Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study show link between lower family income and child health and education.

• Posted by db
• Published: November 13, 2008

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Even if you are healthy, you will need a flu shot and/or pneumonia shot to protect youself and your family from getting sick.

• Posted by db
• Published: November 04, 2008

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The City of Cleveland was ranked 16th among 50 major cities in the U.S. urban sustainability and ecological health. Top rankings included #1 for water supply and metro street congestion, #2 for local food and agriculture, and #3 for natural disaster risk.

• Posted by db
• Published: September 25, 2008

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HIV incidence (new diagnoses) reported to health officials dropped 22% from 2006 to 2007 according to HIV/AIDS surveillance by the Cleveland Department of Public Health.

• Posted by db
• Published: September 08, 2008

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America's top killer continues to disproportionately affect Black males as overall death rates fall.

• Posted by admin
• Published: July 25, 2008

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Initiatives proposed by Govenor Stickland provides greater, more affordable access to health care among Ohio's uninsured.

• Posted by db
• Published: July 11, 2008

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City, county and state public health officials react quickly to a rapid increase in syphilis in Cuyahoga County in two populations at risk.

• Posted by db
• Published: July 08, 2008

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A summary report of STD and HIV/AIDS surveillance of Cuyahoga County youth age 15 to 24 years provides information on Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV/AIDS diagnoses recently made in the County (STD 2006, HIV/AIDS 2006-2007).

• Posted by db
• Published: July 03, 2008

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Better Health Greater Cleveland is an unprecedented local collaboration promoting quality chronic disease care through patient-provider cooperation, and health care quality data voluntarily reported by participating practice groups.

• Posted by admin
• Published: June 26, 2008

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Local news outlets are reporting on a gas leak near two Cleveland Clinic buildings that led to evacuation of many patients.

• Posted by db
• Published: June 24, 2008

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Lakewood joins the Cuyahoga County health district.

• Posted by db
• Published: June 20, 2008

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Local health departments are releasing quarterly summaries of selected communicable (infectious) disease surveillance. Class A type diseases are reported for Cuyahoga County, Cleveland and Shaker Heights.

• Posted by db
• Published: June 20, 2008

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The Big Picture website, created by four seniors at Hawken Upper School, offers locally useful information to address childhood obesity in Northeast Ohio.

• Posted by admin
• Published: June 08, 2008

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The Ohio Department of Health released the 2007 Youth Risk Behavioral Survey (YRBS) on Ohio teens.

• Posted by db
• Published: May 29, 2008

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Governor Strickland pulls nearly all remaining monies from the tobacco companies' settlement away from tobacco cessation and prevention programs to fund a jobs development program. Prevention programs respond and take the governor to court. See the detailed article in the Cincinnati Enquirer, dated April 14, 2008.

• Posted by db
• Published: April 17, 2008

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