Communicable Disease Prevention

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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:

Let's get traffic deaths down to zero.

Learn some of the great benefits of breastfeeding your baby.

Learn how to support moms who breastfeed or pump at work

Learn about different types of e-cigarettes and the risks to young people.

Get the vaccines your students need to go back to school.

LCPH inspects all Lorain County beaches for safety.

Read how LCPH inspects food vendors.

Free, no membership required.

The Ohio QuitLine is free this summer.

Learn how to get a vaccine against measles.

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

Learn what to do if a dog bites you.

Improve your worksite wellness program.