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Health Department
John B. Ferlito, Commissioner
Office Hours:
325 Depeyster Street Vital
Statistics
Office
Kent, OH 44240 Monday-Friday
Monday- Friday
330-678-8109
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 8:00
a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
(CLICK ON ANY PROGRAM BELOW FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION)
ANIMAL BITES
PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCES
CHILDHOOD
IMMUNIZATION CLINIC
SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
SOLID WASTE
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
SWIMMING POOLS
FOOD SERVICE
VITAL STATISTICS
HOUSING
WASTEWATER LAB &
INDUSTRIAL
PRETREATMENT
MEDICALLY INDIGENT
PROGRAM
WELL WATER & SEPTIC
TANKS
MOSQUITO CONTROL
ANIMAL BITES
Reports of animal bites are submitted to the Health Department
for investigation to assist in protecting the public from
possible rabies exposures.
For further information, please contact the Health Department
at 330-678-8109.
CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION CLINIC
The City of Kent
Health Department has an immunization clinic on the third
Wednesday of each month between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. This
clinic is held at the Health Department office.
When:
Third Wednesday of each month
Where:
Kent Health Department Office
325 South Depeyster St.
Kent, Ohio 44240
Cost: $5.00
per shot or free with a Medicaid card
No appointment
is necessary, and walk-ins are welcome. You must bring your child’s
immunization records with you.
Shots
Include:
For further
information, please contact our office at (330) 678-8109 between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Other Links
regarding the importance of Childhood Immunizations:
VITAL
STATISTICS
Birth and death records for most of Portage County dating back
to 1809 are on file at the City of Kent Health Department.
Please note that birth and death records involving Robinson
Memorial Hospital and the City of Ravenna, must be obtained at
the City of Ravenna Health Department.
Certified copies are available for birth and death
certificates on file at the City of Kent Health Department.
Follow the directions below to obtain a certified copy of a
birth or death certificate:
1. Fill out the
Vital Statistics Form
2. Attach a check for $17.00, payable to the City of
Kent
3. Include a self-addressed return envelope
4. Main to: City of Kent Health
Department
Vital Statistics
325 S. Depeyster Street
Kent, OH 44240
COMMUNICABLE
DISEASE
Communicable Disease defined is referred to as a disease which
may be transmitted directly or indirectly from one individual
to another. Communicable diseases are required by law to be
reported by physicians to local Health Department’s for the
purposes of statistics, treatment follow-up, and prevention of
community epidemics. The Health Department refers patients
seeking care in a variety of categories to Townhall II for
assistance with their health concern.
For further questions, please contact this office at
330-678-8109 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
A pattern of
operation is designed to control disease, reduce injury and promote well being
in the event of a natural or manmade disaster. As a citizen make sure you are
prepared and ready for potential danger. Below are several agencies that can
aid in preparing for various emergency situations.
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
Citizen Preparedness: Are you ready?
American Red Cross
CDC Emergency
Preparedness and Response
For further
information please contact our office at 330-678-8109 between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
FOOD SERVICE
The food service
program involves the licensing and inspection of restaurants, taverns, food
vending machines and grocery stores to verify their compliance with sanitary
standards set forth by the State of Ohio ensuring safe and wholesome food for
the consumer.
Available below
is the temporary food service application; Person In Charge Information Packet;
Food information Safety Packet; Plan Review Packet; Various Food Code Regulations; and several helpful internet links for further
information pertaining to food and food safety.
Temporary Food
Service Application
Food Information Safety
Plan Review Packet
Person-In-Charge Information Packet (PIC packet)
Ohio
Department of Health--Food Recall Announcement
Regulations for Food Safety:
Uniform Safety Food
Code
Food Service
Operation Rules: Chapter 3701-21 of the Ohio Administrative Code
Chapter 901:3-4 Retail Food
Establishments—Licensing
http://onlinedocs.andersonpublishing.com/oh/lpExt.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp=OAC
Additional Links:
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Ohio Department of Health
Gateway to Government Food Safety
Information
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
US
Food and Drug Administration
Fight BAC
For further information, please contact our office at
330-678-8109 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
HOUSING
Multi-use
structures and their surroundings are inspected to assure that they are
conducive to good health and well-being and that they are maintained in a manner
that will limit deterioration. Multi-use structures are licensed through the
City of Kent Health Department and are inspected annually by the Department of
Public Health staff of Registered Sanitarians.
The housing
program enforces rules taken from the Codified Ordinances of Kent Part Thirteen
– Building Code.
Environmental Health and Housing Maintenance Code (Part Thirteen)
Click here to view
a list of licensed boarding houses in Kent.
For further
information, please contact our office at 330-678-8109 between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
MEDICALLY INDIGENT PROGRAM
The City of Kent
Health Department provides aid to Kent residents who are without financial
resources and are in need of health care services. This service is provided
with cooperation of TownHall II and the Portage County Public Health Nurses.
For further
information, please contact this office 330-678-8109 between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
MOSQUITO
CONTROL
The City of Kent Health Department monitors the
mosquito population on a weekly basis from May through September annually. This
is done by surveying large areas of standing water for mosquito larva. If these
large areas water are found to be active mosquito larvae they are treated, using
Altosid Briquets which is an insect growth inhibitor.
Altosid interferes
with the normal life cycle of the mosquito and prevents the development of adult
mosquitoes from larvae. For more information on the Altosid Briquets refer to
the links at the bottom of the page.
During the week of Memorial Day in May, the
Health Department begins to monitor for adult mosquitoes.
