Newborn Programs
Richland Public Health provides a registered public health nurse to visit your home to assess your newborn (up to eight weeks old) and answer any questions you may have.
WIC Appointments
WIC is a nutrition education program. WIC provides coupons for highly nutritious supplemental foods that promote good health for pregnant and postpartum women, breastfeeding mothers, infants, and children.
Birth & Death Certificates
Richland Public Health can provide birth certificates for anyone born in Ohio and death certificates for any death in Richland County, excluding the City of Shelby.
The Vital Statistics division at Richland Public Health maintains records of all births and deaths in Richland County since 1908 (excluding Shelby). Certificates for births and deaths occurring in the city of Shelby after 1968 are kept at the City Building in Shelby.
Car Seat Education
This applies to all drivers including relatives, friends, neighbors, and drivers of vehicles that are owned or otherwise under the control of daycare and kindergarten agencies.
