Contact List
For assistance on one of these topics, please contact the appropriate Ohio Department of Health (ODH) office. With the exception of certain holidays, ODH is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you call after business hours, you will either be directed to voicemail or an after-hours number, depending on the area you call.
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Adoption Information
Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce
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Vital Statistics
Email: VitalStat@odh.ohio.gov
Telephone: (614) 466-2531
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Children and Family Health Concerns
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Bureau of Early Intervention Services
Telephone: (800) 755-4769
Email: BEIS@odh.ohio.gov
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Complaints for Nursing Homes/Health Care, Long-term Care Facilities
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Complaints – Nursing Homes/Health Care Program
Telephone: (800) 342-0553
Fax: (614) 564-2422
Email: HCComplaints@odh.ohio.gov
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Director
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Email: Director@odh.ohio.gov
Telephone: (614) 466-2253
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Environmental Health:
Bathing Beach Monitoring, Food, Mold, Sewage, Private Water Systems
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Bureau of Environmental Health
Telephone: (614) 466-1390
Ohio Beach Monitoring: (866) 644-6224
Email: BEH@odh.ohio.gov
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Hospital maternity units
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Community Health Care Facilities & Services
Telephone: (614) 995-7466
Email: community@odh.ohio.gov
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Immunization
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Immunization
Telephone: (800) 282-0546
Email: Immunize@odh.ohio.gov
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Infectious Diseases
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Bureau of Infectious Diseases
Telephone: (614) 995-5599
Email: ORBIT@odh.ohio.gov
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Lead Poisoning Prevention
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Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Telephone: 614-466-1450
Email: LEAD@odh.ohio.gov
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Media
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Office of Communications
Telephone: 614-644-8562 (media only)
Email: OPA@odh.ohio.gov (please allow up to 72 hours for response via email)
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| ODH's Public Health Internship Program |
Office of Human Resources
Email: PHIntern@odh.ohio.gov
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Office of General Counsel
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Office of General Counsel
Email: Lance.Himes@odh.ohio.gov
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Outbreak Response & Bioterrorism Investigation Team
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Bureau of Infectious Diseases
Telephone: (614) 995-5599
Email: ORBIT@odh.ohio.gov
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| Radiation Protection: Environmental Radiation Safety; Nuclear Materials Safety; Radiologic Licensure; Imaging/Radiation Therapy Centers; X-Ray Equipment Registration and Inspection |
Bureau of Radiation Protection
Telephone: (614) 644-2727
Email: BRadiation@odh.ohio.gov
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Statewide public and worksite smoking law
Questions regarding the statewide Smoke-free Workplace Act:
To report violations of the law:
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Tobacco Use and Cessation Program
Telephone: 1-866-634-7654
Telephone: 1-866-559-6446
E-mail: NoSmoke@odh.ohio.gov
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Zoonotic Diseases, West Nile Virus, Rabies, Animal Bites
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Zoonotic Disease Program
Telephone: (614) 752-1029
Email: Zoonoses@odh.ohio.gov
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If you are uncertain who to contact, please email our Office of Communications at OPA@odh.ohio.gov or call our main phone line at (614) 466-3543.
Additional Information Line Numbers
| Children with Medical Handicaps (BCMH) |
(800) 755-4769 |
| Maternal and Child Health |
(800) 755-4769 |
| Department of Insurance (for complaints against H.M.O.s) |
(800) 686-1526 |
| Environmental Health Indoor Air |
(800) 200-2526 |
| Health Care Facility Complaint Hotline |
(800) 669-3534 |
| Immunization |
(800) 282-0546 |
| Help Me Grow *** |
(800) 755-4769 |
| Lead Poisoning Prevention Hotline |
(877) NOT-LEAD |
| Long-Term Care Facility Complaint Hotline |
(800) 342-0553 |
| Medicare Balance Billing Complaint Hotline |
(800) 899-7127 |
| National S.T.D. Hotline |
(800) 227-8922 |
| Ohio HIV Care Services |
(800) 777-4775 |
| Ohio AIDS/HIV/STD Hotline (Confidential) |
(800) 332-AIDS |
| Ohio Employee Assistance Program |
(800) 221-6327 |
| Ohio Radon Hotline |
(800) 523-4439 |
| Smoke Free Workplace Complaint Line |
(866) 559-OHIO |
| Smoke Free Workplace Information Line |
(866) 557-7867 |
| Rabies Information |
(888) 722-4371 |
| Second Chance Trust Fund and Organ Donation |
(888) 745-1511 |
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Last Updated: 6/16/2017
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