Ohio’s No Surprise Medical Billing Law Becomes Effective
Ohio’s No Surprise Medical Billing Law Becomes Effective COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new Ohio law went into effect Jan. 12...
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“Illumination of Hope” Tree Lighting Held
Holzer Center for Cancer Care (HCCC) kicked off the holiday season with an “Illumination of Hope” Christmas Tree Lighting. Submitted...
National Drug Take Back Day in Meigs Brings in 141 Pounds of Medication
In Pomeroy, over 141 pounds of medication was accumulated at the National Drug Take Back Day. Brent Rose photo. National...
Meigs Health Today: Dads Role in Breastfeeding
Meigs Health Today: Dads Role in Breastfeeding By Amber Evans, WIC Breastfeeding Peer Helper Support can make all the difference! Did you...
Meigs Health Department Offering COVID-19 Booster Shots
Meigs Health Department Offering COVID-19 Booster Shots POMEROY, Ohio - With the recent authorization of ALL COVID-19 booster vaccines, the Meigs County...
“There’s No Safe Level of Lead in Kids”
"There's No Safe Level of Lead in Kids" National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Runs Through Saturday By Mary Schuermann Kuhlman...
October Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October Breast Cancer Awareness Month October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer...
Budget Reconciliation Plan Could Lower Rx Prices for Ohioans
Budget Reconciliation Plan Could Lower Rx Prices for Ohioans By Mary Schuermann Kuhlman COLUMBUS, Ohio - Congress has an opportunity...
Southern Local Wellness Center Hosting Women’s Health Day
Southern Local Wellness Center Hosting Women’s Health Day RACINE, Ohio -- The Southern Local Wellness Center will be hosting a Women’s...
Drug Take Back Day Set for Oct. 23 at Holzer Meigs ED
The drug take back event in 2020 at Holzer Meigs Emergency Department was successful. Submitted photo. Drug Take Back Day...
Meigs County Health Dept. Offering Flu Shots for All Ages
Meigs County Health Dept. Offering Flu Shots for All Ages POMEROY, Ohio - The Meigs County Health Department kicked off...
Meigs Health Today: Recovery Month
Meigs Health Today: Recovery Month By Courtney C. Midkiff, BSCMCHD Administrator, Meigs Co. Community Prevention Coalition Vice President According to the...
Holzer Recognizes National Breastfeeding Month in August
Holzer Recognizes National Breastfeeding Month in August Holzer Health System joins the National Institute for Child’s Health Quality (NICHQ) in observing August as Breastfeeding Awareness Month. Each...
Hopewell Health Partners with Photography Project for Mental Health Awareness
Hopewell Health Partners with Photography Project for Mental Health Awareness Hopewell Health centers has partnered with Athens Photographic Project and...
Meigs Health Today: WIC Program
By Amber Evans, WIC Breastfeeding Peer Helper The Meigs County Health Department’s (MCHD) Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program joined the World Alliance for...
Meigs Health Today: School Vaccinations
Meigs Health Today: School Vaccinations By Sherry Hayman, RN, Public Health Nurse If routine vaccinations escaped your mind during the...
Meigs Among Counties Receiving Grants to Support Mental Health and Addiction Services
Meigs Among Counties Receiving Grants to Support Mental Health and Addiction Services COLUMBUS, Ohio —The Ohio Department of Mental Health...
Substance use treatment and support needed now than ever before
Substance use treatment and support needed now than ever before POINT PLEASANT, West Virginia – Seeking treatment and support for those...
Take precautions to avoid ticks in the outdoors this summer
Take precautions to avoid ticks in the outdoors this summer COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division...
Holzer Health holds open house at Fruth Pharmacy
Staff are available at Holzer Health at Fruth Pharmacy Pomeroy, from left are Tara Leach, Meggan Sidler, NP, Amanda Coleman,...
Meigs Health Today: Sugar
Meigs Health Today: Sugar By Michael Davis, Creating Healthy Communities Coordinator The drug silently taking over your life: Sugar. Michael Davis The...
Meigs Health Today: What you need to know about rabies
The ONRAB vaccine is enclosed in a 1” x 2” blister pack filled with the vaccine and covered with a...
Meigs County Health Department ceases regular COVID-19 updates
Meigs County Health Department ceases regular COVID-19 updates POMEROY, Ohio - Cases of the coronavirus have continued to drop in...
Being educated on ticks, and disease they carry
Female blacklegged deer ticks next to a penny. The ticks that transmit Lyme disease are much smaller than other ticks....
Ohio Doctor: Mental-Health Help is Out There
Ohio Doctor: Mental-Health Help is Out There By Mary Schuermann Kuhlman COLUMBUS, Ohio - Nearly 20,000 Ohioans have died and...
