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Chillicothe, OH – The Ross County Health District was awarded $150,000 through the Ohio Department of Health’s (ODH) Adolescent Health Resiliency grant. The three-year grant will fund trauma-informed care training for adults who work with adolescents and provide opportunities for a safe and supportive connection to trusted adults within the community. Having a connection to…
Chillicothe, OH – The Ross County Health District was awarded $38,500 through the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Safe Communities grant to promote traffic safety awareness in Ross County. The grant requires a local coalition to meet regularly for discussion of education and prevention activities. Safe Communities education will be provided at select community events…
Chillicothe, OH – A trio of Ross County Health District and Chillicothe City Planning employees represented Ross County in the Ohio Department of Health’s (ODH) bicycle ride leader training, “Train the Trainer”, event from September 11-13 in Delaware, Ohio. The 30-hour “wheels-on-the-ground” training (masterfully facilitated by a team of four from Toole Design led by…
Chillicothe, OH – As of this release, there have been no presumptive healthcare associated cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Ross County residents in 2023. In the last decade, there have been no general Legionella outbreaks or healthcare associated outbreaks of Legionella in Ross County. Legionella are bacteria that grow naturally in the environment. Legionella can…
Chillicothe, OH – A pool of mosquitoes captured from Park Street in Chillicothe has tested positive for West Nile Virus. This confirmation was received by Ross County Health District’s Director of Environmental Health, Kelly Spindler, and Health Commissioner Janelle McManis by the Ohio Department of Health. This is the third positive result for West Nile…
Chillicothe, OH – A pool of mosquitos captured from Green Township, Ross County, have tested positive for West Nile Virus. This confirmation was received by Ross County Health District’s Director of Environmental Health, Kelly Spindler, and Health Commissioner Janelle McManis by the Ohio Department of Health. This is the second positive result for West Nile…
First Pool of mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile Virus this Season in Ross County Chillicothe, OH – Ross County Health District’s Director of Environmental Health, Kelly Spindler, and Health Commissioner, Janelle McManis, have announced that the first group of mosquitoes to test positive in Ross County for West Nile Virus has been confirmed…
RCHD’s PHEP Coordinator Tiffany Singer participated in the MRC (Medical Reserves Corps) Regional Workshop in Indianapolis, IN June 13 through 14. Strategic plans were given at the workshop for improving partnerships, networking, and adding/training volunteers to local MRC units. The MRC network comprises more than 300,000 volunteers in roughly 800 community-based units located throughout the…
RCHD would like to thank all of our April 27 and 28 Operation BRIDGE (Bridging Recovery Interdiction Data Gathering Enforcement) partners for their collaboration in targeting drug traffickers and offering recovery resources to our community: Chillicothe Police Dept, City of Chillicothe Mayor Luke Feeney, Fairfield County Overdose Response Team, Hocking County Sheriff’s Office, Lawrence County…
Chillicothe, OH – Traci Harris (Ross County Mobility Manager) and Gerod Rickerd (Pickaway County Mobility Manager) hosted a one-day workshop for regional human services agencies and transportation providers at the Ross County Service Center on April 25. Strategies were brainstormed for overcoming persistent transportation obstacles. Adams, Brown, Highland, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike, Ross and Vinton counties…