|
Website by: Jared Warner |
|
SOUTHWEST OHIO PUBLIC HEALTH REGION |
|
Public Health Region News Emergency
Preparedness Info -
Tristate Medical
Reserve Corps Regional Planning
Groups -
Executive Steering
Committee Coordinators Disease Investigators Local Health
Departments |
|
Southwest Ohio Public Health Region: An Introduction |
|
The
Southwest Ohio Public Health Preparedness Region is a coalition of 14 city
and county health districts that have joined together in an effort to
efficiently identify, plan, respond to, and mitigate public health incidents
in Southwest Ohio and the surrounding areas. This
region of Ohio contains approximately 1.8 million individuals, most of whom
reside in Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
The region as a whole, is a mixture of highly urban areas, including
the City of Cincinnati, suburban communities, such as the City of Mason, and
rural farm communities, such as Highland County. In
an effort to meet the needs of our region, an Executive Steering Committee
(ESC) was established in 2001 to handle the increased responsibilities of
public health preparedness, particularly in regards to natural or manmade
disease outbreaks. The ESC is
comprised of all local health jurisdiction health commissioners, or their
designee who continue to develop regional strategies and policies for
emergency preparedness and response. This
website was created to serve three main purposes: 1. To assist the residents of the Southwest Ohio
Public Health Region in preparing for incidents, 2. To inform the public about
the activities that the region is undertaking towards preparedness, 3. To provide
accurate and timely public health information to the public during an incident. |