Web Address: www.lorainhealth.com

Description:

The Lorain City Health Department includes the following departments – Environmental Health; Health Education; Public Health Nursing; Birth & Death Records and Public Health Preparedness.

The following is a list of some of the services offered in each department:

• Environmental Health: inspections of food service establishments, issues permits to all public swimming pools and spas, and helps to abate obstinate nuisances.

• Health Education: Lorain County Tobacco Prevention Partnership, Lorain County H.E.A.R.T. (Heart Education, Awareness, and Resource Team), and coordinates and implements the citywide recycling program.

• Public Health Nursing: help high risk families with health and human service needs for themselves and their families.

• Birth & Death Records: compiles vital statistics consisting of births, deaths, stillbirths and other vital records occurring in the City of Lorain.

• Public Health Preparedness: The Health Department is a participating member of “Learn. Prepare. Act – Helping Cleveland Through Disaster Preparedness”. This initiative provides citizens in Northeast Ohio with useful information on how to prepare for any type of disaster and includes up-to-date, hazard specific safety tips and information about protection and preparedness.

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