MANSFIELD – Richland Public Health officials have been notified by the Ohio Department of Health that West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes in the City of Mansfield. “To be very clear, this is not a human infection case, but the first positive WNV mosquito samples in Richland County this year,” Joe Harrod, Director of […]
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Richland Public Health to host free Community Health Day on July 22
MANSFIELD — Richland Public Health in collaboration with Avita Health Systems, Cleveland Clinic, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, OhioHealth, and Third Street Family Health Services will host a FREE Community Health Day on July 22. This event takes place at Richland Public Health, located at 555 Lexington Ave. Mansfield. The event will feature free/low cost health screenings […]
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Richland Public Health schedules upcoming measles vaccine clinics
MANSFIELD — Richland Public Health urges residents to protect themselves and their families against measles by making sure adults and children are up-to-date on measles protection. There have been no cases of measles reported in the county as of April 1, according to Richland Public Health. RPH will host measles vaccine clinics at the following […]
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Richland Public Health and Buckeye Imagination Museum sponsor youth bike helmet event
MANSFIELD — Richland Public Health and the Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics are partnering on a program to provide 100 bike helmets to children whose families qualify. A “Put a Lid on it!” youth event is planned at the Buckeye Imagination Museum on Tuesday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]
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Richland Public Health releases next week’s COVID-19 vaccination schedule
MANSFIELD — Richland County officials are slowly chipping away at the goal to vaccinate as many local residents as possible against the COVID-19 virus. This past week 580 people were vaccinated at the two drive-thru COVID-19 clinics at the Richland County Fairgrounds. Wednesday it was 250 people, while Thursday it was 330. Here’s the schedule […]
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Drive-thru COVID-19 vaccinations available April 7 & 8 at Richland County Fairgrounds
MANSFIELD — There are still openings available for the Mansfield Mass Vaccination Clinic at the Richland County Fairgrounds for April 7 and tomorrow April 8. The times are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Register through http://gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov or by calling 1-833-427-5634. The drive-thru clinic is using the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
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Richland Public Health: Please be patient with vaccine registration process
MANSFIELD — Richland Public Health encourages local residents to be patient with the vaccination registration process. The following press release was issued on Thursday by Reed Richmond, of Richland Public Health. “We had a glitch today in our COVID-19 vaccine registration process. The toll free number that we, and several other Local Health Departments, were […]