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SAFE Awarded Traffic Safety Grant

Delaware, Oh. – The Ohio Department of Public Safety’s (ODPS) Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) awarded $46,200 in federal traffic safety funding to the Delaware Public Health District’s traffic safety coalition Safety Awareness for Everyone Delaware County (SAFE) for federal fiscal year 2024.   The funds are passed through OTSO from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [...]

November 9th, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

DPHD Promotes Walk to School Day

Delaware, Oh. –  Two Delaware County school systems will join schools from around the nation to celebrate National Walk to School Day with Delaware City Schools and Olentangy Schools observing it on both Wednesday, Oct. 4 and Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.    The official Walk & Roll to School Day date is Oct. 4 this year, however buildings within both school districts are celebrating on days that better fit their schedules: Delaware City Schools Carlisle Elementary: Wednesday, [...]

September 29th, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Mosquito Spraying Set for Genoa Township, City of Powell

DELAWARE, Oh. - The Delaware Public Health District is informing residents within Genoa Township and the city of Powell that mosquito spraying will occur on Tuesday, Sept. 26 as a result of a mosquito collection trap testing positive for West Nile virus. Click here to view the entire planned spraying area. Updated spraying plans will be announced on DelawareHealth.org and on the Health District’s Facebook and Twitter pages. Any resident who does not want [...]

September 25th, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Mosquito Spraying Set for Liberty Township, Sunbury

DELAWARE, Oh. - The Delaware Public Health District is informing residents within Liberty Township and the city of Sunbury that mosquito spraying will occur on Wednesday, Sept. 20 as a result of a mosquito collection trap testing positive for West Nile virus. Click here to view the entire planned spraying area. Updated spraying plans will be announced on DelawareHealth.org and on the Health District’s Facebook and Twitter pages. Any resident who does not want their [...]

September 19th, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Delaware Public Health District at the Fair!

DELAWARE, Oh. – The Delaware Public Health District is gearing up to greet and interact with fairgoers with plenty of public health resources, educational materials and giveaways at this year's Delaware County Fair, which kicks off Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.    Health District staff will be stationed outside on the east side of the Merchant's Building [...]

September 13th, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Mosquito Spraying Set for Multiple Areas

DELAWARE, Oh. – The Delaware Public Health District is informing residents that mosquito spraying will occur on Wednesday, Sept. 6 in the following municipalities as a result of multiple mosquito collection traps testing positive for West Nile virus: Berkshire Township Southeast portion of City of Delaware  Kingston Township Marlboro Township Oxford Township  Village of Ashley Health [...]

September 5th, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Mosquito Spraying Set for Brown, Thompson, Troy Townships

DELAWARE, Oh. – The Delaware Public Health District is informing residents that mosquito spraying will occur on Thursday, Aug. 31 in Brown, Thompson and Troy Townships as a result of mosquito collection traps testing positive for West Nile virus. Health District environmental health staff will start spraying around 8:30pm from marked Health District trucks. Residents should bring children and pets indoors while spraying is being conducted. If the weather is not appropriate, Health [...]

August 30th, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Two Invasive Tick Species Found in Delaware County, One For the First Time

DELAWARE, Oh. -- The Ohio Department of Health confirmed that two invasive species of ticks, an Asian longhorned tick and a Gulf Coast tick, were recently found by Delaware Public Health District environmental health staff while actively monitoring for ticks in local community parks. The ticks were found in Lewis Center and the City of Delaware and identified [...]

August 29th, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

DPHD New Location to Open Aug. 28, 2023

DELAWARE, Oh. –  The new Delaware Public Health District office located at 470 S. Sandusky Street in Delaware will be open to the public starting Monday, Aug. 28, 2023.    Public access to services such as birth and death records and licenses and permits will be available from 7:30am-5:00pm, however all clinic services, including WIC, will not [...]

August 24th, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Multiple Communities to be Sprayed Due to Positive WNV Traps

DELAWARE, Oh. – The Delaware Public Health District is informing residents that mosquito spraying will occur in the following municipalities as a result of multiple mosquito collection traps testing positive for West Nile virus: Concord Township: Tuesday, August 22 Genoa Township: Tuesday, August 22 Harlem Township: Tuesday, August, 22 Scioto Township:  Tuesday, August 22 Shawnee Hills: Tuesday, August 22 City of [...]

August 21st, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments