MANSFIELD – Richland Public Health announced Friday that Sarah Humphrey has officially resigned from her position as Health Commissioner to pursue other opportunities. The Board of Health accepted her resignation on Nov. 23 and appointed Medical Director, Dr. Daniel Burwell, to serve as interim Health Commissioner. Humphrey was hired on Jan. 9, 2020, just as […]
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Think about safety when buying Christmas toys this season
MANSFIELD — Christmas is a time especially for children and for children this means toys. Each year more than 3 billion toys and games are sold in the United States with 65 percent of these sales occurring between Thanksgiving and the day before Christmas. Although toys are fun and educational they can be dangerous. Poorly […]
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Fall Hike for Health set for Oct. 16 at Malabar Farm & Gorman Nature Center
LUCAS — Richland Public Health’s “Fall Hike for Health” is Saturday, Oct. 16, at Malabar Farm State Park and Gorman Nature Center in Mansfield. The fall hikes are in their 20th year at Malabar Farm State Park and 6th year at Gorman Nature Center after taking a year away due to COVID restrictions. Enjoy the […]
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September is National Preparedness Month in Richland County
MANSFIELD — National Preparedness Month (NPM*) is recognized each September to promote family and community disaster and emergency planning now and throughout the year. It’s an opportunity to remind us that we all must prepare ourselves and our families for when an emergency happens. The 2021 theme is “Prepare to Protect. Preparing for disasters is […]
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Richland Public Health offers statistical update on local COVID-19 data
MANSFIELD — Richland Public Health has released this week’s statistics on COVID-19 data. The Ohio data is from the Ohio Department of Health. For others Johns Hopkins data has been used. Richland County has 7,691 confirmed positive pandemic cases with 2,495 probable cases for a total of 10,186 cumulative cases. There have been 573 hospitalizations, […]
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Humphrey chosen as liason to Ohio Public Health Advocacy Committee
MANSFIELD — Sarah Humphrey, Health Commissioner at Richland Public Health, has been chosen as a Legislative Liaison for the Ohio Public Health Association’s (OPHA) Public Policy and Advocacy Committee. As a Legislative Liaison, Humphrey will assist OPHA in advocating for public health in Ohio’s legislative and rulemaking processes. She will be instrumental in helping OPHA […]
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Safe drug disposal options available in Richland County
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition is asking the public to help create a healthier community and prevent substance abuse by properly disposing of all unused or expired medications. Properly disposing of medications is easy thanks to numerous prescription drug drop boxes available throughout the county. Many are located inside local pharmacies […]