MANSFIELD — More than 4,100 children in Richland County receive a free book every month through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. That program is now at risk of ending due to a funding shortfall. Julie Chaya, commissioner of Richland Public Health, said there is about five months’ worth of local matching funds needed to keep the […]
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Ontario, Mansfield agree to Public Health district updates
The main change to the Richland Public Health agreement is decreasing the number of people on the public health board from 12 to five, effective May 1.
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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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Mansfield City Council expected to vote on combined public health services pact
MANSFIELD — City Council is scheduled Tuesday to vote on the renewal of the combined public health services agreement among Mansfield, Ontario and Richland County. Some changes are being made to the agreement, including the composition of the board that governs the combined district, which does business as Richland Public Health. The combined health district […]
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Black History Month celebration features past, present voices at downtown library
MANSFIELD — The Black History Month Celebration Saturday featured interactive crafts and cultural celebrations from musicians, poets and dancers at the downtown library branch.
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Boo, therapy dog born on Halloween, offers stress relief at community health fair
MANSFIELD — Katy Ratliff knows the calming power a well-behaved dog can have. It’s a gift she shares frequently with others in her retirement years. Ratliff was one of 30 vendors at Friday’s community health day, accompanied by her Border Collie, Boo, a certified therapy dog who was born on Halloween. Richland Public Health held its […]
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Free Public Health day set for Oct. 11 in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Richland Public Health in collaboration with Avita Health Systems, Cleveland Clinic, OhioHealth, and Third Street Family Health Services will host a FREE Community Health Day on Friday, Oct. 11 at Richland Public Health located at 555 Lexington Ave. in Mansfield. The event will feature free/low-cost health screenings as well as resources, education, and […]
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Mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus detected in Richland County
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 Richland County. “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 County sees drop in sexually transmitted diseases since 2019
MANSFIELD — Sexually transmitted diseases have declined about 28 percent in Richland County since 2019, according to the latest available statistics from Richland Public Health. That’s in marked contrast to national numbers on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and may be related to a three-year grant awarded to RPH in 2019 to help educate youth in […]
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Youth prevention multimedia art contest voting closes May 15
MANSFIELD — There’s a little over two weeks left for local youth to vote for their favorites in a county-wide multimedia art contest. Students in grades Kindergarten through 12 were asked earlier this year to submit original art, videos, poems or memes with a drug/alcohol prevention message to the Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition […]