Communicable Disease Prevention

Germs

LCPH keeps track of communicable diseases in the community. We identify trends and outbreaks to prevent the spread of illness.

Download our fact sheets below or learn more through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Check out what LCPH does to prevent foodborne diseases - visit our food safety page.

LCPH provides vaccines to help prevent vaccine-preventable diseases. Visit our vaccines pages for more information:

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Keep kids healthy

No cost training for early childhood centers and in-home child care providers.

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May vaccine clinics

Click for the May vaccine clinic schedule.

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National Transgender HIV Testing Day

🌈 Honor yourself...

Get tested for HIV

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Check your blood pressure

Borrow a blood pressure cuff kit at a local library.

Find a location

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Keep mosquitoes away

When summer comes, take steps to protect your family against diseases spread by mosquitoes.

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Car seats save lives

Lorain County Public Health offers�no-cost car seats�to families that qualify.

Mama bee and baby bee invites you to a baby shower for YOU

Expecting & new parents are invited!

All pregnant women and new moms (with a baby under 1 year of age) are invited to a FREE community baby shower.

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Get birth certificates

Get a birth certificate in 3 convenient ways - online, in person, or by mail.

Get birth certificate

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April vaccine clinics

Click for the April vaccine clinic schedule.

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Any dog can bite

Learn what to do if a dog bites you.

Lorain County Wellness Network

Healthy employees

Improve your worksite wellness program.

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Travel Health Clinic

We can help you travel safely.

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Kindergarten ready

Help your child get a healthy start at school.

Get vaccines for your child.

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Level 2 Food Safety

Take the next step to get certified.

Downtown Elyria active community pedestrian safety

Active Communities

We partner with local communities to make it safer and easier for people to be physically active.

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We inspect and educate.

The places that serve you food... we inspect them for safety.

Lorain County Public Health
9880 South Murray Ridge Road
Elyria, OH 44035
Phone: 440-322-6367
Fax: 440-322-0911
Hours: M-F 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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