Tuscarawas County Long Term Care and Assisted Living Facilities Impacted by COVID-19
DOVER, June 1,2020, updated at 2 PM —Positive cases of COVID-19 are present in Tuscarawas County long-term care facilities (nursing homes) and an assisted living facility. The Tuscarawas County Health Department (TCHD) confirms today that its COVID-19 Response Team is working closely with New Dawn Rehab & Health Care Center at Dover and Park Village Assisted Living, Dover location. Additionally, the New Philadelphia City Health Department (NPHD) is working with Amberwood Manor in New Philadelphia. Each of these facilities has confirmed cases of COVID-19 either in their residents, staff, or both residents and staff.
TCHD and NPHD staff are following recommended procedures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ohio Department of Health to assist the skilled nursing facilities with the monitoring of their residents and staff. The close contacts of the positive cases have been notified of the exposure and are taking appropriate measures to prevent the further spread of the virus.
“Since March, we have been working proactively with staff from Tuscarawas County long-term care facilities through regular conference calls where we have shared guidelines and recommendations for safeguarding residents and staff,” explained Katie Seward, Tuscarawas County Health Commissioner. “We have been pleased with the safety measures undertaken by our local long-term care facilities, and we are committed to continuing to work with them to help contain the virus and keep residents and staff as safe as possible.”
At New Dawn Rehab and Care Center, there are:
- 25 residents/staff who are positive for COVID-19
- 8 Tuscarawas County Residents (included in Tuscarawas County total numbers)
- 17 Non-Tuscarawas County Residents
- 1 staff member who is positive for COVID-19; Tuscarawas County Resident
At Amberwood Manor, there is:
- 1 resident who is positive for COVID-19; Tuscarawas County Resident
For more information about local data, visit the Facebook pages of the New Philadelphia City Health Department and the Tuscarawas County Health Department. For access to State data, visit coronavirus.ohio.gov.
Tuscarawas County Health Department Offers COVID-19 Testing for County Residents
DOVER--The Tuscarawas County Health Department will begin offering on-site, drive up COVID-19 testing on Monday, June 1, 2020. The testing will be provided to Tuscarawas County residents Monday through Thursday, by appointment only, with or without a doctor’s order, at 897 East Iron Avenue Dover, Ohio 44622.
The COVID-19 testing is being offered for those with current infection. These are not antibody tests. Tuscarawas County residents who have a fever, cough or other symptoms might have COVID-19. Most people have mild illness and are able to recover at home. A self-checker tool which can guide in making decisions about testing can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html
Those who have severe symptoms that include an emergency warning sign (including trouble breathing), should get medical attention right away.
Symptoms that may warrant a test include cough, shortness of breath, fever, chills, fatigue, muscle ache, sore throat, headache, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, recent loss of taste or smell, or confusion, particularly in older adults.
Tuscarawas County residents with any of the above symptoms can call (330) 343-5555 x100, Monday – Thursday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, for a confidential screening to determine testing eligibility.
There is no up-front cost for testing. Medical insurance is not needed to get tested; however, health insurance will be billed for those who have insurance.
Testing is not available on a walk-in basis. Only those with pre-established appointments will be tested. Patients with appointments must travel in their personal vehicles, and the testing will be done while the patients remain seated in their vehicles. Test results are typically available in three to five days.
"It is crucial to ramp up testing in Tuscarawas County so we can get a more accurate idea of the spread of COVID-19 in our community," explained Katie Seward, Tuscarawas County Health Commissioner. "It is also crucial for everyone in the community to have access to testing, to better protect themselves and their families."
The COVID-19 testing is being offered for those with current infection. These are not antibody tests. Tuscarawas County residents who have a fever, cough or other symptoms might have COVID-19. Most people have mild illness and are able to recover at home. A self-checker tool which can guide in making decisions about testing can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html
Those who have severe symptoms that include an emergency warning sign (including trouble breathing), should get medical attention right away.
Symptoms that may warrant a test include cough, shortness of breath, fever, chills, fatigue, muscle ache, sore throat, headache, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, recent loss of taste or smell, or confusion, particularly in older adults.
Tuscarawas County residents with any of the above symptoms can call (330) 343-5555 x100, Monday – Thursday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, for a confidential screening to determine testing eligibility.
