About

Lorain County Public Health (LCPH) is a local public health district that serves Lorain County, Ohio. We are governed by our own board appointed by local mayors, city managers, and township trustees. Key funding sources that support local public health improvements include 34% from grants, 32% from a local levy, and 24% from fees.

We are responsible for all cities and townships in Lorain County except the City of Vermilion, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Erie County Health Department.

Mission, Vision, and Values

Mission:
To serve and support a healthy community.

Vision:
Improving today for a healthier tomorrow

Values:
Making data-driven decisions, Continuously improving, Respecting everyone, Encouraging creativity, Being compassionate, Embracing diversity, Working together

Strategic Plan

The LCPH Strategic Plan is a guide that our staff uses to develop strategies, make decisions, and allocate resources. Priorities for 2023 through 2025 are:

Enhance Performance
Support the Workforce
Exceed Customer Service
Ensure Financial Sustainability

Programs and Services

Administrative Services

Birth and death certificates
Community Health Assessment (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)
Financial management
Information technology and IT systems management
Accounts and billing
Grants management
Public health accreditation
Strategic planning
Performance management and program evaluation
Continuous quality improvement (CQI)
Human resources
Administrative support services
General public information

Community Health

Child and adult vaccines
Travel health & vaccines
Opioid overdose prevention and Naloxone
HIV testing
Hepatitis C testing
Children with Medical Handicaps (CMH) Program
School health
Prescription assistance
Premature infants clinic
Lead testing for children
Cribs for Kids for safe sleep
Communicable disease prevention
Children Services consultation
Adult Protective Services consultation

Environmental Health, Emergency Preparedness, and Epidemiology

Food safety
Household sewage
Solid waste
Commercial and semi-public sewage
Private water systems
Emergency preparedness
School/institution environmental safety
Institutional health and safety (jails, prisons, detention centers)
Vector control
Nuisances
SmokeFree Ohio
Communicable disease prevention
Disease and public health trends surveillance and analysis
Healthy Homes program and lead poisoning prevention
Beach water quality sampling
Body art (tattoo and body piercing)
Swimming pools and spas
Campground
Animal bites and rabies control

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention

Built environment improvements
Car seat program
Coalition building
Common VIEW
Chronic disease prevention
Diabetes prevention
Food systems planning
Health communications
Healthy eating
Keystone Empowers You
Live Healthy Lorain
Live Healthy Oberlin
Media relations
North Ridgeville Heart & Sole
Safe Communities Coalition
Safe Routes to School
School health
Self-monitoring of blood pressure
Tobacco cessation and prevention
United We Sweat

WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)

Nutrition education
Breastfeeding education and support
OhioHealth Mothers' Milk Bank breast milk drop site
Supplemental highly nutritious foods and iron-fortified formula
Referrals to prenatal and pediatric healthcare
Referrals to maternal and child health and human services programs
Participation in WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program

Policies

Connect

History

History of Public Health in Lorain County, Ohio

Health inspector reviewing food at a grocery store

Food Safety Training

Register for Manager Certification in Food Protection.

Teenager wearing a blue shirt and a tan face mask looks at public health nurse. Nurse is wearing a burgundy shirt, blue face mask and a clear shield as she vaccinates the teen.

COVID-19 updates

The updated COVID-19 booster vaccine is free for ages 6 months and older.

Pathways

Community Health Investment Grants

Lorain County community organizations and nonprofits.