Health Information

Lead Prevention

The Ohio Health Department's

Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, click here

*also information on Akron's Lead Paint Hazard Control HUD Grant Program

 

Environmental Law Foundation report on Lead in children's foods/baby foods here

June, 2010

Information specific to your county:

• Mahoning County-www.mahoning-health.org

• Medina County-www.medinahealth.org

• Portage County-www.co.portage.oh.us/healthdepartment

• Stark County-www.starkhealth.org

• Summit County-www.schd.org

• Trumbull County-www.tcbh.org

Resources for Parents and Caregivers:

• The Center for Disease Control is the best source for information about  H1N1 Flu specific for parents.  Check out their website for the most current information.

• CDC Advice for Parents on talking with children about H1N1concerns.

• Child Care Aware, America's most trusted child care resource, has compiled a list of resources for parents.  Click here for more information.

 

 

What Can You Do To Stay Healthy & Keep Others Healthy:

• Stay informed

• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze.

• Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.

• Cover your cough by using the sleeve of your garment or use a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Dispose of the tissue in the trash after you use it.

• Avoid contact with sick people. Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.

• If you get sick, it is recommended that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to avoid infecting them.
  

 

 

 

 

 

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