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The Lorain County General Health District is responsible for preventing disease and promoting health in Lorain County except for the cities of Elyria, Lorain, Avon Lake, and Vermilion. It has 6 basic responsibilities:

1. Inspection - Health Department sanitarians may enter and inspect food service operations and other public institutions as part of the licensing requirements.
2. Licensing - The Department is responsible for issuing licenses for restaurants, vending machines, solid waste disposal sites, campgrounds, marinas, private water systems, manufactured home parks, public pools, spas and beaches.
3. Immunizations, Tests, and Treatments - The Department administers immunizations, tests, and treatments to fight against communicable disease.
4. Regulatory - The Department must enforce all State of Ohio and local health regulations.
5. Reporting - The Department reports the existence of contagious and infectious disease to the State Department of Health.
6. Vital Statistics - The Department maintains a record of births and deaths which occur in its district.

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Lorain County General Health District

Kenneth G. Pearce, M.P.H. Health Commisioner

Paul Matus M.D. Medical Director

James Boddy, R.S.
Environmental Health Director

Joyce Davis, CHES
Health Education Coordinator

Tanas Wilcox, R.N./M.S.N.
Director of Nursing

Tonya Kollen
Administrative Services Director

Gretchen Koch, R.D.
WIC Director

Barb Kowalski, R.N./B.S.N.
Nursing Supervisor

Pam Weiland, R.N./B.S.N.
Nursing Supervisor

Scott Serazin, JD
Assistant County Prosecutor

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Gilman Baker, President
Term ends 4/1/2013
Appointed by:
District Advisory Council

Edward von Hofen, Vice President
Term ends 4/1/2009
Appointed by:
Amherst, Oberlin cities

William Gardner Term ends 4/1/2012 Appointed by: District Licensing Council Vivian McCullough Term ends 4/1/2012 Appointed by: Sheffield Lake, Avon Cities William A. Spreng, DVM Term ends 4/1/2009 Appointed by: District Advisory Council

Stephen M. Surovey Term ends 4/1/2010 Appointed by: North Ridgeville City Paul Treuhaft, M.D. Term ends 4/1/2009 Appointed by: District Advisory Council Judy DeMarino Term ends 4/1/2013 Appointed by: District Advisory Council

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Service Name	Contact Person
Immunization Clinics
Well Child Clinics
Adult Health Clinics
School Nursing
Food Service Inspections
Home Sewage Inspections
Mosquito Control
Health Promotion
Safety Advocacy
Tobacco Prevention Education
Car Seat and Bicycle Helmet Distribution
Speaker's Bureau
Public Health Nursing
Early Childhood Intervention Services
Public Health Home Visits

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Following are Lorain County Health Annual Reports.

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2007 Annual Report
2006 Annual Report