The Knox County Health Department has reported an outbreak of measles among residents who had recently traveled oversees on a humanitarian trip. As of April 26, 2014, there were 14 confirmed cases of measles in Knox County. In response, the Morrow County Health Department is holding a MMR immunization clinic on Wednesday, April 30, at […]
OhioHealth Marion General Hospital Offering Health Awareness Profiles
April 29, 2014 by
Marion General Hospital is offering Health Awareness Profiles (HAPs) through May 3, 2014 from 7:00 a.m. to noon at Marion Centre (formerly Southland Mall), located at 1509 Marion-Waldo Road in Marion. This screening is available for $20 and can be done without a physician prescription or order. The process is “quick and easy,” and provides […]
Caregiver Connections to Discuss Differences between Age-Related Brain Changes and Dementia
April 25, 2014 by
The Marion County Council on Aging will be hosting Caregiver Connections on Thursday, May 1, 2014 with special guest speaker Dr. Michelle Stokes. She will discuss the differences between normal, age-related brain changes and dementia. Dr. Stokes is the Director of Senior Health Services with the Gerlach Center for Senior Health. She will also describe […]
Mumps Outbreak May Not Lead to Increased Immunization Rules
April 21, 2014 by
Students don’t have to be immunized to attend Ohio colleges, but don’t expect that to change anytime soon despite a recent mumps outbreak at Ohio State University. The central Ohio mumps outbreak will likely inspire immunization legislation, but lawmakers said attacking the problem will take more than mandatory immunizations. As of Friday afternoon, 244 people […]
Free Tobacco Cessation Program Offered to Marion Residents
April 18, 2014 by
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tobacco use is the most preventable cause of death in the United States. It is estimated that one in five cancer deaths in this country is associated with tobacco use. Marion Public Health reports that even though Marion County suffers from a higher incidence of smoking […]
Campbell Joins OhioHealth Marion Area Physicians
April 16, 2014 by
After 18 years in private practice, local Marion resident, Bradley Campbell, MD, has joined OhioHealth Marion Area Physicians. Dr. Campbell will continue to practice in his current location with his same staff and office hours. He said that he looks forward to his continued care in the Marion area and the opportunity to provide extended […]
“ABCs of Safe Sleep” Aims to Save Infant Lives
April 16, 2014 by
As part of the agency’s priority to reduce infant mortality, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) today announced the launch of a statewide awareness campaign to help reduce the number of Ohio babies who die in unsafe sleep environments. Three Ohio babies die in unsafe sleep environments each week, with 819 infant deaths from 2007-2011. […]
New Ohio Law to Allow Schools, Camps to Stock “Epi Pens”
April 10, 2014 by
State lawmakers unanimously passed a bill this week allowing schools, camps and athletic programs to stock epinephrine, which can be used to stop possibly fatal allergic reactions. The bill will become law as soon as Gov. John Kasich signs it. Currently, only students who have a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector can use the medicine, […]
Council on Aging Sponsoring Free Memory Screening Day
April 7, 2014 by
The Marion County Council on Aging is sponsoring a free Memory Screening Day on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Council on Aging staff will be administering a mini-memory exam, which is frequently used as a dementia screening instrument. While this 30 item screening tool is not used solely as a diagnosis for dementia, it can give […]
ODH: Mumps Outbreak Highlights Need to Stay Current on Immunizations
April 3, 2014 by
As the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) continues to investigate a growing number of mumps cases in the Central Ohio area, the agency reminds Ohioans that vaccinations are the most effective way to prevent illness from vaccine-preventable diseases, including mumps. Mumps is a contagious disease that is spread person to person through the saliva or […]