There is no up-front cost for testing. Medical insurance is not needed to get tested; however, health insurance will be billed for those who have insurance.
Testing is not available on a walk-in basis. Only those with pre-established appointments will be tested. Patients with appointments must travel in their personal vehicles, and the testing will be done while the patients remain seated in their vehicles. Test results are typically available in three to five days.
"It is crucial to ramp up testing in Tuscarawas County so we can get a more accurate idea of the spread of COVID-19 in our community," explained Katie Seward, Tuscarawas County Health Commissioner. "It is also crucial for everyone in the community to have access to testing, to better protect themselves and their families."
Responsible Restart Ohio
Director of the Ohio Department of Health, Amy Acton, MD, revised the order for businesses and social distancing on 05/29/2020. Read the full order HERE.
For complete and up-to-date information about sector specific reopening guidance click HERE. Then click on the drop down arrow beside the sector you are interested in (primary sectors such as child care, retail, gyms, offices, etc., entertainment, outdoor activities, personal services, sports, and healthcare). From there, click on the specific type of business or activity you would like more information about.
TCHD provides an email distribution list for anyone who would like to receive weekly COVID-19 updates. These updates are sent on Fridays. If need to know information is released throughout the week that will be shared via email as well. Please note: We will not be sharing information about individuals under public health supervision or under voluntary quarantine for COVID-19 in our county. These individuals are not showing any symptoms and are not under investigation. As is our normal practice when we monitor situations of infectious disease in the community, information will be shared as is necessary to protect the public while balancing individual privacy. As with other diseases, we do not routinely share suspected case information until it is confirmed. The same will be done with COVID-19.
If you would like to be added to the email distribution list, please send your contact information to director@tchdnow.org
If you would like to be added to the email distribution list, please send your contact information to director@tchdnow.org
Ohio Department of Health Offers Call Center to Help With COVID-19 Response
1-833-4-ASK-ODH Open Seven Days a Week
The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has opened a call center to answer questions regarding coronavirus (COVID-19). The call center is open 7 days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and can be reached at 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634).
Call center staff includes licensed nurses and infectious disease experts. They will be available to answer questions and provide accurate information about COVID-19, the risk to the public, and the state’s response.
The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has opened a call center to answer questions regarding coronavirus (COVID-19). The call center is open 7 days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and can be reached at 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634).
Call center staff includes licensed nurses and infectious disease experts. They will be available to answer questions and provide accurate information about COVID-19, the risk to the public, and the state’s response.
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Mission Statement: As a leader in public health, the Tuscarawas County Health Department prevents disease, promotes health, protects the environment and strives to create health equity for all, through education, enforcement and empowerment. Vision Statement: Sustainable Environment. Healthier Families. Thriving Communities. |
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Tuscarawas County General Health District AdministrationKatie Seward MPH, CHES, CTTS;
Health Commissioner; Financial Officer Daniel Blumer D.O.; Medical Director Jennifer Demuth; Director, Bureau of Prevention and Promotion Caroline Terakedis RS; Director; Bureau of Environmental Health and Preparedness Loretta Pinchek; Director; Bureau of Administrative Services Amy Kaser RN; Director of Nursing; Bureau of Community Health Services Valerie Wilson MS, RD, LD, CLC; Director; Maternal and Child Health |
Tuscarawas County Board of Health Members
Reginald Stockert, President
Jeri Middaugh, Vice-President Tweed Vorhees Andrea Fanti, Phd., Ed.D Michael Cochran Rebecca Mastin, RN Dr. Jose Martinez The Board of Health meets the third Wednesday of each month at 3:15pm at the Tuscarawas County Health Department, public welcome. |
Customer Complaint Form
The Tuscarawas County Health Department strives to provide culturally competent, respectable services to all customers. In fact, professionalism is one of TCHD's core values.
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If we have fallen short of your expectation we want to know about it.
Please complete and submit the customer complaint form below so we can continue to improve.
Professionalism: Demonstrate knowledge and skill while providing respectful, courteous, treatment to all.
If we have fallen short of your expectation we want to know about it.
Please complete and submit the customer complaint form below so we can continue to improve.
Public Records Policy
It is the policy of the Tuscarawas County Health Department (TCHD) that openness leads to a better informed citizenry, which leads to better government and better public policy.
