Personal Health
Animal Bites/Rabies
The Environmental Health Division investigates all reported domestic and wild mammal bites.State and Local regulations require the quarantine of dogs, cats, and ferrets involved in human bites to prevent the spread of rab...
Blindness
Children with Medical Handicaps (CMH)
Children with Medical Handicaps CMH is a program designed to help pay for medical care expenses for handicapped children who meet eligibility requirements. The programs available are The Diagnostic and The Treatment program...
Childbirth Prep/Breast Feeding Classes
Childbirth Preparation Class and Breastfeeding Class presented by UH Samaritan Hospital For more information on these classes call UH Samaritan Medical Center at 419-289-0491.
Communicable Disease
Communicable Disease / Infection Control Program Certain Infectious Diseases are required by Ohio law to be reported to the local health department. See the list of reportable diseases HERE. Information and...
Covid-19 - Coronavirus
Food Recalls
The Ohio Department of Agriculture website keeps an up to date list of the current food recalls in Ohio. For more information on these recalls, you can find it Here.
Hand Washing
Keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. It is best to wash your hands with soap and clean running water for 20 seconds. However, if soap an...
Head Lice
Anyone who notices the following symptoms of lice should make a referral to a nurse or other authorized person who can provide a head check exam to determine the presence or lice or nits. A full complete head check is n...
Immunizations
IMMUNIZATIONS FOR INFANTS, CHILDREN, TEEN AND ADULTS *Health Department Vaccine Clinic Changes * Starting in January 2017, all vaccine clinics at the Ashland County Health Department will be by...
Influenza (Flu)
For flu activity in Ohio click HERE. We have seen an increase in influenza locally, regionally and across the state so far this flu season. Getting a flu vaccine every year is the best way to reduce your risk f...
Lead Poisoning
Lead Poisoning Prevention - Children Lead can damage nearly every system in the human body, and has harmful effects on both adults and children. Lead poisoning is the greatest environmental threat to childr...
Lyme Disease
PROTECT against tick bites Avoid areas where ticks live. Avoid wooded and brushy areas with high grass and leaf litter. Walk in the center of trails. Take extra precautions in spring, summer and fall when t...
TB Testing
Ashland County has consistently had a low incidence of TB infection and TB disease but remains vigilant in screening, testing and follow-up. TB testing is done at ACHD onTuesdays only TB appointments may be made for...
Ticks
Ticks Most people bitten by a tick will not get a disease. Not all ticks are infected with diseases. Ticks that are infected usually have to be attached to the host for several hours to several days to transmit...
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
WIC WIC (Women, Infants and Children) is a nutrition education program for pregnant women, women who have a baby less than six months old, breastfeeding mothers, and infants and children up to 5 years old. WIC provides indiv...
