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Delaware, OH - It is with great sadness that the Delaware General Health District announces its first death as a result of COVID-19. On Sunday, a 60-year-old Delaware County woman passed away in the intensive care unit at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.   The staff of the Delaware General Health District extend our deepest sympathy to the family during their time of great loss.   “We are extremely saddened to learn about the [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. - PUBLIC NOTICE: The Board of Health will conduct their monthly meeting virtually on Tuesday March 31, 2020 at 7pm. Board agenda located here: https://delawarehealth.org/…/uploads/2020/03/March-Board-Ag… Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/530285904… Meeting ID: 530 285 904 Password: 178577 or Dial in: +1-646-558-8656 Meeting ID: 530 285 904

DELAWARE, Oh. - The Delaware General Health District announced today the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in a Delaware County resident.  This individual attended the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine (CORD) in New York City from March 7 to March 11. CORD organizers report close to 1,300 people attended the conference This individual [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. –  During the fall of 2019, over 13,000 Delaware County students in grades 6th-12th were surveyed across four public school districts in an effort to assess what types of health behaviors they're participating in, and now the results are back. On Monday, March 30, from 9-11 am, the results from the 2019-2020 Delaware [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. – The Board of Health on Tuesday recognized their first-ever meeting on Jan. 31, 1920 signifying 100 years of service and dedication to the health of Delaware County residents. Although there have been many advances in technology and invention, the intent and purpose of the Health District still remain the same 100 years later [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. – Several community members, leaders, schools and groups received recognition at the annual Keep Delaware County Beautiful Awards that occurred on Dec. 4 at Stratford Ecological Center.    The Recycling Award, which recognizes an outstanding effort or action that contributes significantly toward the success of recycling in Delaware County, went to local entrepreneur [...]

2020 Environmental Health Fees

Delaware, Oh. – The week of Oct. 20-26, 2019 is designated as National Teen Driver Safety Week and members of the SAFE Delaware County Coalition are using the week to bring awareness to an increasingly tragic subject. For the second year, SAFE along State Farm Insurance sponsored a billboard design contest in honor of Teen [...]

Delaware, Oh. – The Ohio Department of Public Safety’s (ODPS) Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) awarded $50,000 in federal traffic safety funding to the Delaware General Health District’s traffic safety coalition Safety Awareness for Everyone Delaware County (SAFE) for federal fiscal year 2020.  “Partnerships are critical to the success of any safety effort and we are [...]

The Delaware General Health District Board of Health is considering increases (and deceases) in Environmental Health fees for 2020. The proposed changes affect the following programs: Plumbing and Mobile Food Service operations.  The public hearing to consider fee increases (and decreases) for these programs will be held October 29, 2019 at 7:00pm at 1 West [...]