News Releases 

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1/7/26-TCHD hosts art contest

11/19/25-TCHD provides construction update

9/24/25-TCHD increases narcan access

9/18/25-Increase in Whooping Cough Cases

9/2/25-TCHD Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Simonds-Heller Park

8/18/25-TCHD offers free responding to addiction training

8/14/25-west nile virus detected at Warwick & Wayne Townships

8/6/25-West Nile Virus Detected at Dover

7/30/25-Tusc county Has second la crosse case

7/18/25-Tusc County Has Confirmed La Crosse Case

7/10/25-Tusc County Lyme Disease Cases Increase

7/2/25-TCHD Completes Tobacco Sales Compliance Checks

6/23/25-Help Prevent Measles

5/29/25-tusc county students complete tobacco environmental impact projects

4/30/25-TCHD Hosts annual teen driving "ROADeo"

4/14/25-TCHD to Host Earth Day Drive-Up Event

4/10/25-TCHD releases 2024 annual report

3/27/25-County Leaders Share Efforts to Prevent Suicides

3/20/25-2025 County health rankings report

11/14/24-TCHD Supports families through CMH Program

11/07/24-Creating a Thriving Community Event Invite

10/02/24-TCHD Marked National Recovery Month

8/16/24-Eighth mosquito sample tests positive for West Nile virus

8/13/24-Sixth Mosquito Sample Tests Positive for West Nile Virus

08/07/24-more mosquitoes test positive for west nile virus

07/15/24-lyme disease cases rising in tuscarawas county

07/11/24-Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus

07/01/24-TCHD Receives Mosquito Control Program Grant

06/20/24-Childhood Vaccines Prevent Serious Illnesses

06/17/24-Pet Preparedness Drive-Thru Event

05/29/24-Community Health Assessment Survey Launched

05/28/24-Tobacco Retailer Compliance Checks Completed

05/22/24-Tuscarawas County Creates Suicide Fatality Review Committee

05/06/24-TCHD Hosts Walk/Bike to School Day with Strasburg Elementary

04/24/24-TCHD Hosts Annual Teen Driving "ROADeo"

04/01/24-tchd releases 2023 annual report

03/28/24-Anti-Stigma Online Survey Initiative

03/21/24-2024 Tuscarawas County Health Rankings Report

03/13/24-County High School Students Complete Anti-Vaping Video Project

11/16/23- State Senate Commendation for Local Pediatric Office

11/09/23-TCHD Receives $295,000 in Grant Funding to Serve Community

10/11/23-Safe communities Qtr 3 Traffic Fatality Report

09/12/23-Sixth Pool of Mosquitoes Tests Positive for West Nile Virus

09/08/23-4th & 5th Mosquito Pools Test positive for West Nile Virus

08/31/23-Third pool of mosquitoes Tests positive for WNV

08/30/23-Second Pool of Mosquitoes Tests Positive for WNV

08/24/23-First Pool of Mosquitoes Tests Positive for West Nile Virus

07/13/23-Tobacco 21 Compliance Checks Completed

07/10/2023-Safe Communities 2023 Qtr2 Traffic Fatality Report

07/06/23-Naloxone Distribution Expands into Two Counties

06/15/23-Lyme Disease Increasing in Tuscarawas County

06/08/23-Click It or Ticket Kickoff Event

06/01/23-TCHD to Host Pet Preparedness Kit Drive-Thru

05/23/23-TCHD Promotes ODH Smoke Free Workplace Campaign

05/01/23-TCHD Hosting COVID-19 Drive-Up Vaccine Event on 5/4

04/17/23-Increase in Whooping Cough Cases in Tusc County

04/13/23-Teen Driving Roadeo Results

04/11/23-Safe Communities 2023 Qtr 1 Traffic Fatality Report

04/03/23-2023 Tusc County Health Rankings Released

03/29/23-TCHD Releases 2022 Annual Report

03/21/23- TCHD Hosts District Advisory Council Meeting

03/20/23-TCHD Receives Grant for Suicide & Overdose Prevention

01/30/23-2022 Traffic Fatality Report

01/26/23-ODH Release Tips From a Former Smoker Campaign

10/17/22-Safe Communities Receives New Grant

10/06/22-Safe Communities Q3 Traffic Fatality Report

9/08/22-First Tuscarawas County Case of Monkeypox

8/31/22-TCHD Releases Traffic Safety Report

8/04/2022 - West Nile virus detected (2)

7/27/2022 - West Nile Virus detected

7/06/2022 - Safe Communities Q2 Traffic Fatality Report

6/21/2022 - Childhood Vaccines

5/24/2022 - Sports Physicals

5/21/2022 - Safety Day

4/27/2022 - 2022 County Health Rankings Released

4/25/2022 - Tobacco Take-Back Event Offers Incentives to Quit Smoking

4/13/2022 - 2022 Q1 Traffic Fatality Report

4/06/2022 - 2021 Annual Report Released

3/23/2022 - Syphilis Cases Increasing in Region 5

3/02/2022 - 2021 Communicable Disease Summary Now Available

2/09/2022 - Preventing Perinatal Hepatitis B Transmission

2/07/2022 - TCHD Receives Ohio EPA Funding for Home Septic Systems

1/26/2022 - TCHD Redirects COVID-19 Response Efforts