/tags/columbus-public-health Columbus Public Health en-US Copyright Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:19:48 GMT /2025-06-18/franklin-county-health-map-shows-continuing-concerns-about-infant-mortality-rates The 2025 Franklin County health map provides a comprehensive look at health indicators in the county and serves as a guide to show officials where to concentrate resources. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:19:48 GMT /2025-06-18/franklin-county-health-map-shows-continuing-concerns-about-infant-mortality-rates Mark Ferenchik /2025-06-10/columbus-public-health-commissioner-part-of-cdc-vaccine-advisory-panel-removed-by-rfk-jr Columbus Public Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts was removed from the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. She was one of 17 people who were dismissed Monday from the committee by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 20:27:17 GMT /2025-06-10/columbus-public-health-commissioner-part-of-cdc-vaccine-advisory-panel-removed-by-rfk-jr Ellie Owen /politics-government/2025-04-25/columbus-files-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-for-cutting-health-funding Columbus Public Health terminated 11 infectious disease staffers after the Trump administration eliminated $11.4 billion in grants nationwide for infectious disease funding. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:41:17 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-25/columbus-files-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-for-cutting-health-funding Mark Ferenchik, Nick DeSantis /politics-government/2025-04-02/federal-funding-cuts-hit-columbus-public-health Columbus Public Health recently lost about half of a $6 million grant for COVID-19 enhanced operations, leading CPH to let go of 11 infectious disease investigators. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:37:16 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-02/federal-funding-cuts-hit-columbus-public-health Allie Vugrincic /2025-03-11/columbus-public-health-leader-recalls-start-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-five-years-later Five years after COVID-19 started spreading in Ohio, Dr. Mysheika Roberts, health commissioner of Columbus Public Health, is reflecting on the community's response. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:00:00 GMT /2025-03-11/columbus-public-health-leader-recalls-start-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-five-years-later Debbie Holmes /2025-01-30/student-tests-positive-for-tuberculosis-at-whitehall-yearling-high-school Whitehall City Schools has identified students who need to be tested after possible exposure. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:21:04 GMT /2025-01-30/student-tests-positive-for-tuberculosis-at-whitehall-yearling-high-school Mark Ferenchik /2022-11-28/columbus-measles-outbreak-grows-to-32-confirmed-cases The outbreak began in June with the first recorded measles case in Columbus in over 20 years. Mon, 28 Nov 2022 17:19:05 GMT /2022-11-28/columbus-measles-outbreak-grows-to-32-confirmed-cases /2022-11-14/researchers-find-bans-on-menthol-cigarettes-sales-can-lead-to-higher-tobacco-quit-rates As Columbus contemplates becoming the first city in Ohio to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes, data is starting to come in from areas that have implemented bans themselves, including the entire county of Canada where researchers are finding a reduction in smoking. Mon, 14 Nov 2022 10:00:00 GMT /2022-11-14/researchers-find-bans-on-menthol-cigarettes-sales-can-lead-to-higher-tobacco-quit-rates Renee Fox /2022-09-01/record-numbers-of-black-and-brown-people-are-dying-of-drug-overdoses-in-franklin-county Black people had the second highest overdose death rate in 2020. In Franklin County drug deaths among blacks were up 55%. Thu, 01 Sep 2022 09:00:00 GMT /2022-09-01/record-numbers-of-black-and-brown-people-are-dying-of-drug-overdoses-in-franklin-county Natasha Williams /news/2022-08-26/columbus-public-health-to-host-a-community-discussion-on-gun-violence Columbus Public Health will host a community discussion on Saturday to share perspectives on gun violence prevention. Fri, 26 Aug 2022 19:00:55 GMT /news/2022-08-26/columbus-public-health-to-host-a-community-discussion-on-gun-violence