/tags/ohio-department-of-health Ohio Department of Health en-US Copyright Thu, 22 Feb 2024 22:50:10 GMT /government-politics/2024-02-22/ohios-health-leaders-caution-residents-to-beware-of-diseases-once-thought-to-be-under-control Measles and syphilis are two such illnesses that are on the rise in Ohio. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 22:50:10 GMT /government-politics/2024-02-22/ohios-health-leaders-caution-residents-to-beware-of-diseases-once-thought-to-be-under-control Jo Ingles /news/2023-07-19/two-years-on-one-ohio-county-is-still-trying-to-get-people-the-covid-shot For many of us, COVID is becoming an increasingly distant memory. But in rural Ohio, where the state’s vaccine rates are among the lowest, one health department is still trying new ways to get people vaccinated. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 09:00:00 GMT /news/2023-07-19/two-years-on-one-ohio-county-is-still-trying-to-get-people-the-covid-shot Erin Gottsacker /news/2023-04-12/as-baby-boxes-close-ohioans-with-unwanted-pregnancies-lose-another-option An Ohio staffing requirement has shut down two baby boxes, where infants can be surrendered anonymously. It’s sparked debate about options for people carrying unwanted pregnancies to term. Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:42:08 GMT /news/2023-04-12/as-baby-boxes-close-ohioans-with-unwanted-pregnancies-lose-another-option Kendall Crawford /health/2022-06-13/first-probable-case-of-monkeypox-is-reported-in-ohio Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff said he doesn't expect the illness to spread easily. Mon, 13 Jun 2022 21:05:34 GMT /health/2022-06-13/first-probable-case-of-monkeypox-is-reported-in-ohio Jo Ingles /government-politics/2022-05-12/low-income-ohioans-are-feeling-the-pinch-of-the-national-baby-formula-shortage Parents who depend on the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program are struggling to get enough formula for their infants. Thu, 12 May 2022 20:29:15 GMT /government-politics/2022-05-12/low-income-ohioans-are-feeling-the-pinch-of-the-national-baby-formula-shortage Jo Ingles /government-politics/2021-08-11/ohio-department-of-health-will-have-a-new-leader And he will be a familiar face to many Ohioans who have followed the COVID-19 pandemic closely. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 17:19:30 GMT /government-politics/2021-08-11/ohio-department-of-health-will-have-a-new-leader Jo Ingles /government-politics/2021-07-16/pandemic-year-likely-deadliest-one-ever-for-drug-overdoses-in-ohio Last year is likely to have been the deadliest year for drug overdoses ever in Ohio, according to a projection from the CDC. Ohio is projected to report… Fri, 16 Jul 2021 19:43:15 GMT /government-politics/2021-07-16/pandemic-year-likely-deadliest-one-ever-for-drug-overdoses-in-ohio Karen Kasler /government-politics/2021-06-07/state-issues-urgent-appeal-to-prevent-johnson-johnson-vaccines-from-expiring There are 200,000 doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Ohio that will expire later this month. Gov. Mike DeWine has issued an urgent… Mon, 07 Jun 2021 22:15:22 GMT /government-politics/2021-06-07/state-issues-urgent-appeal-to-prevent-johnson-johnson-vaccines-from-expiring Jo Ingles /government-politics/2021-05-28/bill-to-protect-vaxamillion-database-from-being-a-public-record-is-being-introduced There is disagreement over whether the database that was created when vaccinated Ohioans entered the state’s Vax-A-Million lottery is a public record.… Fri, 28 May 2021 20:47:04 GMT /government-politics/2021-05-28/bill-to-protect-vaxamillion-database-from-being-a-public-record-is-being-introduced Jo Ingles /government-politics/2021-05-27/no-more-color-coded-maps-on-ohios-coronavirus-website Those color-coded maps of COVID cases that Ohioans have been watching on the state’s coronavirus website to see how their counties fared as compared with… Thu, 27 May 2021 20:24:55 GMT /government-politics/2021-05-27/no-more-color-coded-maps-on-ohios-coronavirus-website Jo Ingles