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TUSCARAWAS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT (TCHD)

TCHD Annual Reports

2019
Health Commissioner: Katie Seward MPH, CHES, CTTS 
Expenditures in 2019: $5,047,569.62 (+9.7%)
Board President: Reggie Stockert
​Noteworthy: The Tuscarawas County Health Department became Nationally Accredited in Spring of 2019. The Tuscarawas County Health Department partnered with the Ohio National Guard, Ohio Department of Health and many local partners to offer a free healthcare weekend (Guardcare) that served over 300 individuals. The Alcohol and Addiction Program was discontinued in the Fall of 2019 due to staffing shortages and financial deficits. 
2018
Health Commissioner: Katie Seward MPH, CHES, CTTS 
Expenditures in 2018: $4,562,669.00 (+3.6%)
Board President: Reggie Stockert
​Noteworthy: Completed the submission of all documents and site visit requirement for the National Accreditation Process. TCHD anxiously awaits the decision from the Public Health Accreditation Board on their accreditation status. This announcement is expected in mid-2019. Per State law, all Ohio Health Departments must submit an application for Accreditation by July 1, 2018 and become Accredited by July 1, 2020.
2017
Health Commissioner: Katie Seward MPH, CHES, CTTS 
Expenditures in 2017: $4,398,384.73 (+1.0%) 
Board President: Michael Cochran 
Noteworthy: Continual work towards National Public Health Accreditation with TCHD’s application submitted to the Public Health Accreditation Board at the end of 2016. Per State law, all Ohio Health Departments must submit an application for Accreditation by July 1, 2018 and become Accredited by July 1, 2020. TCHD is on target to meet these deadlines. 
2016
Health Commissioner: Katie Seward MPH, CHES, CTTS ​
Expenditures in 2016: $4,337,932.76 (+2.6%)
Board President: Michael Cochran 
Noteworthy: TCHD secures EPA mosquito control grant, Ohio Department of Traffic Safety Safe Communities grant, Ohio Department of Health tobacco prevention and cessation program grant
2015
Health Commissioner: Katie Seward MPH, CHES, CTTS ​
Expenditures in 2015: $4,227,798.83 (+6.5%)
Board President: Michael Cochran 
Noteworthy: TCHD completes community health assessment and strategic plan; TCHD provides equity adjustments to staff salaries 
2014
Health Commissioner: James Hubert D.O./ Katie Seward MPH, CHES, CTTS
Expenditures in 2014: $3,968,933.22 (+5.9%) 
Board President: Tweed Vorhees 
Noteworthy: Board of Health combines positions of Executive Director and Health Commissioner 

2013
Health Commissioner: James Hubert D.O.
Expenditures in 2013: $3,749,303.45
Board President: Tweed Vorhees 

2000's
2009
​Health Commissioner: James Hubert D.O.
Expenditures in 2009: $3,655,198.47 (-2.5%) 
Board President: Dr. Andrea Fanti
Noteworthy: Speech Therapy is provided by the clinic 
2008
​Health Commissioner: James Hubert D.O.
Expenditures in 2008: $3,748,763.23 (-6.7%)
Board President: Dr. Andrea Fanti 
Noteworthy: TCHD provides tobacco cessation services 

2007
​Health Commissioner: James Hubert D.O.
Expenditures in 2007: $4,019,623.96 (+5.6%) 
Board President: Dr. Andrea Fanti
Noteworthy: TCHD adds a website 

2006
​Health Commissioner: James Hubert D.O.
Expenditures in 2006: $3,806,820.11 (+3.8%)
Board President: Terry Hiller
Noteworthy: AAP provided 4,210 intensive outpatient sessions 

2005
​Health Commissioner: James Hubert D.O.
Expenditures in 2005: $3,667,831.62
Board President: Terry Hiller
Noteworthy: Environmental health working to control the mosquito population through spraying 

2003
Health Commissioner: Anne Harper M.D.
Expenditures in 2003: $3,233,501.38 (+1.1%)
Board President: Terry Hiller
Noteworthy: Local operating levy passed for another 10 years 

