Food insecurity among seniors increases
As Ohio’s population continues to age, Ohio’s food banks are experiencing increasing demand for help with food for seniors.
Health Dept. urges vaccination to prevent measles
Ohio currently has no confirmed measles cases while neighboring states Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan do.
Learn how to talk to your teens about drug use
Mercy Health Center of Tuscarawas County has partnered with the Anti-Drug Coalition of Tuscarawas County and will hold a free community education program, “Hidden in Plain Sight,” which will teach attendees the signs of drug use and how to effectively talk to teens about drugs.
Prevent tick bites and the diseases they carry
As the weather gets warmer and Ohioans begin spending more time outdoors, the Ohio Department of Health urges people to take precautions to prevent tick bites and the diseases they may carry.
Low-cost health check offered
Trinity Hospital Twin City’s community-outreach department will host a health screen at Mako’s Market in Uhrichsville.
Advisory provides guidelines for eating fish caught in Ohio
The Ohio Department of Health has announced the state’s 2019 Ohio Sport Fish Consumption Advisory, which provides guidelines for eating fish caught from Ohio’s lakes, rivers and streams.
Mental Health Awareness Month recognized in May
Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health is designating the week of May 6-10 as Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week in Stark County.
Health department provides healthy exercise option for seniors
On Friday, April 26 on Glen Drive near the Holmes County Public Library, a number of people gathered to celebrate the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new piece of exercise equipment that was recently built near the walking path.
Library assists Anti-Drug Coalition with prescription disposal
Through a partnership with the Tuscarawas County Anti-Drug Coalition, the Tuscarawas County Public Library System offers free prescription drug deactivation bags at all five of its library locations.
Overdose deaths decline by half in Wayne County
The Wayne County Health Department released a report highlighting declining drug overdose death rates since 2016. In 2018 the overdose death rate cut in half at 17.6.
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