In those areas where excessive mosquito populations are discovered, trucks
are dispatched to spray, using MosquitoMist One and/or Anvil, which are less
toxic and used for the adult mosquito control during the time mosquitoes are most
active. For more information on MosquitoMist One or Anvil, please refer to the links
provided at bottom of the page.
Mosquito Spraying Schedule
should conditions permit are as follows:
Tuesday’s:
The west side of Kent is sprayed;
Wednesday’s:
the northeast side of Kent is sprayed;
Thursday’s: south side of Kent is
sprayed.
Please note that IF the female mosquito population is below 21, adult
spraying is not conducted. It is estimated that the spraying will result in a
40% to 60% reduction in the mosquito population.
Residents are reminded that mosquitoes breed in standing water. So follow some
of the tips listed below to help in reducing the mosquito population.
·
Install or repair window and door screens so that mosquitoes cannot get indoors.
·
Keep
gutters clean and free of standing water.
·
Empty water from flower
pots, pet food and water dishes, birdbaths, swimming pool covers, buckets,
barrels, and cans at least twice a week.
·
Remove discarded tires,
and other items that could collect water.
·
Be sure to check for
containers or trash in places that may be hard to see, such as under bushes or
under your home.
The City of Kent
Health Department conducts this program, as mosquitoes are known to carry
diseases such as encephalitis, malaria, and the West Nile Virus. For more
information on mosquito including the life cycle, disease transition please use
the links provided below.
Mosquito
Information Links:
Altosid Briquets MSDS
Information
Anvil Information
MosquitoMist One
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/SoilCrop/extension/CEPEP/mosq/Mosquitomist%201-5%20ULV%20MSDS.pdf
More
Mosquito Information:
American Mosquito Control Program
Ohio Department of Health – West Nile Publications and Forms
PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCES
Kent City's Department of Public Health is responsible for
investigating public health nuisances. These investigations are conducted
to eliminate or reduce environmental conditions in the health district that may
adversely affect human health, safety, or well being. Examples of public
health nuisances that are commonly dealt with are related to the areas of trash
and housing maintenance issues. Public health nuisances are enforced
through the Ohio Revised Code, Title XXXVII Health - Safety - Morals, Chapter
3707, Board of Health. These regulations can be reviewed by clicking
here.
In order for public health nuisances
to be investigated, it is this department’s policy that a complaint be submitted
in writing to the Health Department. Anonymous complaints are not accepted.
Click here to obtain the form that needs to be completed in full and
submitted for an investigation to be initiated.
For further questions, please contact our office at
330-678-8109 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
RODENT CONTROL
Rodent sightings
are investigated and property owners are instructed in the procedures involved
in abating rodent problems. City storm and sanitary sewers are baited
periodically to eliminate the presence and harborage of rodents.
Nuisance Animals (Raccoons, Skunks, Woodchucks, etc.)
In the case of
trapping nuisance animals, those animals not considered as rodents, located
outside of your home, for a fee of $20.00 the city will make arrangement’s to
have the animal trapped and removed by a trapping company that is contracted
with the city.
To take
advantage of this service provided by the city, please contact the City of Kent
Service Department at 330-678-8105 to make arrangements to have the animal in
question trapped and removed.
SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
School
inspections are conducted to create and maintain an environment that aides in
prevention and control of disease, reduces accidents and provides an example of
good sanitary practices.
SOLID WASTE
Inspections are
conducted to ensure that vehicles collecting and transporting solid waste do not
create a danger to our resident’s health and safety. These vehicles are
regulated through the Codified Ordinances of Kent Part Nine – Streets, Utilities
and Public Services Code. These ordinances can be viewed using the link below.
Codified Ordinances of Kent
Part Nine – Streets, Utilities and Public Services Code
SWIMMING POOLS
Public swimming
pools are monitored throughout the year to provide water quality as well as
physical facilities and equipment that aid in the protection of the public from
disease and accidents.
A link to the
Ohio Department of Health for Pool Regulations is provided below:
Ohio Public Swimming
Pool, Spa and Special Use Pool Rules
Also of interest is the following information:
Swim Healthy, Swim
Safely
WELL WATER AND SEPTIC TANKS
Inspections and licensure are required for the
installation of wells and septic tanks.
WASTEWATER LAB
The Kent Health Department administers and operates an
environmental testing laboratory in support of the Kent Reclamation Facility (KWRF)
and other public health programs. The laboratory is located at 651 Middlebury
Road, Kent. Water quality and biosolids testing of the KWRF and Cuyahoga River
are routinely conducted in compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) requirement and laboratory protocols. Testing programs include; wet
chemistry, bacteriological, and heavy metal metals analysis. The laboratory
staff participates in annual EPA proficiency testing to assure excellence in
laboratory standards, accuracy, precision and quality control.
For further
information on laboratory operations or to schedule tours, contact John
Bradshaw, Laboratory Director: 330-676-7245 or email at
bradshaw@kent-ohio.org..
INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT
The Kent Health Department administers and coordinates the
National Industrial Pre-Treatment Program for the City of Kent. This
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandated program seeks to provide local
commercial/industrial/governmental entities information on reducing or
eliminating harmful toxic discharges into the local sanitary sewers and
surrounding environment. Health department staff routinely collect and
laboratory analyze industrial wastewaters to assure compliance with EPA and
local standards. Educational programs offered to interested community parties in
preventing or minimizing toxic substance use include topics such as; waste
exchanges, “pre-cycling”, recycling, and product substitution.
For further
information on this community Industrial Pre-Treatment Program, contact John
Bradshaw, Deputy Health Commissioner: 330-676-7245 or email at bradshaw@kent-ohio.org
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