Queens Village Dayton is partnering with Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County to celebrate Black Maternal Health Week 2023. Black Maternal Health Week, (BMHW) is an annual week-long campaign (April 11 – 17) founded and led by Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA...
Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County is celebrating Minority Health Month in April with free events all month long! This year’s theme is Better Health - Through Better Understanding. The focus is to improve health outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities, an...
Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County is promoting National Transgender HIV Testing Day (NTHTD), which is observed each year on April 18. This is a time to recognize the importance of routine HIV testing and status awareness, as well as HIV prevention and pati...
Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County celebrates National Condom Awareness Day on February 14 (Valentine’s Day) to raise awareness about practicing safer sex. The day is designed to promote using condoms during sexual activities, the correct use of condoms, an...
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a time to promote HIV education, testing and treatment in Black communities. Black/African Americans (Black/AA) still have higher numbers of new HIV infections, and more living with a HIV and AIDS diagnosis, when compared to...
Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County has launched a new design for its website to better serve the community. The public may visit the site at www.phdmc.org to enjoy the new features. “As Public Health continues to expand its services, it was time for a refre...
The Community Overdose Action Team has notified subscribers to its OD Surge Alert System that Montgomery County, has experienced an increased number of overdoses between December 31 at 6:00 pm and January 1 at 6:00 pm. A total of 11 overdoses were reported at area...
The weather forecast for the upcoming holiday weekend is expected to be a combination of snow, very cold temperatures and wind that will produce dangerously cold wind chills of 10 to 25 degrees below zero, Friday through Sunday. When winter temperatures drop signif...
The measles outbreak continues to grow in central Ohio, with 64 cases present in Franklin, Ross, and Richland counties. Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County urges parents to vaccinate their children to protect them from becoming infected. Unvaccinated individ...
With the January 1 st launch date of legalized sports betting in Ohio, the chances will increase that more people may become addicted to gambling. According to the National Council on Problem Gambling, “nationally between 1% and 3% of the general adult population,...
Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County (Public Health) has launched a new podcast called “Public Health Cares” the programming is designed to provide the community another way to learn about how Public Health helps to keep Montgomery County, healthy, safe, and...
World AIDS Day (WAD), celebrated yearly on December 1, brings attention to the HIV epidemic, by increasing awareness, speaking out against stigma, and calling for an increased response to move toward ending the epidemic in the U.S. HIV or the human immunodeficiency...
World AIDS Day (WAD), celebrated annually on December 1, is about bringing attention to the HIV epidemic, by increasing awareness, speaking out against stigma, and calling for an increased response to move toward ending the epidemic in the US. HIV, or the human imm...
Due to an ongoing measles outbreak in Columbus, the first in Ohio since 2014, Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County reminds parents about the importance of children being vaccinated to protect them from getting measles. "Immunization is the most important way...
Tis the season for healthy habits! Put self-care and healthy living on the top of your Christmas list with Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County’s “25 Days of Fitmas Challenge”. The challenge is designed to help you start and maintain healthy habits during the...
Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County’s Addiction Services program is now named Recovery Services. The name has been changed to help fight the stigma associated with addiction and to acknowledge that the journey of recovery is a life-long one that individuals...
The Community Overdose Action Team (COAT) is re-introducing a program that allows Montgomery County businesses to request a free lifesaving NaloxBox to be placed at an office or business location. The NaloxBox contains the overdose-reversing drug naloxone (Narcan)...
Montgomery County’s Community Health Assessment (CHA) is now available online . The CHA provides comprehensive information on the community’s current and past health status, factors contributing to higher health risks and poorer health outcomes, disparities, needs...
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day 1 in 6 Hispanics/Latinos with HIV are Unaware They Have the Virus
Montgomery County Drops to Low Level in the CDC Community COVID-19 Levels Framework
Montgomery County Drops to Level Medium in the CDC Community COVID-19 Levels Framework
Public Health to Offer Monkeypox Vaccine to At-Risk Groups
Montgomery County Identifies its First Case of Monkeypox Risk to the Public is Low
August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month, and World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) will be celebrated Aug. 1-7 this year. Breastfeeding has many known health benefits for mother and baby and is widely accepted as an effective strategy to promote positive health outcomes f...
