Chillicothe, OH – The Ross County Health District (RCHD) has confirmed a case of rabies in a bat found in Liberty Township on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. The bat was tested by the Ohio Department of Health laboratory and confirmed positive for rabies. Two owned dogs were exposed to the bat. At this time, no…
Chillicothe, OH – The Ross County Health District’s (RCHD) Help Me Grow Home Visiting program hosted a packed house at the Community Baby Shower for Ross County pregnant and new moms with a child up to 6 months old on Wednesday, May 13, at Adena PACCAR Medical Education Center from 2pm to 5pm. Sponsored by…
Andrea Williams, President and CEO of United Way of Ross County, is an active partner in the Partners for a Healthier Ross County coalition, which guides the county’s collective efforts to improve public health. As part of this coalition, Andrea contributes data from the United Way’s 2-1-1 resource—helping our team and other partners identify community…
Chillicothe, OH – The Ross County Health District, in partnership with Hope Partnership Project and Ross County Community Action, hosted a recovery-focused community resource event for Ross County residents on Wednesday, April 29, at the Chillicothe Ross County Public Library (CRCPL) Annex Building from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ross County Health District’s medical mobile…
Come see our Medical Mobile Unit at the Feast of the Flowering Moon in downtown Chillicothe Friday, May 22 through Sunday, May 24 for public health program resources and more!
Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Ohio (BBBSSCO) President and CEO, Erin Allsop, leads her agency in creating opportunities for youth in our local communities to have a trusted adult in their lives. Erin enthusiastically works to promote youth mentorship in Ross, Pike, Pickaway, Fayette, and Highland Counties with the goal of providing positive…
Chillicothe, OH – Ross County Health District’s (RCHD) Creating Healthy Communities (CHC) Coordinator, Jordan George, and Community Health Worker, Sage Fout, have partnered with Unidine Corporation, hospitality service of Adena Regional Medical Center, to help combat food waste in Ross County. “According to Feeding America, 92 billion pounds of food goes to waste each year,”…
Chillicothe, OH – The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has announced that individuals at John Glenn International Airport on February 18, 2026, between 6pm and 9pm may have been exposed to a confirmed measles case. This case is one of nine confirmed cases in Ohio to date in 2026. According to ODH’s media release regarding…
RCHD’s Help Me Grow Home Visiting program has partnered with Bottoms Up Diaper Bank! Eligible Help Me Grow enrolled families will receive 50 diapers in their child’s size needed each month. For more information about Bottoms Up visit, www.bottomsup.life. For more information about RCHD Help Me Grow Home Visiting, visit www.rosscountyhealth.org/help-me-grow-home-visiting
Ross County Health District staff and Jennifer Lagore of Chillicothe Post Acute teamed up for a Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) exercise on Thursday, February 11, that strengthened how local agencies would work together during a biological incident. In the format of the popular Jeopardy gameshow, contestants buzzed in to answer public health emergency preparedness-related…