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Delaware County Top Healthiest County in Ohio
DELAWARE, Oh. – The Delaware Public Health District (DPHD) is pleased to announce that Delaware County is among the top healthiest in Ohio and the Nation according to the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) 2024 Annual Data Release issued today [...]
Health District Awarded Funds to Help Youth, Older Adults and Environment
DELAWARE, Oh. -- The Delaware Public Health District is today announcing three separate funding awards recently received from the state of Ohio to help build up programming for Delaware County youth, older adults, and recycling [...]
Water Bottle Refilling Stations Offered Through Grant
DELAWARE, Oh. — The Delaware Public Health District is today announcing the opportunity for community facilities to install free water bottle refilling stations throughout the Health District thanks to a grant funded through the Ohio Department [...]
Free Minimize Risk, Maximize Life Course to be Offered at Delaware County District Library
Minimize Risk, Maximize Life — a program for adults of all ages who would like to learn about reducing the risk of problems related to alcohol consumption, for themselves or their loved ones, is once [...]
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Happy Administrative Professionals Day! We are so thankful for our administrative staff who handle a variety of daily tasks that help protect public health in our communities! Thank you for all you do!
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It's National Infant Immunization Week (April 22-29)! Vaccines are one of the best public health tools available for preventing the spread of diseases. By choosing to give your baby the recommended vaccinations by age two, you're protecting them from a variety of serious diseases, like whooping cough and measles.
Contact our clinic for more info on infant immunizations: DelawareHealth.org/immunizations
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Poor babies
It has been reported to us that a bat has tested positive for rabies in the Ostrander area. Please always take the following precautions if you or your family come in contact with a bat:
🦇 If you can, safely capture the bat then call the Health District at (740) 368-1700. If the bat can be safely captured, it can be euthanized and tested for rabies. Follow these instructions for safe capture: cdc.gov/rabies/bats/contact/capture.html
🦇 If you come into direct contact with a bat, talk with your doctor about appropriate care, especially if the animal cannot be submitted for testing.
🦇 If a pet comes into direct contact with a bat, please contact the Health District about appropriate quarantine and veterinarian care.
🦇 Keep your pets up to date on their rabies vaccinations.
It's important to note that bat bites can be so small they can go undetected, therefore a person asleep, impaired, mentally disabled or a child may not know they were bitten. If a bat is found in the same room with one of these individuals it is considered an exposure, and you should call your doctor for appropriate care.
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(Pssssst… “disabled”, not handicapped). But no, don’t mess around with rabies.
Tanya Stull
🌎#HappyEarthDay🌎 Follow our Keep Delaware County Beautiful page to learn more about keeping Delaware County beautiful!🌎#HappyEarthDay🌎Let's honor the Earth everyday by doing things that help #KeepDelawareCountyBeautifu!
As a reminder, we'll provide the supplies needed to clean up your block, park, or neighborhood! For more info, visit DelawareHealth.org/recycling-litter-prevention
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We're hiring! Visit DelawareHealth.org/careers and check out our open positions here at the Health District!
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Brandy Curtis
Get a free Naloxone overdose emergency kit through our mail order option or by simply walking into our Delaware office.
Click here to place a mail order: surveymonkey.com/r/freenarcan
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A much needed service. Great insight!