2002
​Health Commissioner: Anne Harper M.D.
Expenditures in 2002: $3,196,919.07 (+4.8%)
Board President: Terry Hiller
Noteworthy: Prescription assistance program started 

2001
​Health Commissioner: Anne Harper M.D.
Expenditures in 2001: $3,050,502.99
Board President: Terry Hiller
Noteworthy: Smallpox guidelines are currently being updated 

1990's
1999
​Health Commissioner: Anne Harper M.D.
Expenditures in 1999: $2,793,451.50
Board President: Terry Hiller 
Noteworthy: TCHD one of four departments in the State to be awarded an Osteoporosis Grant 


1997
Health Commissioner: Unknown 
Expenditures in 1997: $2,973,684.64 (+6.7%)
Board President: Terry Hiller
Noteworthy: Dental Program expanded to include a full time dentist 
1996
Health Commissioner: Dr. A.W. McNicoll 
Expenditures in 1996: $2,787,566.61 (-4.2%)
Noteworthy: AAP's 25th Anniversary 
1995
Health Commissioner: Steven Wermuth RS, MPA
Expenditures in 1995: $2,910,873.48
Board President: Terry Hiller
Noteworthy: TCHD working to pay back loan from County Commissioners 

1991
Health Commissioner: Robert Hastedt M.D.
Expenditures in 1991: $2,164,735.20 (+6.9%)
Board President: Terry Hiller
Noteworthy: Home health services are provided by TCHD 

1990
​Health Commissioner: Robert Hastedt M.D.
Expenditures in 1990: $2,024,329.11 (+6.0%)
Board President: Dorothy Reed RN
Noteworthy: Grants secured for AAP, Dental Sealant, Early Intervention and Traffic Safety 

1980's
1989
Health Commissioner: Robert Hastedt M.D.
​Expenditures in 1989: $1,908,896.84 (+8.5%)
Board President: Dorothy Reed RN
Noteworthy: AAP certified by the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services 
1988
​Health Commissioner: Robert Hastedt M.D.
Expenditures in 1988: $1,758,684.94 (+5.2%)
Noteworthy: Women's Health Day was started 
1987
Health Commissioner: Robert Hastedt M.D.
​Expenditures in 1987: $1,672,006.19 (+6.3%)
Noteworthy: Levy funds are available again 
1986
Health Commissioner: Herbert Shubick M.S.
​Medical Director: Robert Hastedt M.D.
Expenditures in 1986: $1,572,459.34 (+76.6%)
1985
Health Commissioner: Unknown 
1984
Health Commissioner: Herbert Shubick M.S.
Expenditures in 1984: $890,474.41 (-3.9%)
Board President: Terry Hiller 
Noteworthy: Reduction in staff due to funding loss 
1983
​Health Commissioner: Robert Hastedt M.D.
​Expenditures in 1983: $944,000.27 (-22.0%)
Noteworthy: The latest health levy fails 

1982
Health Commissioner: Robert Hastedt M.D.
Expenditures in 1982: $1,211,708.13

Noteworthy: The clinic had 30,000 individual health encounters 
1980
​Health Commissioner: Robert Hastedt M.D.
​Expenditures in 1980: $1,396,846.45 (-13.2%)
Noteworthy: State establishes fees which must be passed on to the consumer 
1970's
1979
Health Commissioner: Robert Hastedt M.D.
​Expenditures in 1979: $1,608,799.66 (+22.1%)
1978
​Health Commissioner: Robert Hastedt M.D.
Expenditures in 1978: $1,317,175.69
Noteworthy: First full year of operations at TCHD's current location, 897 East Iron Avenue Dover, Ohio 44622

1977
Health Commissioner: Robert Hastedt M.D.
​Noteworthy: Dental Services begin at TCHD 

1976
​Health Commissioner: Robert Hastedt M.D.
Expenditures in 1976: $980,105.63 (+6.4%)
Noteworthy: A swine flu immunization clinic was held 
1975
Health Commissioner: Robert Hastedt M.D.
​Expenditures in 1975: $921,109.04 (+37.8%)
Noteworthy: The Health Center is started 

