HIV and Aids

1. Provide consultation services and information to public regarding various vectors and their control. 2. Conduct a mosquito control program for the surveillance of encephalitis. 3. Conduct limited extermination services when the public health (on a large scale) is threatened.