Mission: Activating community-led solutions to create sustainable change in policies, places, and population health. Vision: Vibrant Ohio communities where everyone has access to healthy food and opportunities for active living. In 2020, the Licking County Health Department (LCHD) was one of 22 counties in Ohio to receive the Creating Healthy Communities (CHC) grant for a 5-year cycle from 2020-2024. The grant funding comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant which aims to prevent and reduce chronic disease throughout the state of Ohio. These funds are administrated by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH).

Provides information, resources, referrals, and answers to questions about HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, TB, or testing sites.

Provides physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals who will speak to non-profit groups on a variety of topics concerning health.

Provides information, education and support for breastfeeding, chestfeeding, and human-milk-feeding.

Provides an opportunity for residents to learn about healthy food alternatives, the benefits of physical activity, and producing fresh vegetables in their individual gardens. Program includes lectures on healthy eating, community gardening, a walking club and participation in a plan to encourage safe travel to school for children who walk or bike.

Provides information, education and support for breastfeeding, chestfeeding, and human-milk-feeding.

Provides supplemental food card that includes staple foods, fruits and vegetables; nutrition education; breastfeeding education; support and counseling; and referral services to eligible women and children. During the summer also provides a one-time $30 supplemental voucher to a limited number of participants for fruits and vegetables from selected local growers (Farmers' Market Nutrition Program), available while supplies last. Also offers speakers who discuss the program and the value of good nutrition.

Provides speakers on diseases that affect more men of certain races and ethnicities than their races or ethnicities appear in the population. Disease/condition topics include: diabetes, kidney disease, prostate cancer, high cholesterol, hypertension, and sickle cell anemia. Also offers screenings for these conditions for community events.

Offers a variety of educational workshops including heart health, preventing stroke, diabetes information, mental health, parenting, and others.

Provides navigation services. Helps community members with understanding insurance options and benefits, Medicaid and SNAP enrollment, as well as referral to other community services and resources.

Coordinates care to help older adults who are in need of long term in-home health care care to remain in their home and avoid frequent hospitalizations or nursing home placement. Works with the patient, their family, and medical service providers to meet the individual needs of the patient and help them to remain as independent as possible. Agency can provide in home nursing care as well as in home health aid services, but will work with outside agencies based on the client's preference. Transportation to adult day care is provided. Dental care, vision care, respite care, rehabilitation services and hospice care can be provided by the agency as needed. If a participant needs any Durable Medical Equipment, such as a wheelchair or a lift chair, that equipment is ordered, delivered, and installed free of charge.

Provides a clinic where people can be screened for diabetes, high blood pressure, HIV, pregnancy, STD, and Body/Mass Index (BMI). May offer physical exams. Also provides opportunities to get information on health conditions through lectures and classes, and individual health coaching.

Provides supplemental food card that includes staple foods, fruits and vegetables; nutrition education; breastfeeding education; support and counseling; and referral services to eligible women and children. During the summer also provides a one-time $30 supplemental voucher to a limited number of participants for fruits and vegetables from selected local growers (Farmers' Market Nutrition Program), available while supplies last. Also offers speakers who discuss the program and the value of good nutrition.

Provides Certified Community Health Workers who conduct intensive community service navigation, involving assisting clients to enroll in Medicaid and connecting them with medical, mental health, dental, vision care, substance abuse, and other necessary social service resources.

Offers referral and information services for recent outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease in Knox County.

Plans for and implements health care events which provide free health care, dental care, vision care and educational assistance to uninsured and underinsured Ohioans. Works with a network of local agencies, free clinics, hospitals, private companies, healthcare professionals and programs in Ohio to provide care.

Provides information about existing programs and services, sources of assistance and educational materials.

Offers a non-commercial health website, with information created and evaluated by Case Western Reserve University, The Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati Medical Schools. It features easy to understand information on hundreds of health topics, current health news, and allows people to ask health-related questions of a medical professional. Over 325 academic medical and research professionals from the partner universities donate their time by writing articles on health topics, and by answering visitors' questions via the site's Ask an Expert feature.

Provides supplemental food card that includes staple foods, fruits and vegetables; nutrition education; breastfeeding education; support and counseling; and referral services to eligible women and children. During the summer also provides a one-time $30 supplemental voucher to a limited number of participants for fruits and vegetables from selected local growers (Farmers' Market Nutrition Program), available while supplies last. Also offers speakers who discuss the program and the value of good nutrition.

Provides supplemental food card that includes staple foods, fruits and vegetables; nutrition education; breastfeeding education; support and counseling; and referral services to eligible women and children. During the summer also provides a one-time $30 supplemental voucher to a limited number of participants for fruits and vegetables from selected local growers (Farmers' Market Nutrition Program), available while supplies last. Also offers speakers who discuss the program and the value of good nutrition.

Provides Certified Community Health Workers who conduct intensive community service navigation, involving assisting clients to enroll in Medicaid and connecting them with medical, mental health, dental, vision care, substance abuse, and other necessary social service resources.

Seeks to safeguard individuals through effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment, and preservation of their financial stability relative to their diagnosis of life threatening or debilitating diseases. Helps seek out options to overcome insurance denials, healthcare access issues, and medical debt crisis challenges.

Provides Certified Community Health Workers who conduct intensive community service navigation, involving assisting clients to enroll in Medicaid and connecting them with medical, mental health, dental, vision care, substance abuse, and other necessary social service resources.

Provides an extensive collection of books, monographs, journals and other materials primarily focusing on clinical practice in medicine. Materials may be used on site by the public, but not taken out.

Provides a membership association for area health care institutions that focuses on maintaining financial viability of member hospitals, developing and addressing the future needs of the area's health care workforce and maintaining the health status of the community. Accomplishes these goals through research, political advocacy, and appropriate collaboration with other community organizations. Offers recommendations and physician referrals.