Elyria Health District

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Update! New immunization requirements for seventh grade and kindergarten students! Click here for more information.

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Tips to Beat the Heat

Try to avoid outdoor activity during the heat of the day - do things early or late

Drink Lots of fluids - limit alcohol consumption

Slow down - don't over exert

Watch out for the elderly, and very young - they are more vulnerable to the heat

If you do not have air conditioning, take advantage of places such as shopping malls, libraries that do

Know the signs of heat exhaustion - (rapid heartbeat, dizziness, nausea)

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Healthy summer swimming - prevent recreational water illnesses

Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs)

The best way to prevent RWIs is to keep germs out of the pool in the first place. Follow these six steps for a safe and healthy swimming experience:

Three Steps for all Swimmers

·          Don’t swim when you have diarrhea.

·          Don’t swallow pool water.

·          Practice good hygiene. Shower with soap before swimming and wash your hands after using the toilet or changing diapers. Germs on your body end up in the water.

Three Steps for Parents of Young Children

·          Take your kids on bathroom breaks or check diapers often.

·          Change diapers in a bathroom or a diaper-changing area and not at poolside.

·          Wash your children thoroughly (especially the rear end) with soap and water before they go swimming.

For more information about healthy swimming, visit:

·          CDC’s Healthy Swimming website at www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming

·          The Environmental Protection Agency’s beaches website www.epa.gov/beaches

Lorain County Health Rankings Released

The State of Ohio released today the first-of-its-kind collection of 50 reports - one per state called County Health Rankings.

Overall Lorain County ranked 36th out of 88 Ohio Counties in health outcomes which represent the overall morbidity and mortality rates of the county and 40th in health factors: health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors and the physical environment.

For more information follow the links below:

Click here for the complete text of a joint press release for Lorain County

Click here for the overall Ohio County Health Rankings

Click here for the Ohio Health factors map

Click here for the Ohio Health outcomes map

TEXT4BABY

The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition announces the creation of text4baby, a free mobile information service for pregnant women and new moms. Women who sign up for the service by texting BABY to 511411 (or BEBE for Spanish) receive 3 free text messages each week timed to their due date or baby's date of birth. The messages are on various topics such as: immunization, nutrition, mental health, oral health, safe sleep and prevention of birth defects. The messages can also help connect women to prenatal and infant care services.

Food Product Recalls
ECHD receives notifications regarding food products recalled due to the potential to cause illness. Residents should check their freezers, refrigerators or cabinets for these items when a recall is issued.

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The Elyria City Health District focuses daily on

promoting a healthy Elyria.

Parenting Tips

The National Sanitation Foundation and the Partnership for Food Safety Education have created an interactive website to teach children (ages 4-8) the importance of handwashing and the proper way to wash their hands. The site also includes downloadable material for teachers to use in the classroom. Click Here to view the site.

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Welcome

NEW! The Elyria City Health District has created a short film in order to promote public health and to show the community of Elyria what types of services the health district has to offer. Click the following link to view this film:

www.youtube.com/watch

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NEW! Please help us by completing our brief 10 question survey so that we may better serve the needs of our community!

Community Needs Survey

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Please help us by completing our quick 11 question survey to see how healthy our community is!

Health Survey

The Elyria City Health District exists to promote the optimum health of the citizens of Elyria.

A range of services is provided by our staff, which includes a physician, public health nurses, registered dietitian, registered dental hygienist, outreach workers, and registered sanitarians.