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Healthy and Safe Swimming Week
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  • 19 May 2023
May 22–28, 2023 marks the 19th annual Healthy and Safe Swimming Week . During this week, CDC highlights the role that swimmers, caregivers, aquatics and beach staff, residential pool owners, and public health officials play in preventing disease outbreaks, drowning...
Be Prepared For Coming Cold Weather
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  • 22 December 2022
All Ohioans should have a winter preparedness plan that enables them to remain in place for three days if they become unable to leave their homes due to weather conditions. Each household should have an emergency kit that contains, at a minimum, a battery operated...
Halloween Safety Tips
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  • 30 September 2022
Follow these tips to celebrate Halloween safely this year ! Costume Safety Choose costumes that are light-colored and more visible to motorists. Use reflective tape to decorate costumes and candy bags to increase visibility Use make-up rather than a mask Children s...
PFAS Action Plan
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  • 21 June 2022
On June 15, 2022, EPA issued interim updated drinking water health advisories for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) that replace those EPA issued in 2016 . PFOA and PFOS are members of a chemical group called per- and polyfluoro...
Beat the Summer Heat
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  • 08 November 2021
Beat the Summer Heat
Youth Anti-Vaping Poster Design Contest
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  • 03 June 2021
Youth Anti-Vaping Poster Design Contest Did you know 1 of every 20 middle school students and 1 of every 5 high school students vape nationwide? Help Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County educate your classmates on the dangers of vaping! Not only could you win...
Healthy and Safe Swimming
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  • 24 May 2021
Healthy and Safe Swimming
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 24
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  • 19 April 2021
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 24
National Transgender HIV Testing Day
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  • 05 April 2021
National Transgender HIV Testing Day (NTHTD) is observed each year on April 18. Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County emphasizes this is a time to recognize the importance of routine HIV testing and status awareness, as well as HIV prevention and patient-cente...
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is October 24
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  • 14 October 2020
The next National Take Back Day will be October 24, 2020. This event is a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs at locations in communities throughout the country. The October 2019 Take Back Day brought in 882,919...
FDA warns consumers of risk of methanol contamination in certain hand sanitizers
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  • 23 July 2020
FDA warns consumers of risk of methanol contamination in certain hand sanitizers
Pride Month – June 2020
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  • 01 June 2020
Pride Month – June 2020
Hepatitis Awareness Month
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  • 01 May 2020
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Lead Abatement Tax Credit Program
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  • 24 April 2020
ODH has a new lead abatement tax credit program. This tax credit program provides Ohio property owners nonrefundable credits that are issued against their state tax liability. In order to be eligible to receive this credit, the taxpayer must have incurred lead abat...
Good Job, Montgomery County!
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  • 02 April 2020
Emergency department visits decreased by a whopping 30% (about 2,000 less visits) from the 11th to the 12th week of this year. People are thoughtfully changing their behavior and making different decisions about using the health care system. This creates more flexi...
Learn More about the Coronavirus
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  • 24 January 2020
Learn More about the Coronavirus
Key Facts About Influenza
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  • 06 January 2020
Vaccination is the Best Way to Protect Yourself Getting a flu shot not only helps protect you, it also helps protect others who may be at risk of complications from the flu,” said Public Health’s Medical Director, Michael Dohn, MD. “People with weakened immune syst...
How To Prepare For A Winter Storm
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  • 31 December 2019
Winter storms can cause power outages that last for days. They can make roads and walkways extremely dangerous and also negatively affect critical community services including public transportation, childcare, and health programs. Injuries and deaths may occur from...
12 Tips to Quit Smoking for New Year's
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  • 13 December 2019
Don't Let Fear Paralyze You Don't let fear stop you before you get started. Set your date (or reset) and try until you succeed. Use a Quit Journal Consider starting a quit journal and list the reasons you have for quitting. Your journal will help you reach your goa...
Protect Yourself and Your Family From Whooping Cough!
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  • 21 November 2019
Whooping cough is often thought of as a disease of the past, but unfortunately, it’s still common in the U.S. To provide yourself and your family with the best protection, get vaccinated against the disease. There are many factors contributing to the current resurg...
Public Health Announces Grand Opening of Miamisburg WIC Clinic
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  • 17 October 2019
Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County is proud to announce the Grand Opening of a new Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Clinic located at 8 Prestige Plaza in Miamisburg, OH, 45342. The Grand Opening will be Tuesday, October 22 at 10am. WIC is a supplemental nu...
Ten Facts to Know: Federal Disaster Assistance in Ohio
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  • 08 July 2019
Ohio residents located in federally-designated counties may be eligible for FEMA’s individual assistance program (IA) if they had uninsured or underinsured damage to their primary homes and personal property as a result of the Memorial Day storms. Key Facts to Know...
LGBTQ Dayton Pride Celebration
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  • 31 May 2019
LGBTQ DAYTON PRIDE CELEBRATION - Fri, MAY 31 – Sun., JUNE 2 June is LGBTQ PRIDE Month – the biggest annual event and celebration in the LGBTQ community. PRIDE is held in June to commemorate the Stonewall Inn Riots that sparked the modern LGBTQ movement for equality...
What To Do After a Boil Water Advisory Has Ended
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  • 30 May 2019
There are important steps that need to be followed once a boil water advisory ends. After the advisory has been lifted, it does not mean that the water is able to be used or drank right away. Please see the checklists below for actions that need to be taken after a...
What to Do During a Water Boil Advisory
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  • 30 May 2019
What to Do During a Water Boil Advisory

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