Imagination Library
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio mails kids one free book each month until his or her 5th birthday.

PUP
It’s Time to PUP!

Take the PUP Pledge and get a FREE Pup Kit.

2023 Annual Report

Read how RPH has protected your health, advanced health equity, and strengthened public health practice in Richland County in 2023.

Community Health Assessment

Richland Public Health, in collaboration with Avita Health System, present the Richland County Community Health Assessment.

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Richland Public Health offers Interpreter Services upon request

Richland Public Health Is Here For You

See how Richland Public Health can help you or your business.

Emergency Preparedness

Richland Public Health is the lead agency in the event of a county emergency of a biological nature, either through an infectious disease or terrorist threat. But you should also be prepared in case of other emergencies.

Purchase Birth Certificates

Birth certificates will be mailed as soon as possible after ordering. Locally, mail delivery should take one to three days and less than a week out of state depending on your local mail service.

WIC (Women, Infants, Children)

WIC provides nutrition counseling, nutritious foods, help in finding health care, breastfeeding support & education, voter registration, and farmer’s market coupons for fresh fruits & vegetables during the summer months.

Commercial Plumbing Services

The Plumbing Inspection Unit ensures that all commercial and residential plumbing installations are in compliance with the regulations set forth by the Ohio Plumbing Code.

Your Richland Public Health

We dream of creating the healthiest community imaginable, a place where every resident thrives physically, emotionally, and environmentally. It’s our mission to observe, safeguard, and enhance the well-being and safety of our surroundings and our people, delivering top-notch public health services along the way. To achieve this, we focus on halting the transmission of infectious diseases, advocating for preventive health practices and wellness, and shielding everyone from injuries and environmental dangers.

Latest News

Prevent Mosquitoes and Ticks

Prevent Mosquitoes and Ticks

Spring rains combined with warm weather make conditions favorable for mosquito breeding. Mosquitoes can breed in any standing water if it lasts at least seven days. “Our main focus of our Mosquito Control Program at Richland Public Health is to reduce the risk of...

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First COVID-19 Death in Richland County

First COVID-19 Death in Richland County

Richland County, OH —Richland Public Health is reporting the death of a Richland County resident (Mansfield) who was a hospitalized patient who had tested positive for COVID-19. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine confirmed the death in his April 8, 2 p.m. press conference...

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Richland County’s First Case of COVID-19

CLICK HERE to go to Richland Public Health's main coronavirus page. For Immediate Release: March 19, 2020 Richland Public Health Reports First Positive Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Richland County Richland County, OH – Richland Public Health has been...

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PREP Grant

PREP Grant

Richland Public Health Awarded Personal Responsibility Education Program 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)...

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PHAB Accredited

PHAB Accredited

Richland Public Health Awarded National Accreditation Through the Public Health Accreditation Board PHAB-Accredited Health Departments Demonstrate the Capacity to Serve their Communities Well Mansfield, OH —  Richland Public Health announced today that it has...

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Measles Detected in Ohio

FROM THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, Columbus, July 12, 2019 Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Amy Acton, MD, MPH has confirmed the state’s first measles case of 2019. The young adult from Stark County recently traveled to a state with confirmed measles cases....

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