This office, in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code, defines records as including the following: Any document- paper, electronic (including, but not limited to, e-mail), or other format- that is created or received by, or comes under the jurisdiction of a public office that documents the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the office. All records of the Tuscarawas County Health Department are public unless they are exempt from disclosure under the Ohio Revised Code.
Each request for public records should be evaluated for a response using the following guidelines:
Although no specific language is required to make a request, the requester must at least identify the records requested with sufficient clarity to allow the public office to identify, retrieve, and review the records. If it is not clear what records are being sought, TCHD must contact the requester for clarification, and should assist the requester in revising the request by informing the requester of the manner in which the office keeps its records.
The requester does not have to put a records request in writing, and does not have to provide his or her identity or the intended use of the requested public record. It is this office's general policy that this information is not to be requested. However, TCHD may ask for a written request and may ask for the requester's identity and/or intended use of the information requested if (1) it would benefit the requester by helping the public office identify, locate or deliver the records being sought, and (2) the requestor is informed that a written request and the requester's identity and intended use of the information requested are not required.
Public records are to be available for inspection from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday during regular business hours, with the exception of published holidays. Public records must be made available for inspection promptly. Copies of public records must be made available within a reasonable period of time. "Prompt" and "reasonable" take into account the volume of records requested; the proximity of the location where the records are stored; and the necessity for any
legal review of the records requested.
Routine requests for records should be satisfied immediately if feasible to do so. If fewer than 20 pages of copies are requested or if the records are readily available in an electronic format that can be e-mailed or downloaded easily, these should be made as quickly as the equipment allows.
All requests for public records must be acknowledged in writing by the public office within three business days following the office's receipt of the request. If a request is voluminous or will require research, the acknowledgement must include the following:
– An estimated number of business days it will take to satisfy the request.
– An estimated cost if copies are requested.
– Any items within the request that may be exempt from disclosure.
Any denial of public records requested must include an explanation, including legal authority. If portions of a record are public and portions are exempt, the exempt portions are to be redacted and the rest released. If there are redactions, each redaction must be accompanied by a supporting explanation, including legal authority.
Those seeking public records will be charged only the actual cost of making copies.
The charge for paper copies is $.10 cents per page or the amount required by law. There is no charge for documents e-mailed.
Requesters may ask that documents be mailed to them. They will be charged the actual cost of postage and mailing supplies, in addition to the charges set under the costs for public records section.
Documents in electronic mail format are records as defined by the Ohio Revised Code when their content relates to the business of the office.
Failure to respond to a public record request
TCHD recognizes the legal and non-legal consequences of failure to properly respond to a public records request.
You may place your request in person at our office, located at 897 East Iron Avenue Dover, Ohio 44622. You may also submit a request by email to director@tchdnow.org or by calling (330) 343-4928 or you may mail a request to:
Tuscarawas County Health Department
Attn: Health Commissioner
897 East Iron Avenue
Dover, Ohio 44622
Revised: 10/16/2018
This office, in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code, defines records as including the following: Any document- paper, electronic (including, but not limited to, e-mail), or other format- that is created or received by, or comes under the jurisdiction of a public office that documents the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the office. All records of the Tuscarawas County Health Department are public unless they are exempt from disclosure under the Ohio Revised Code.
Each request for public records should be evaluated for a response using the following guidelines:
Although no specific language is required to make a request, the requester must at least identify the records requested with sufficient clarity to allow the public office to identify, retrieve, and review the records. If it is not clear what records are being sought, TCHD must contact the requester for clarification, and should assist the requester in revising the request by informing the requester of the manner in which the office keeps its records.
The requester does not have to put a records request in writing, and does not have to provide his or her identity or the intended use of the requested public record. It is this office's general policy that this information is not to be requested. However, TCHD may ask for a written request and may ask for the requester's identity and/or intended use of the information requested if (1) it would benefit the requester by helping the public office identify, locate or deliver the records being sought, and (2) the requestor is informed that a written request and the requester's identity and intended use of the information requested are not required.
Public records are to be available for inspection from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday during regular business hours, with the exception of published holidays. Public records must be made available for inspection promptly. Copies of public records must be made available within a reasonable period of time. "Prompt" and "reasonable" take into account the volume of records requested; the proximity of the location where the records are stored; and the necessity for any
legal review of the records requested.
