:: Health Education ::

Health Services

ACCHD Medical Reserve Corps
____________________________________

Communicable Disease
Surveillance
____________________________________

Environmental Health
____________________________________

Immunizations
____________________________________

Health Education/ Health Promotion
____________________________________

Public Health Nursing
____________________________________

School Health
____________________________________

Vital Statistics
____________________________________

Women Infants & Children (WIC)

Health Topics that may be of interest to you:

My water tested positive for coliform bacteria, should I be concerned?
   Certified water laboratories that health departments use
   Shock disinfecting your private water well
   Facts you need to know about public water systems in the United States"

Check for the following places in your home to ensure proper protection against backflow

Floodwaters entered my private water system, what can I do to be as safe as possible?
   I have a cistern water system. What can I do to be as safe as possible?

Mercury--not the planet, but those shiny silvery blobs
   How mercury affects the health of some residents of Ashland County
   Mercury used in medicine
   Chelation therapy
   Mercury is released from various sources
   Disposal of fluorescent lamps and ballasts
   Disposal of old mercury thermometers, mercury-containing electrical switches and
   thermostats
   Ohio Mercury Law
   If you have a mercury spill

How fungi might affect you and what you can do about it
   Many Ashlanders depend upon the benefits of certain fungi every day

   Mold comes in different colors!
   Health effects of mold exposure
   Some molds produce toxins
   Is it true that infants died from black mold in Cleveland?
   The curse of King Tut
   A moldy or musty odor
   Mold does not need any source of light to grow
   Sources of moisture that can help mold to grow
   If you need to kill the mold, you also need to remove it and the spores
   My dwelling has been flooded by a storm sewer backup, river overflow or sewage backup,
   what can I do?
   My home has been flooded by clean water and I want to try to keep everything from
   becoming moldy

May I burn items out in the open?

Asbestos and Vermiculite
   Asbestos in air and water
   Damage from asbestos
   Ban on use of asbestos
   Asbestos in your home
   Should I remove asbestos if it is in my home?
   Vermiculite
   Do I have Zonolite insulation in my attic?

Lead and what you can do about it
   Symptoms of lead poisoning in adults
   Signs and symptoms of lead poisoning in children
   Where can one be exposed to lead?
   Ohio's Lead Testing Law for young children
   Ashland County High Risk Zip Codes Requiring Blood Lead Testing
   Foods to eat to help reduce lead absorption
   Chelation therapy
   Testing your drinking water for the presence of lead

Lead screening requirements for young children

Radon in Ashland County?
   What effect does radon have on my body?
   Why are glacial sediments a source of radon in Ashland County?
   Should I request that a dwelling be tested for radon before I purchase it?
   Additional materials

The health education/health promotion division also communicates
a wide variety of current health information with the residents of
Ashland County's 15 townships, 8 villages and the City of Ashland
through a variety of interactive community health fairs and events,
as well as written news media releases, radio broadcasts
and Internet website updates. If your business, church or agency would like
a speaker to address a group on one or more particular health subject(s),
please feel free to phone 419-282-4295
or email rherbst@ashlandhealth.com In mid-2007, we will be participating
in the Ashland County Council on Aging Health Fair on May 24,
the Cinnamon Lake Health Fair on August 20, the Ashland County Fair
September 16-22, and the 119th Annual Loudonville Street Fair
October 2-6. At our health table, we show the latest DVDs
on a variety of pertinent health subjects for young
and old alike as well as offer face painting for kids of all ages!