Southwest Ohio Public Health Region

Website by: Jared Warner

SOUTHWEST OHIO PUBLIC HEALTH REGION

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Southwest Ohio Public Health Region:

An Introduction

The Southwest Ohio Region for Public Health Preparedness is a coalition of 15 local city and county health districts who have joined together in an effort to more efficiently identify, plan, respond to, and mitigate public health emergencies in Southwest Ohio and the surrounding areas.

This region of Ohio contains approximately 1.6 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 early 2001 to handle the increased responsibilities of public health, particularly in regards to natural or manmade disease outbreaks. This ESC is comprised of all local health jurisdiction health commissioners, 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 emergencies,

2. To inform the public about the activities that the region is undertaking towards preparedness,

3. To provide accurate and timely public health emergency information to the public.