Routine requests for records should be satisfied immediately if feasible to do so. If fewer than 20 pages of copies are requested or if the records are readily available in an electronic format that can be e-mailed or downloaded easily, these should be made as quickly as the equipment allows.
All requests for public records must be acknowledged in writing by the public office within three business days following the office's receipt of the request. If a request is voluminous or will require research, the acknowledgement must include the following:
– An estimated number of business days it will take to satisfy the request.
– An estimated cost if copies are requested.
– Any items within the request that may be exempt from disclosure.
Any denial of public records requested must include an explanation, including legal authority. If portions of a record are public and portions are exempt, the exempt portions are to be redacted and the rest released. If there are redactions, each redaction must be accompanied by a supporting explanation, including legal authority.
Those seeking public records will be charged only the actual cost of making copies.
The charge for paper copies is $.10 cents per page or the amount required by law. There is no charge for documents e-mailed.
Requesters may ask that documents be mailed to them. They will be charged the actual cost of postage and mailing supplies, in addition to the charges set under the costs for public records section.
Documents in electronic mail format are records as defined by the Ohio Revised Code when their content relates to the business of the office.
Failure to respond to a public record request
TCHD recognizes the legal and non-legal consequences of failure to properly respond to a public records request.
You may place your request in person at our office, located at 897 East Iron Avenue Dover, Ohio 44622. You may also submit a request by email to director@tchdnow.org or by calling (330) 343-4928 or you may mail a request to:
Tuscarawas County Health Department
Attn: Health Commissioner
897 East Iron Avenue
Dover, Ohio 44622
Revised: 10/16/2018
The Tuscarawas County Health Department is a proud participating member of the follow groups and organizations:
AccessTusc
Amish State Collaborative
Anti-Drug Coalition
Association of Health Commissioners (AOHC)
Early Childhood Communication Coalition
Emergency Management Agency Healthcare Workgroup
Family and Children First Council
Head Start Advisory Committee
HealthyTusc
Local Emergency Planning Committee
Northeast Central Ohio (NECO) Regional Emergency Preparedness Committee
Ohio Injury Prevention Partnership
Ohio Public Health Association
Opiate Task Force
Quick Response Team
Regional Infection Control Committee
Reproductive Health & Wellness Information & Education Committee
Safe Communities Coalition
Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste District Policy Committee
Tobacco Free Ohio Alliance
TUFF Bags Coalition
Tuscarawas County Beekeepers
Tuscarawas County Breastfeeding Coalition
Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce
Tuscarawas County Child Fatality Review Board
Tuscarawas County Interdisciplinary Team Member (I-Team) via Tuscarawas County Job and Family Services
Tuscarawas County Metropolitan Sewer and Water District
Tuscarawas County Regional Planning Committee
Tuscarawas County Traffic Fatality Review Board
Twin City Chamber of Commerce
Amish State Collaborative
Anti-Drug Coalition
Association of Health Commissioners (AOHC)
Early Childhood Communication Coalition
Emergency Management Agency Healthcare Workgroup
Family and Children First Council
Head Start Advisory Committee
HealthyTusc
Local Emergency Planning Committee
Northeast Central Ohio (NECO) Regional Emergency Preparedness Committee
Ohio Injury Prevention Partnership
Ohio Public Health Association
Opiate Task Force
Quick Response Team
Regional Infection Control Committee
Reproductive Health & Wellness Information & Education Committee
Safe Communities Coalition
Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste District Policy Committee
Tobacco Free Ohio Alliance
TUFF Bags Coalition
Tuscarawas County Beekeepers
Tuscarawas County Breastfeeding Coalition
Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce
Tuscarawas County Child Fatality Review Board
Tuscarawas County Interdisciplinary Team Member (I-Team) via Tuscarawas County Job and Family Services
Tuscarawas County Metropolitan Sewer and Water District
Tuscarawas County Regional Planning Committee
Tuscarawas County Traffic Fatality Review Board
Twin City Chamber of Commerce
Useful Websites:
Tuscarawas County Health Department (TCHD) is located at 897 East Iron Avenue Dover, Ohio 44622
(330) 343-5555 or 1-800-860-8302
To report a public health emergency after hours please call (330) 343-5555 and listen to the prompts.
(330) 343-5555 or 1-800-860-8302
To report a public health emergency after hours please call (330) 343-5555 and listen to the prompts.