Community Health & Prevention Sciences

Community Health & Prevention Sciences Division (CHPS)

In the Community Health & Prevention Sciences Division (CHPS) we are committed to reducing the mortality and morbidity attributable to the leading preventable causes of illness, disability, and death – and to promoting community health – in Richland County.

CHPS is the art and science of studying and assessing community health needs, organizing and providing comprehensive community health services, and educating and developing health care programs with the objectives of the promotion of health and the prevention of diseases.

Our Division is strategically positioning itself as a leader in prevention science and community health to address preventable causes of illness and death in the U.S. as outlined in the country’s National Prevention Strategy.

Our staff is dedicated to the improvement of health and health care among diverse populations through research, learning, and community partnerships.

Programs

We are engaged in research and community health activities across the lifespan from maternal-child health to long-term care.

Richland AED

Diaper Duty Stations

FreeFlow Program

Child Car Seat Program

PUP Program

Imagination Library

Richland County Medical Reserve Corps

The Richland County MRC strives to create a strong volunteer base of medical and non-medical personnel who are prepared with the confidence and training necessary to lend their skills and expertise to their community when called upon.

PREP Grant

Richland Public Health has received grant funding of $300,000 per year for the next three years from The Ohio Department of Youth Services Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) today.

PREP is funded by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to provide an evidence-based adult preparation curriculum to youth between the ages of 14-21 who are in foster care, group homes, independent living, juvenile justice, or alternative schools.

Drug-Free Communities Grant – Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition

Richland Public Health was one of 150 grant recipients of a Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program and will receive $125,000 per year, up to 10 years in DFC grant funds to involve and engage their local community to prevent substance use among youth.

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) announced the recipients on October 31, 2019. The DFC Program provides grants to community coalitions to strengthen the infrastructure among local partners to create and sustain a reduction in local youth substance use. Recognizing that local problems need local solutions, DFC-funded coalitions engage multiple sectors of the community and employ a variety of environmental strategies to address local substance use problems.

Smile BIG Richland!

Educating and improving the oral health of 0-18-year-olds in Richland County.

Through funding from the Richland County Foundation and donations from national and local organizations, our mission is to educate and prevent the prevalence of tooth decay in youth between the ages of 0-18.

Did you know that dental disease is the most common chronic illness for children in the U.S.? About 20% of children between the ages of 5 and 11 have at least one untreated decayed tooth. While dental disease is preventable, dental care is the most common unmet health need of children. Here in Richland County, tooth decay is one of the most common untreated diseases and is the most common chronic disease seen in our community’s children.

News and Media

This Division is responsible for news releases to the media and social networks, advertising for Richland Public Health, and maintaining the website. CHPS also has two trained and certified Public Information Officers (PIO) for communication in a health or public emergency.

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Contact Community Health

Our staff is dedicated to the improvement of health and health care among diverse populations through research, learning, and community partnerships.

Regular Hours

Monday – Thursday: 8 am – 4:30 pm
Friday: 8 am – 4 pm

Main Office

Phone: 419-774-4761
Fax: 419-774-0257

555 Lexington Avenue
Mansfield, OH 44907