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Summit County Public Health works to protect and advance the health of the community, create a healthy environment and ensure access to health services for all.

Summit County, Ohio
Joined May 2013
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The best way to prevent measles is by vaccination. The MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine is a 2 shot series. With both shots it is 97% effective against measles. Visit scph.org/appointment-contact or call 330-375-2772 to request an appointment to get vaccinated.
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๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐——๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†? Summit County Public Health's ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ is here to help connect you to the resources you need for a healthy, supported pregnancy. A Navigator can connect you to:โ€ข Baby items & diapersโ€ข Counseling supportโ€ข Doula supportโ€ข Food assistanceโ€ข Home visiting programsโ€ข And more! How it works:โ€ข Complete a quick 5โ€“10 minute phone screeningโ€ข Get connected to helpful resourcesโ€ข Receive a $20 gift card for completing the screening Requirements:โ€ข Must be pregnantโ€ข Must live in Summit Countyโ€ข Must not have completed this screening before Take the first step toward supportโ€”you don't have to do this alone. Call 330-926-5700 to get connected
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Did you know that you could protect yourself from contracting HIV? Get more details about PrEP and other free prevention and testing resources at OHIV.org.
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๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ: โœ…Get the Facts: Learn about lead hazards in homes built before 1978. โœ… Get Your Child Tested: A simple blood test can detect lead exposure - ask your doctor! โœ… Get Your Home Tested: Hire a certified professional to check for lead risks. ๐Ÿฅฆ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ“Nutrition Tip: Foods rich in calcium, iron, and vitamin C (like leafy greens, lean meats, and citrus fruits) can help protect against lead absorption. Assistance is available for owner occupied homes AND rental homes to help make them โ€œlead safe.โ€ Go to scph.org/leadfree for more info. Share this post to spread awareness! Visit EPAโ€™s NLPPW page for more resources. #LeadFreeKids #NLPPW2026
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Cervical cancer screening is important. Get your Pap test at Summit County Public Health. Visit scph.org/appointment-contact or call 330-375-2772 to request an appointment.
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๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐——๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†? Summit County Public Health's ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ is here to help connect you to the resources you need for a healthy, supported pregnancy. A Navigator can connect you to:โ€ข Baby items & diapersโ€ข Counseling supportโ€ข Doula supportโ€ข Food assistanceโ€ข Home visiting programsโ€ข And more! How it works:โ€ข Complete a quick 5โ€“10 minute phone screeningโ€ข Get connected to helpful resourcesโ€ข Receive a $20 gift card for completing the screening Requirements:โ€ข Must be pregnantโ€ข Must live in Summit Countyโ€ข Must not have completed this screening before Take the first step toward supportโ€”you don't have to do this alone. Call 330-926-5700 to get connected
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๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐™๐™ค๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฌ! Donโ€™t miss your chance to gain multi-disciplinary insights and actionable tools to effectively support hoarding situations without causing harm. Join us Thursday, October 29th at 8:00 AM to bridge the gap between crisis and care. Click the link for more details and to register. eventbrite.com/e/make-it-safโ€ฆ #MakeItSafeKeepItSafe #HoardingSupport #CrisisCare #HelpingWithoutHurting #MentalHealthMatters
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Tonic water glows in the dark. Tonic water contains quinine. This chemical component causes it to fluoresce, or glow, under certain light. Want to try it? Hereโ€™s a cool STEM activity for the classroom! Learn more from our Food Safety team at: scph.org/food-safety
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๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑth ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ Every year on October 15th at ๐Ÿณ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ, a wave of light spans the globe. As Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Week draws to a close, families, friends, and supporters around the world light a candle and leave it burning for at least one hour. As each time zone reaches 7:00 PM, the candles create a continuous, 24-hour wave of light illuminating the memory of all babies lost too soon.
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๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐——๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†? Summit County Public Health's ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ is here to help connect you to the resources you need for a healthy, supported pregnancy. A Navigator can connect you to:โ€ข Baby items & diapersโ€ข Counseling supportโ€ข Doula supportโ€ข Food assistanceโ€ข Home visiting programsโ€ข And more! How it works:โ€ข Complete a quick 5โ€“10 minute phone screeningโ€ข Get connected to helpful resourcesโ€ข Receive a $20 gift card for completing the screening Requirements:โ€ข Must be pregnantโ€ข Must live in Summit Countyโ€ข Must not have completed this screening before Take the first step toward supportโ€”you don't have to do this alone. Call 330-926-5700 to get connected
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Syphilis testing and treatment is available at Summit County Public Health. Visit scph.org/appointment-contact or call 330-375-2772 <tel:(330)%20375-2772> to request an appointment.
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Summit County Public Health offers safe, affordable, and accessible healthcare including vaccinations. Visit scph.org/appointment-contact or call 330-375-2772 to request an appointment.
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๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต! Donโ€™t miss your chance to gain multi-disciplinary insights and actionable tools to effectively support hoarding situations without causing harm. Join us Thursday, October 29th at 8:00 AM to bridge the gap between crisis and care. Click the link for more details and to register. eventbrite.com/e/make-it-safโ€ฆ #MakeItSafeKeepItSafe #HoardingSupport #CrisisCare #HelpingWithoutHurting #MentalHealthMatters
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๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿตโ€“๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐Ÿค 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in loss. For so many families, the heartbreak of losing a baby is carried in silence. This week is dedicated to breaking that silenceโ€”honoring the precious lives cut short, supporting grieving parents, and letting every family know they do not walk this path alone
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๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿตโ€“๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐Ÿค 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in loss. For so many families, the heartbreak of losing a baby is carried in silence. This week is dedicated to breaking that silenceโ€”honoring the precious lives cut short, supporting grieving parents, and letting every family know they do not walk this path alone.
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๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐——๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†? Summit County Public Health's ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ is here to help connect you to the resources you need for a healthy, supported pregnancy. A Navigator can connect you to:โ€ข Baby items & diapersโ€ข Counseling supportโ€ข Doula supportโ€ข Food assistanceโ€ข Home visiting programsโ€ข And more! How it works:โ€ข Complete a quick 5โ€“10 minute phone screeningโ€ข Get connected to helpful resourcesโ€ข Receive a $20 gift card for completing the screening Requirements:โ€ข Must be pregnantโ€ข Must live in Summit Countyโ€ข Must not have completed this screening before Take the first step toward supportโ€”you don't have to do this alone. Call 330-926-5700 to get connected
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Donโ€™t remember the last time youโ€™ve had a STI test? Summit County Public Health can help. Visit scph.org/appointment-contact or call 330-375-2772 to request an appointment.
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Donโ€™t miss your chance to gain multi-disciplinary insights and actionable tools to effectively support hoarding situations without causing harm. Join us Thursday, October 29th at 8:00 AM to bridge the gap between crisis and care. Click the link for more details and to register. eventbrite.com/e/make-it-safโ€ฆ #MakeItSafeKeepItSafe #HoardingSupport #CrisisCare #HelpingWithoutHurting #MentalHealthMatters
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