To create a healthy place for all to live, work, and play by preventing disease in the community, empowering people to make better choices, and promoting overall health and wellness.
To create programs and services that allow and encourage the healthy choice to be the easy choice, operate in a sustainable fashion that reflects responsible stewardship, lead by example in the community, and manage our organization to effectively face current and future public health challenges.
The Strategic Plan is a guide that our staff uses to develop strategies, make decisions, and allocate resources.
Main priorities for 2018 through 2022 are:
Lorain County Public Health creates healthy communities for all to live, work, and play. We protect the well-being, prevent disease, and promote overall health for the 307,000 residents of Lorain County, Ohio who we serve.
We are responsible to prevent disease and promote health in all cities and townships in Lorain County except for the City of Vermilion, which falls under the jurisdiction of Erie County Health Department. We are a collaborative agency that values partnerships as we work together for the health of us all in Lorain County.
The 10 Essential Public Health Services
No cost training for early childhood centers and in-home child care providers.
Register nowWhen summer comes, take steps to protect your family against diseases spread by mosquitoes.
Learn moreLorain County Public Health offers no-cost car seats to families that qualify.
Get a car seatAll pregnant women and new moms (with a baby under 1 year of age) are invited to a FREE community baby shower.
Register nowGet a birth certificate in 3 convenient ways - online, in person, or by mail.
Get birth certificateWe partner with local communities to make it safer and easier for people to be physically active.
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