by Anyun Chatterjee | Nov 4, 2019 | Blog
Daylight Saving Time starts and stops every six months Daylight Saving Time ended on November 3, 2019. At 2:00am local time, clocks were turned backwards one hour. Richland Public Health recommends incorporating this schedule for doing important maintenance jobs...
by Richland Public Health | Nov 1, 2019 | Healthy Events
Four Steps to Food Safety for Holiday Meals Richland Public Health wants everyone to remain healthy for the holidays. Foodborne illness, often called food poisoning, is a common, costly—yet preventable—public health problem. Each year, about 1 in 6 Americans (or 48...
by Dr. Julie Chaya | Oct 31, 2019 | Healthy Events
Mansfield, OH — Today, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) announced 150 new grants for its Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. The DFC Program provides grants to community coalitions to strengthen the infrastructure among local...
by Richland Public Health | Oct 31, 2019 | Health Risks
Richland Public Health is hosting a Project DAWN (Deaths Avoided With Naloxone) training and distribution class on November 15. Through the Project DAWN program, Richland Public Health is able to educate, train and distribute Project DAWN kits to concerned individuals...
by Reed Richmond | Oct 30, 2019 | Healthy Events
Richland Public Health recommends everyone age 6 months and older get an influenza (“flu”) vaccine. This recommendation follows Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. Richland Public Health flu vaccines are available by appointment and walk-in at...
by Dr. Julie Chaya | Oct 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
After 6 years as Health Commissioner of Richland Public Health, Martin Tremmel has announced his retirement at the end of January 2020. Throughout his tenure, Tremmel has lead Richland Public Health through a period of growth and transformation. One of the brightest...
by Reed Richmond | Oct 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Washington, D.C. — The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and more than 4,200 national, tribal, and community law enforcement partners will hold another National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 26. Americans can take their pills (no...
by Richland Public Health | Oct 17, 2019 | Healthy Events, Uncategorized
OHIO’S TOBACCO 21 LAW TAKE EFFECT OCTOBER 17, 2019 Richland County, OH — Ohio’s new “Tobacco 21” law takes effect today, raising the age to purchase cigarettes, other tobacco products and alternative nicotine products such as e-cigarettes and vaping products from 18...
by Reed Richmond | Oct 14, 2019 | Healthy Events
Nationally, more than 44 million children will be out trick-or-treating over the Halloween dates stretching from October 21 through October 31. Richland Public Health is sharing the following information about Halloween safety to help adults keep kids out of the...
by Reed Richmond | Oct 9, 2019 | Health Risks
OCTOBER 10 IS CHILDREN’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DAY October 10 is National Children’s Environmental Health Day, a day to bring awareness to making sure all children live and play in the healthiest environment possible. Today’s children face an epidemic of illnesses and...
