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...
Montgomery County Elevated to Level High in the CDC Community COVID-19 Levels Framework
Introducing “OD Surge Alert”
National HIV Testing Day is June 27
Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County will be providing COVID-19 vaccinations using the Moderna vaccine for children 6 months of age up to 5 years. Vaccinations will take place Tuesday, June 28 from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm and on Friday, July 1 from 8:00 am to 11:...
Public Health Issues Excessive Heat Watch
Public Health Promotes Walking for Exercise Downtown Fun Walk is May 25
Minority Health Month Expo
Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County celebrates Minority Health Month (MHM) every April with a series of events aimed at reducing health disparities and improving health outcomes among minorities in Montgomery County. Minority Health Month is an annual 30-day...
Public Health Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Healthcare Equality Index
National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Montgomery County has been experiencing a rapid downward trend of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations for the past several weeks. And due to the general improvement in community COVID - 19 indicators, Public Health supports the Centers for Disease Control and Preve...
Crushing the Confusion Around Pregnancy
Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County is hosting a COVID-19 testing event at Bethesda Temple, 3702 Salem Ave. in Dayton on Friday, January 28 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. The event will feature free PCR testing for adults 18 years of age and older. No doctor’s ref...
Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County is hosting a COVID-19 testing event at Bethesda Temple, 3702 Salem Ave. in Dayton on Wednesday, February 2, from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. The event will feature free PCR testing for individuals 2 years of age and older. No docto...
Public Health Provides Over 99,000 Doses of Vaccine in 2021