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Health Board – Members of the Jefferson County Board of Health heard a report by the General Health District employees of Jefferson County during their regular session on Tuesday. – Christopher Dacanay

Steubenville – communities in the USA this year were affected by a large influenza load, but according to the medical director of the Jefferson County General Health District, the numbers are now down.

Dr. On Tuesday, Janie Culp informed the Jefferson County Board of Health that high activity zones in the US number of this only only three weeks ago. The Ohio activity levels are still considered very high, said Culp and added that she suspected that these values ​​will reduce normalcy in the next two weeks.

“It was not a worse flu than usual” said Culp, a specialist in infectious diseases. “It is not a pandemic (level). It was not a new influenza or the like.

This was by chance one of these high years, which this region has not seen since 2007, said Culp.

The south -east region has the lowest hospital admissions and diseases in the state. Culp said that this is because large cities such as Dayton, Cleveland and Cincinnati tend to increase the numbers of their region.

In the southeastern region there were 104 hospital stays for influenza last week. The total amount of the region for the season is 1,378 hospital stays, which is higher than normal, said Culp. Jefferson County in particular saw a total of 94 hospital stays related to the flu.

In comparison, there were four pediatric dials across the country due to influenza last week and a total of 14 this year, which Culp said, somewhat lower than usual.

“Our numbers are lower than three weeks ago.” Said Culp. “In terms of our activity, all parameters have dropped, and this includes visits to the expression care, emergency rooms and (antiviral) regulations that are pursued by the pharmacies.

In addition, Culp said that the nation is experiencing an obvious measles outbreak, which is monitored by the centers for the control and prevention of diseases.

While a total of 285 measles cases, including some in Ohio, have already reported 300 measles cases in 15 states in 2025, with none in Ohio. A pediatric death has occurred due to measles and another is examined, said Culp.

According to statistics, all cases up to the age of 20, which either did not receive a complete immunization course or were not immunized at all, were, said Culp. The latter group accounts for 95 percent of cases.

Several factors are involved, said Culp. The biggest outbursts were in Texas, New Mexico and California, where immigration played a role in the outbreaks. An outbreak in Texas was also related to a Mennonite group that their children normally do not immunize.

“We will see and continue to break out in the United States, and it is usually a group that normally do not immunize”, “ Culp said and added later: “The other thing is that the immunizations for children have dropped in the United States.

She continued: “There is a vaccine that hesitates.

Board member Dr. Mark Kissinger added “I think part of the hesitation is exceeded by Covid, so that they have met many people who do not trust the Covid vaccine, and suddenly doubts about the vaccines that have proven to be safe and effective for years.”

In other shops:

• The board approved an agreement with the Mahoning Valley Pathways Hub, with which the health department continues to combine female customers with pregnancy resources and services via the Hub's Network of Care Coordinators. The board also approved an agreement on 2025 with the Awareness Month of the Ohio Department of Health Healthy Homes, the lead poisoning program.

• The board accepted the resignation of the nurse Courtney Griffith on February 22nd and approved the hiring of Lysaih Rice as a community health worker of 22 US dollars an hour from March 31. Rice is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh at a Bachelor's degree in health sciences and has earlier working experience at Coleman Health Services and in the Coleman Health Services and in the Coleman Health Services and in Coleman Health Services.

• The Board of Directors approved Henry, Wilson and nurse Kylie Smogonovich from April 7th to 8th at a total cost of $ 3,442.50 that cover the registration and accommodation. The invoice is fully recorded by the violent scholarships for equity training.

• The Board of Directors approved 2025 revised budget in recent years and took three recently taken into account in the JCGHD's budget of JCGHD last March of 2025 Budget for scholarships. The board also approved the original budget of 2026, which, according to Kelly Wilson, administration and financial director, is based on the previews of previous years.

• Henry reported that the Center for Marketing and Opinion Research has completed data acquisition for the survey by Jefferson County Community Health Assessment and will soon end a draft for checking the parties. The health department of the health department and trinity, which with the help of research, develops a plan for improving healthcare in the community, CMOR delivered messages about chip progress and US information, said Henry, and a stakeholder meeting will soon be discussed for data review and the needs of the community.

• With regard to the accreditation progress, Henry reported that the JCGHD is on the deck of the documentation by the Accreditation Board of Public Health, and a further 90 days could issue a final report after the review. In addition, Henry said that the personnel guideline manual of the JCGHD has had to be updated since its last update in 2018. This movement would follow other guidelines that the JCGHD passed through during the entire accreditation process.

• Smogonovich reported that the Ministry of Health had successfully tested the management levels of its first child with the department's new lead test machine. In addition, she said that the department received expert material donations from the Delta Dental Foundation: more than 600 toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, educational materials and coloring book, which Jefferson County presents in connection with efforts for training.

• Marc Maragos, Director of Environmental Health, reported that a total of 32 calls to the Depon odor complaint -hotline were made in February, compared to 17 in January and six in March. He also reported that ODH carried out an overview of the environmental department's food service from Tuesday morning, with an exit interview awaited on Wednesday.

• The head of the environmental committee, Terry Bell, said that Amsterdam's residents could benefit from the legislation that would make their way through Columbus, which according to reports would offer $ 500,000 or more to County Water departments in order to pay the TAP-in fees for water or sewage systems. He also mentioned the Ohio General Prosecutor of the Attorney General, a light on Dumpers, which offers surveillance equipment for the prevention of litter.

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