From the desk of the Health Commissioner...
Richard G. Day, M.D.
Health Commissioner and Medical Director
Cambridge-Guernsey County Health Department |
Public Health is defined as the science and practice of protecting and improving the health of a community. This is accomplished through preventive medicine,
health education, control of communicable diseases, application of sanitary measures, and monitoring environmental hazards. |
Many of the duties performed by the Health Department involve health issues that we face every day — such as ensuring the safety of food at local restaurants or protecting the local drinking water. We also have an active role in other areas such as preparing for emergencies and disasters, preventing injuries as well the spread of disease. |
Public health is what we, as a community, do collectively to assure the conditions for our residents to be healthy. Through an effective, organized, and sustained effort the Cambridge-Guernsey County Health Department provides many essential services that promote and protect your health. These services include: |
- Assessing the health needs of our community
Health education programs on topics such as nutrition, infectious diseases, bioterrorism and pandemic flu preparedness
- Providing preventive health services such as screening exams and testing
- Developing, enacting, and enforcing regulations that directly impact our health such as food and water safety, sewage regulations, and safer workplaces
- Conducting research on health topics such as childhood obesity, smoking cessation, as well as communicable disease control and surveillance
- Child Passenger Safety/Infant, Child, and Adolescent Immunizations
- Family planning and contraception
- Promoting and improving the health of women, infants, and children
- Food service licensing, inspections, and food borne illness investigations
- Adult and Childhood Vaccinations
- General Medical Clinic for school/sports/employment physicals as well as acute and chronic conditions
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To quote the former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, “Health care is vital to all of us some of the time, but public health is vital to all of us all of the time.” |
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On behalf of the entire staff at the Cambridge-Guernsey County Health Department we are honored and privileged to serve our community and we look forward to your visit. |
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