Latest News Releases
Official news releases issued by the Ohio Department of Health's Office of Public Affairs. For questions pertaining to these documents, call (614) 644-8562.
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Ohio Department of Health Confirms First H1N1 Influenza Death
News release 7/2/09
ODH to Update Media on H1N1 Planning, Case Reporting and Prevention
News release 6/3/09
H1N1 (Swine Flu) news
Governor, State Health and Emergency Management Officials Provide
Update on Swine Flu
News release 4/26/09
Ohioan Tests Positive for Swine Flu
News release 4/26/09
ODH Urges Ohioans to Vaccinate Against Pertussis
News release 4/23/09
ODH to Receive $7.5 Million in Stimulus Funds for Vaccines
News release 4/10/09
Office of Healthy Ohio Releases Ohio Obesity Prevention Plan
News release 3/31/09
ODH Convenes Meetings to Discuss Oral Health
News release 2/25/09
Second Ohio Death Linked to Multistate Salmonella Outbreak
News release 2/11/09
ODH Web Site Features Latest Information on Salmonella Outbreak
News release 1/23/09
Office of Healthy Ohio Honors Businesses for Healthy Practices
News release 1/15/09
ODH Participating in Multi-state Salmonella Investigation
Latest updates
News release 1/6/09
ODH Office of Vital Statistics Celebrates 100 Years of Recordkeeping
News release 12/17/08
ODH Report: Nonfatal Falls Cost Ohioans $6.2 Billion Annually
News release 11/25/08
Local Communities Receive $1.1 Million to Fight Obesity
News release 10/27/08
ODH Releases Final Report on South Dayton Dump and Landfill Site
News release 10/22/08
ODH Releases Draft Report on Lammers Barrel Factory Site
News release 10/21/08
ODH Celebrates Primary Care Week by Highlighting Local Physicians
News release 10/7/08
Ohio Communities to be Honored for Promoting Good Health
News release 10/2/08
Report: Health Care Big Business in Rural Ohio
News release 9/22/08
First Lady Frances Strickland Launches Obesity-Prevention Initiative
News release 9/19/08
ODH/Healthy Ohio to Convene Childhood Obesity Prevention Forum Sept. 19
News release 9/12/08
ODH Honors Rural Health Champions
News release 8/26/08
Raccoon-Rabies Vaccination Baiting Slated for Aug. 29 to Oct. 3
News release 8/25/08
ODH Confirms West Nile Virus in Mosquitoes in Cuyahoga County
News release 6/26/08
State Departments of Health and Agriculture Confirm Beef’s Link to E. Coli Patients
News release 6/25/08
ODH, CDC Investigating Multistate E. Coli Outbreak
News release 6/24/08
Odh, Local Health Departments, Probing Increased E. Coli Cases
News release 6/19/08
Survey: Ohio Teens Make Strides in Healthy Behaviors
News release 5/29/08
Raccoon rabies vaccination baiting slated for May 1 to May 23
News release 4/28/08
Ohio selected for health care quality improvement institute
News release 4/24/08
Immunization Registry logs 30 million vaccination histories
News release 4/17/08
Healthy Ohio awards to be presented at annual Worksite Health Promotion Conference
News release 11/13/07
ODH to give Healthy Ohio awards
News release 10/3/07
ODH honors Ohio's rural health champions and providers
News release 9/12/07
Raccoon rabies vaccination baiting slated for Aug.31 to Sept. 30
News release 8/27/07
Mold may be present in flood-damaged homes
News release 8/8/07
Raccoon rabies vaccination baiting slated for April 24 to May 11
News release 4/16/07
Public hearing on smoking ban enforcement rules slated for Feb. 27
Meeting advisory 2/23/07
ODH begins formal rule-making process for indoor smoking ban
News release 1/25/07
ODH smoking ban advisory committee to meet
Meeting advisory 1/19/07
ODH smoking ban advisory committee to meet
Meeting advisory 1/12/07
FDA warning on serious foodborne E. coli O157:H7 outbreak
9/15/06
Rabies baiting slated for Tuesday
News release 8/29/06
ODH adds to newborn screening program
News release 8/28/06
Ohio reports first human case of West Nile virus in 2006
News release 8/18/06
West Nile virus season here again; Protect yourself and your loved ones
News release 5/22/06
Ohio African-American males more likely to die after stroke
News release 5/4/06
Raccoon rabies vaccination baiting slated for Tuesday
News release 4/13/06
Ohio adopts single-sample testing of Ohio beaches
News release 3/27/06
Governor and HHS Secretary hold pandemic flu preparedness summit
News release 2/17/06
ODH warns Ohioans about possible scam
News advisory 2/10/06
Governor Taft establishes Ohio's pandemic flu planning committee
News release 12/14/05
ODH lifts restrictions on public health flu vaccine
News release 11/30/05
ODH supplies influenza vaccine to local health departments
News release 10/17/05
Many child deaths preventable, report states
News release 9/30/05
Raccoon Rabies Baiting Scheduled
News release 9/01/05
ODH: Percentage of children identified as lead poisoned drops
News release 7/20/05
ODH reports first human case of West Nile virus in 2005
News release 7/08/05
ODH: Take Steps to Prevent Mosquito-Borne Illnesses
News release 6/21/2005
Beach Information Available Online and over the Phone
Advisory 6/03/2005
Supplemental Raccoon Rabies Vaccination Baiting Slated for Monday
News release 4/21/2005
ODH AIDS Awareness Week Committee Announces Service Awards
News release 4/21/2005
South Bass Island Investigation Preliminary Report Released
News release 2/22/2005
Ohio receives federal funding for safety programming
News release 11/10/2004
ODH supplies flu vaccine to local health departments
News release 10/04/2004
ODH Plans Oral Raccoon Vaccination Baiting
News release 9/08/2004
Ohio Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Workgroup Town Hall Meeting
News release 9/02/2004
ODH launches information line concerning South Bass Island
Additional Information
News release 8/28/2004
Ohio Compassionate Care Task Force Releases Report
News release 8/25/2004
Governor Taft announces record high immunization rates
News release 8/24/2004
Raccoon Rabies Vaccination Baiting Scheduled for Today
News release 8/05/2004
ODH Offers Toll-Free Bathing Beach Information Line
News release 8/04/2004
ODH Announces Temporary Closing of Vital Statistics Office
News release 7/28/2004
ODH announces first WNV-related death
News release 7/26/2004
Ohioans want more money spent on prevention research
News release 5/26/2004
Taft hosts National Employee Health and Fitness Day
News release 5/19/2004
Taft honors Ohio schools for promoting good health - List of schools
News release 5/18/2004
Last Updated: 7/2/09
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