Swimming is a fun, healthy way to stay physically active and spend quality time with family and friends. Healthy and Safe Swimming Week highlights the roles that swimmers, parents, aquatics and beach staff, residential pool owners, and public health officials play in preventing disease outbreaks, drowning, and pool chemical injuries. Every year, CDC focuses on a different topic for Healthy and Safe Swimming Week. Click the link to our press release below:Full Story
GREENE COUNTY, OH -- May is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month. As discussed in the two previous articles, too much screen time can have a lasting impact on the health of children. Read this month's article...Full Story
COLUMBUS -- Ohio Department of Health Director Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, MBA announced that department officials requested that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) allow for greater flexibilities in order to expand access to infant formula for families amidst the national formula shortage. Read more....Full Story
The Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association has provided the following document on what to do and what not to do with regard to the baby formula shortage. You can also call our WIC office to discuss this issue further at 937-374-5641 (Xenia) or 937-879-4093 (Fairborn).Full Story
COVID-19 Week in Review for Greene County, Ohio, May 13-19, 2022:
+227 cases
+9 hospitalizations
no deaths
+110 people presumed recovered
Sadly, cases continue to rise. Please be safe - we advise full vaccination & boosters for those eligible! At this time, our Community Level per the CDC remains LOW. See coronavirus.ohio.gov for more details.
Vaccine clinics are held every Friday from 8:30-10:00am and 2:00-3:30pm at our main office in Xenia at 360 Wilson Drive. Walk-ins are welcome! We are providing all vaccine brands and all boosters to those eligible.
