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2810, 2024

SAFE Remembers Lives Lost in 2024 Delaware County Traffic Crashes

  Delaware, OH — Each November, the SAFE Delaware County Coalition acknowledges those who passed away due to motor vehicle crashes in Delaware County through a remembrance ceremony. Traditionally a display of wreaths with the name of each [...]

810, 2024

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 SAFE Delaware County for federal [...]

909, 2024

Age-Friendly Initiative Releases New Survey Findings

DELAWARE, Oh. – Since the initial Age-Friendly Delaware County Assessment began in 2018, significant progress has been made in improving the quality of life for older adults in our community. Today, we are releasing a new [...]

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Our offices will be closed on Monday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day. DPHD thanks all veterans for their service and sacrifice. Normal business hours will resume Tuesday, Nov. 12. ... See MoreSee Less

Our offices will be closed on Monday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day. DPHD thanks all veterans for their service and sacrifice. Normal business hours will resume Tuesday, Nov. 12.

🚗💺According to a recent SAFE survey, 99.93% of teen drivers from Delaware County high schools were buckled up as they left school! 🙌 A huge shoutout to our students for making safety a priority! #hangupbuckleup #safedriving #teendriversafetyIn 2023, Ohio's overall seat belt usage rate was 96.8% with 80.6% of drivers aged 15-25 wearing them. Last month, during National Teen Driver Safety Week, SAFE surveyed almost 2,000 student drivers from local high schools to see if they were off their phone and buckled up as they left their high school parking lots.

The unannounced survey was conducted during dismissal and focused only on student drivers without an adult in the car. The results were impressive with 99.93% of the 1,954 teen drivers wearing their seat belts. Great job, teen drivers! #HangUpBuckleUp #SAFEDriving #TeenDriverSafety
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🚗💺According to a recent SAFE survey, 99.93% of teen drivers from Delaware County high schools were buckled up as they left school! 🙌 A huge shoutout to our students for making safety a priority! #HangUpBuckleUp #SAFEDriving #TeenDriverSafety

Announcing the Delaware County Reentry Resource Fair happening Nov. 14! This event is aimed at connecting justice-involved community members with valuable information, connect them with local and statewide resources, and help link them with employers who are committed to offering second chances.

Click here to register: eventbrite.com/e/justice-involved-resource-fair-hosted-by-delaware-county-reentry-coalition-tickets-1025046269987
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Announcing the Delaware County Reentry Resource Fair happening Nov. 14! This event is aimed at connecting justice-involved community members with valuable information, connect them with local and statewide resources, and help link them with employers who are committed to offering second chances. 

Click here to register: eventbrite.com/e/justice-involved-resource-fair-hosted-by-delaware-county-reentry-coalition-tickets-1025046269987

Our clinic will be closed both Thursday and Friday this week as our nursing staff attends a training conference. Normal clinic hours will resume on Tuesday, Nov. 12 as Monday, Nov. 11 is a holiday. ... See MoreSee Less

Our clinic will be closed both Thursday and Friday this week as our nursing staff attends a training conference. Normal clinic hours will resume on Tuesday, Nov. 12 as Monday, Nov. 11 is a holiday.

It has been reported to us that a bat has tested positive for rabies in the Orange Township area. Please always take precautions if you or your family come in contact with a bat.

DPHD will submit bats for rabies testing if we determine a human or domestic pet was potentially exposed to the rabies virus.

Examples of bat exposure may include but are not limited to:
• Person awoke to find a bat in the room with them
• Bat found in a room with a previously unattended child or pet, a person with a mental or sensory impairment, or an intoxicated person
• Person touched a bat without seeing what part of the bat they touched
• Bat flew into someone and had contact with bare skin
• Adult saw a bat fly near a child and child reports “it hit me”
• Someone with bare feet stepped on a live or dead bat
• Person touches the teeth of a bat

Examples of bat non-exposure may include but are not limited to:
• Bats which are outside, even if they are hanging on your house or other building
• Person had contact with a completely dried up carcass of a bat
• Person/animal touched something a bat touched
• Adult is certain that a bite or other exposure of saliva to a mucous membrane or open wound did not occur

DPHD works through each report received for the details surrounding the incident.
If it is determined after speaking with the individual reporting the incident that there is a potential exposure, and if it’s recommended to submit the bat for rabies testing, it is important to remember that DPHD staff do not capture live bats and DPHD staff do not pick up specimens (alive or dead) for rest.

The bat will need to be captured and brought to the office in a plastic-lidded container. If the bat is still alive upon arrival at the office, DPHD will arrange to have it euthanized.

It is important to speak with DPHD staff before bringing a bat to the office to verify there is a potential exposure to the rabies vaccine.

Additional wildlife and bat resources can be found at:

🔵 Ohio Department of Health Rabies and Animal Bites: odh.ohio.gov/know-our-programs/zoonotic-disease-program/diseases/rabies

🔵 Ohio Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Management: ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/wildlife-management/nuisance-wildlife/nuisance...

🔵 CDC Preventing Bat Rabies: www.cdc.gov/rabies/prevention/bats.html
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It has been reported to us that a bat has tested positive for rabies in the Orange Township area. Please always take precautions if you or your family come in contact with a bat. 

DPHD will submit bats for rabies testing if we determine a human or domestic pet was potentially exposed to the rabies virus.

Examples of bat exposure may include but are not limited to:
• Person awoke to find a bat in the room with them 
• Bat found in a room with a previously unattended child or pet, a person with a mental or sensory impairment, or an intoxicated person
• Person touched a bat without seeing what part of the bat they touched
• Bat flew into someone and had contact with bare skin
• Adult saw a bat fly near a child and child reports “it hit me”
• Someone with bare feet stepped on a live or dead bat
• Person touches the teeth of a bat

Examples of bat non-exposure may include but are not limited to:
• Bats which are outside, even if they are hanging on your house or other building
• Person had contact with a completely dried up carcass of a bat
• Person/animal touched something a bat touched
• Adult is certain that a bite or other exposure of saliva to a mucous membrane or open wound did not occur

DPHD works through each report received for the details surrounding the incident.
If it is determined after speaking with the individual reporting the incident that there is a potential exposure, and if it’s recommended to submit the bat for rabies testing, it is important to remember that DPHD staff do not capture live bats and DPHD staff do not pick up specimens (alive or dead) for rest.

The bat will need to be captured and brought to the office in a plastic-lidded container. If the bat is still alive upon arrival at the office, DPHD will arrange to have it euthanized. 

It is important to speak with DPHD staff before bringing a bat to the office to verify there is a potential exposure to the rabies vaccine.

Additional wildlife and bat resources can be found at:

🔵 Ohio Department of Health Rabies and Animal Bites: https://odh.ohio.gov/know-our-programs/zoonotic-disease-program/diseases/rabies

🔵 Ohio Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Management: https://ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/wildlife-management/nuisance-wildlife/nuisance-bats

🔵 CDC Preventing Bat Rabies: https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/prevention/bats.html

From our staff to you, we wish everyone a safe, healthy and happy Halloween! 🎃🎃🎃 ... See MoreSee Less

From our staff to you, we wish everyone a safe, healthy and happy Halloween! 🎃🎃🎃
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