Home Safety workshops are offered as part of their older adult programs.

Provides a multi-session class that reviews techniques and strategies to educate individuals in ways that they can prevent themselves from falling. Participants learn to view falls and fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals for increasing activity, make changes to reduce fall risks at home, and are encouraged to exercise to increase strength and balance.

Performs health and safety insepctions of housing units and assesses for rehabilitation. Performs lead based paint and lead pipe assessments as well as polution and soil contamination checks.

Operates a poison hotline. Does not provide pill identification services. Offers information and education on poison prevention and treatment. Provides literature and speakers on toxic products, poison prevention and treatment.

The "Be Poison Smart!"® Program provides poison prevention education to health care providers, students, parents and the general public.

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Provides safety programs in the areas of: residential security evaluations, firearm safety, Halloween safety, school safety, bicycle safety, neighborhood watch programs, personal safety, traffic safety, and child passenger safety.

The fall prevention program brings a professional into the home to conduct the tinetti test, capturing an individual's current fall risk. A home assessment is also conducted, then ways to minimize fall risk, both physically and around the home, are discussed.

FREE Matter of Balance classes are designed to help you reduce your fear of falling and improve your balance. Classes are held at the Genesis Outpatient Rehabilitation Center in Zanesville.

Provides a multi-session class that reviews techniques and strategies to educate individuals in ways that they can prevent themselves from falling. Participants learn to view falls and fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals for increasing activity, make changes to reduce fall risks at home, and are encouraged to exercise to increase strength and balance.

Offers classes and information on basic infant care, such as bathing, nutrition, and distinguishing cries. Class offered to new or expecting parents. Upon the completion of the class, the client will receive a layette.

Has jurisdiction over 15,000 consumer products and accepts complaints regarding the safety of these products. Does not handle complaints about cars, food, drugs, medicine, medical devices and other medical products, child car seats, cosmetics, firearms, and business practices. Alerts the public to product hazards and product recalls (including those relating to lead) and provides safety information. Offers printed safety information on a variety of consumer products and issues.

Responsible for control and extinguishing of fires in an urban setting; provide emergency medical services to the community the inspection of buildings and property to eliminate potential fire hazards; provide community wide fire safety, first aid, CPR, and life safety education; and training of firefighters and emergency medical technicians to maintain high quality of service in a timely manner.

Performs health and safety insepctions of housing units and assesses for rehabilitation. Performs lead based paint and lead pipe assessments as well as polution and soil contamination checks.

Offers crime prevention and safety programs in the areas of: fraud protection, child abuse prevention, juvenile delinquency prevention.

The national poison emergency hotline number connects callers to the closest/local poison center.

Offers a paramedicine program to reduce the number of non-emergency 9-1-1 calls. Provides home consultations and preventative care, home safety assessments, social services referrals, education and assistance with health care system navigation. The program will track participants’ progress to monitor improvements.

These classes are more in-depth than the SLIP program and include exercises to help with balance. The classes address the fear of falling, balance, and exercise. Classes meet once a week for eight weeks.

Provides emergency information, on a 24-hour basis, for individuals who may need to take immediate corrective action to treat an individual who has been poisoned or ingested harmful substances. Also provides prevention information, educational materials, first-aid information, common household hazards, and information on use of medications.

Prevention Assessment Conditioning Exercise Program (PACER) is a fall risk assessment and conditioning program for persons at risk of falls. Risks are identified and environmental factors are modified by helping to eliminate hazards at home.

Provides firefighting, emergency medical services, rescue, plans review & fire investigation.

Provides a multi-session class that reviews techniques and strategies to educate individuals in ways that they can stop from falling and injuring thmeselves. Participants learn to view falls and fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals for increasing activity, make changes to reduce fall risks at home, and promote exercise to increase strength and balance.

Provides an online guide for caregivers to assist with allowing care receivers to age in place at home. Also offers information about finding appropriate long-term care for older adults.

Offers in-home enviromental and medical assessments of homes to protect against health hazards. Program focus is on mold and other asthma triggers. Licensed santarians and nurses are available for consultation. Also families that have children with asthma may qualify for grants to make necessary modifications to negate dangers.