Tuscarawas CountyHealth Department
The constitution and laws of the State of Ohio establish the rights and privileges of the Tuscarawas County Health Department, Tuscarawas County, (the Health Department) as a body corporate and politic. The Tuscarawas Combined Health District, dba Tuscarawas County Health Department (TCHD, has a seven-member Board of Health, established under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3709.
The Board of Health governs the Health Department and appoint a full time Health Commissioner to carry out the day-to-day activities of the Department. The Tuscarawas County Board of Health is appointed by the Tuscarawas County District Advisory Council (DAC). The duties of the Board of Health and the Health Commissioner are outlined in ORC Chapter 3707.
The Tuscarawas County is a combined Health District as it represents villages, townships and the municipalities of Dover and Uhrichsville. All municipalities in the State of Ohio are required under Revised Code to create and fund a public health department or contract for services via a combined health district. The City of New Philadelphia remains independent of the Tuscarawas County General Health District.
The Tuscarawas County Health Department is a Nationally Accredited Health Department via the Public Health Accreditation Board.
Organizational Structure:
There are 5 Bureaus located within the Department and include:
• Bureau of Administrative Services
• Bureau of Environmental Health Services
• Bureau of Community Health Services
• Bureau of Maternal and Child Health Services
• Bureau of Prevention Services
The agency is directed by a Health Commissioner and a leadership team that is comprised of a Director of Administrative Services, Director of Informational Services, Director of Promotion & Community Relations, Director of Environmental Health Services, Director of Nursing, Director of WIC and Maternal & Child Health Services, and a Director of Prevention Services.
The Board of Health governs the Health Department and appoint a full time Health Commissioner to carry out the day-to-day activities of the Department. The Tuscarawas County Board of Health is appointed by the Tuscarawas County District Advisory Council (DAC). The duties of the Board of Health and the Health Commissioner are outlined in ORC Chapter 3707.
The Tuscarawas County is a combined Health District as it represents villages, townships and the municipalities of Dover and Uhrichsville. All municipalities in the State of Ohio are required under Revised Code to create and fund a public health department or contract for services via a combined health district. The City of New Philadelphia remains independent of the Tuscarawas County General Health District.
The Tuscarawas County Health Department is a Nationally Accredited Health Department via the Public Health Accreditation Board.
Organizational Structure:
There are 5 Bureaus located within the Department and include:
• Bureau of Administrative Services
• Bureau of Environmental Health Services
• Bureau of Community Health Services
• Bureau of Maternal and Child Health Services
• Bureau of Prevention Services
The agency is directed by a Health Commissioner and a leadership team that is comprised of a Director of Administrative Services, Director of Informational Services, Director of Promotion & Community Relations, Director of Environmental Health Services, Director of Nursing, Director of WIC and Maternal & Child Health Services, and a Director of Prevention Services.
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