1974
Health Commissioner: Robert Hastedt M.D.
Expenditures in 1974: $668,446.60 (+49.0)
Board President: William Johnson 
Noteworthy: WIC is added as a program as well as Family Planning in 1974

1973
​Health Commissioner: Robert Hastedt M.D.
Expenditures for 1973: $448,341.44 (+44.2%)
​Board President: William Johnson 

Noteworthy: Overcrowding is occurring in the office of TCHD 
1972
​Health Commissioner: Robert Hastedt M.D.
​Expenditures for 1972: $310,875.68 (+94.4%)
Board President: William Johnson 
Noteworthy: The AAP department is working with employers to assist with employees who may have addiction problems. 

1971
Health Commissioner: Vivian Stewart 
Expenditures 1971: $159,922.38 (+4.8%)
Board President: William Johnson 
1970
Health Commissioner: Vivian Stewart ​
Expenditures for 1970: $152,611.71 (+10.2%)
Board President: Dr. Donald Waltman
Noteworthy: TCHD in "financial crisis", has a negative deficit in their financial account 
1960's
1969
Health Commissioner: Unknown
Expenditures for 1969: $138,458.45 (+15.0%)
Noteworthy: Open dumping and open burning no longer permitted.
1968
Health Commissioner: Unknown
Expenditures for 1968: $120,294.93 (+1.0%)
Noteworthy: Solid Waste begins to be regulated in 1968
1967
Health Commissioner: Unknown
Expenditures for 1967: $120,223.16 (+22.4%)
Noteworthy: There were 9 cases of TB in 1967
1966
Health Commissioner: Unknown
Expenditures for 1966: $98,218.44 (+1.3%)
Noteworthy: There were 18 staff in 1966
1965
Health Commissioner: Unknown
Expenditures for 1965: $96,942.12
1964
Health Commissioner: Unknown
Expenditures for 1964: $90,014.92
1963
Health Commissioner: Leslie Lawrence M.D 
​Budget for 1963: $109,389.00 
Board President: Ross Garber, Bolivar 
1962
Health Commissioner: Leslie Lawrence M.D ​
Expenditures in 1952: $95,477.14
Board President: Ross Garber, Bolivar 
Noteworthy: Budget was requested to be reduced while services increased 
1960
Health Commissioner: unknown
​Noteworthy: No Polio cases were reported in 1960
1950's
1959
​Health Commissioner: Charles Newell  M.D.
Expenditures in 1959: $88,133.16 (+8.5%)
Board President: Ross Garber, Bolivar
Noteworthy: TCHD warns that many rural home sites are too small for proper septic systems
1958
Health Commissioner: Charles Newell  M.D. ​
Expenditures in 1958: $81,260.69
Board President: Tom Adams, Dover 

Noteworthy: TCHD puts levy before voters for the 2nd time ever 
1957
Health Commissioner: Charles Newell  M.D.
Noteworthy: There were 6 influenza deaths in Tuscarawas County in 1957

1955
​Health Commissioner: Charles Newell  M.D.
Total Expenditures in 1955: $67,830.33 (+10.0%)
Budget for 1956: $81,645.00
Board President: R.E. Wolf M.D. 
1954
Health Commissioner: Charles Newell  M.D.
Total Expenditures in 1954: $61,672.81
Board President: Ross Garber, Bolivar 
Noteworthy: TCHD moved to Union Hospital in 1954

1951
Health Commissioner: R.D Hildebrand M.D.
Budget for 1952: $42,387.00
​Board President: Tom Adams, Dover 
Noteworthy: In 1950 general sanitation regulations were adopted 
1950
Health Commissioner: Elizabeth Rowland-Aplin M.D.
​Expenditures in 1949: $29,733.72
Board Present: Tom Adams, Dover 
Noteworthy: In 1949 the maternal death rate in Tuscarawas County was the highest in the State of Ohio. 
1940's
1949
Health Commissioner: Elizabeth Rowland-Aplin M.D.
Budget for 1950: $32,760.00
Board President: C.E. Milburn, Newcomerstown