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| AGENCY NEWS |
| Employment
Opportunities
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The Board of Health
meets
on the
second
Thursday
of every
month at
5:00pm
in the main
Health District
building,
located at
1100 Graham Road Circle
Stow, Ohio 44224
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Observance of Legal Holidays
The Summit County Health District will be closed in observance of
the following holidays:
| January 1, 2008 -
New Year's Day |
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September 1, 2008
- Labor Day |
| January 21, 2008
- Martin Luther King Day |
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October 13, 2008
- Columbus Day |
| February 18, 2008
- Presidents' Day |
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November 11, 2008
- Veterans' Day |
| May 26, 2008 - Memorial
Day |
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November 27-28, 2008
- Thanksgiving Holiday |
| July 4, 2008 - Independence
Day |
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December 24-25, 2008
- Christmas Holiday |
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| PRESS RELEASES |
| September 19, 2008 |
Governor Strickland Encourages Ohioans to Donate to Area Foodbanks |
| September 19, 2008 |
Ohians Urged to Use Caution When Disposing of Tree Debris |
| September 17, 2008 |
Food Safety Precautions and Food Related Issues |
| September 16, 2008 |
Food Stamp Replacement Procedures and
Disaster Assistance Available for Low-Income Families,
Elderly and Disabled |
| June 10, 2008 |
Ohio Tomatoes Cleared by U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| April 25, 2008 |
Rabies baiting to begin in Summit County on May 1, 2008 |
| March 18, 2008 |
Flooding
Potential Could Affect Private Water Systems
More information is available on our Well
Water Page.
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| February 27, 2008 |
Expansion
of Mosquito District to Cost Property Tax Payers
For more information on SCHD's Mosquito Program, please click
here. |
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| IN THE COMMUNITY |
Take Back the Night - Sponsored by The Rape Crisis Center of Medina & Summit Counties
Friday, October 10 - 6:00pm
First Grace United Church of Christ
350 S. Portage Path, Akron
For more information, please call (330)374-0740 x28
Click here to view flyer |
On Track to Manage Diabetes -
Kickoff to "Project Diabetes" from the Diabetes Coalition of Northeast Ohio
October 14, 2008 - 7:30am-11:45am
Sheraton Suites, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
This program will review the model developed by the City of Asheville, NC designed to improve the quality of care for diabetic employees, while decreasing the long-term costs for both the patient and employer. The program is targeted toward employers, physicians, diabetes educators, and pharmacists and will include a kyenote address by John Miall, former Risk Manager of the City of Asheville, breakout sessions for each stakeholder group and a panel discussion.
Click here for more information.
Register online at www.ehpco.com/register.html or by phone at (330) 305-6565
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Help to Quit Smoking - Sponsored by Akron General
Six-week smoking cessation class utilizing the American Lung Association's Freedom from Smoking program.
The cost is $25 which will be returned at the completion of the program. Light refreshments will be served.
Tuesdays, October 28 - December 2
6:00pm-7:30pm
Akron General Edwin Shaw Rehab, 1621 Flickinger Road, Akron
To register, call (330) 344-2462 |
FREE Quit-Smoking classes are offered by the Summit County Tobacco Prevention Coalition at locations throughout the county. All classes are free of
charge, but pre-registration is required. For more information
or to register, please visit
www.smoke-freecommunity.org or call (330)861-7179. Click here to view class schedule. |
| Ohio's Tobacco Quit-Line Alive and Well... |
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission needs your help to keep people safe in and around the home. They have developed the Neighborhood Safety Network Safety Tool Kit to help consumers and communities promote safety and health. There are a variety of publications, posters, checklists, and tools that can be downloaded for free and used to create a safety program in your neighborhood. Learn how to Design a Safety Program to share this lifesaving information with friends, family and anyone who may need access to the following safety information. |
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| PUBLIC
HEALTH NEWS ARTICLES |
| How to Dispose of Unused Medicines, U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Healthfinder.gov,
sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| Public Health News Articles
from Medical News Today
The Public Health news headlines shown above are
provided courtesy of Medical News Today and are subject to their
terms and conditions
The Summit County Health District makes no representations
regarding the quality, content, completeness, suitability, adequacy,
sequence, accuracy or timeliness of
such information and disclaims any responsibility for
errors. |
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| REPORTS |
2008 Summit County West Nile Virus Surveillance Report
WNV REPORT 1
WNV REPORT 2
WNV REPORT 3
WNV REPORT 4
WNV REPORT 5
WNV REPORT 6
WNV REPORT 7
WNV REPORT 8
WNV REPORT 9
WNV REPORT 10
WNV REPORT 11 |
CDC Report:
Public
Health Preparedness: Mobilizing State by State
Annual Communicable Disease Report
SCHD
2007 Communicable Disease Summary |
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Summit
County 2007-2008 Seasonal Influenza Reports
Week
9 -December 16-December 22, 2007
Week 10 - December 23 - December 29, 2007
Week 11 - December 30, 2007- January 5, 2008
Week
12 - January 6 - January 12, 2008
Week 13 - January 13 - January 19, 2008
Week
14 - January 20 - January 26, 2008
Week
15 - January 27 - February 2, 2008
Week 16 - February 3 - February 9, 2008
Week 17 - February 10 - February 16, 2008
Week
18 - February 17 - February 23, 2008
Week
19 - February 24 - March 1, 2008
Week
20 - March 2 - March 8, 2008
Week
21 - March 9 - March 15, 2008
Week
22 - March 16 - March 22, 2008
Week
23 - March 23 - 29, 2008
Week
24 - March 30 - April 5, 2008
Week 25 - April 6 - April 12, 2008
Week 26 - April 13 - 19, 2008
Week 27 - April 20 - 26, 2008 |
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