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Grant helps Maternal and Child Health Center purchase handheld ultrasound

Grant helps Maternal and Child Health Center purchase handheld ultrasound

| March 2, 2025

The Distribution Committee of the Coshocton Foundation awarded $4,789.78 to the Coshocton County Maternal & Child Health Center to provide support for the purchase of a handheld ultrasound with compatible printer to better serve their prenatal clinic patients. The Maternal and Child Health Center, which has been in existence since 1972, provides health care to […]

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Dr. Virostko provides insight on the influenza season

Dr. Virostko provides insight on the influenza season

| February 25, 2025

Dr. Douglas Virostko, medical director at Coshocton Public Health, provided insight on the 2024-2025 influenza season. “I have been a family physician in Coshocton for over 30 years, and I am the medical director at Coshocton Public Health,” he said. “This winter of 24-25, we are experiencing the worst influenza season we have had in […]

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Dr. Tupper to present at Coffee with a Doc

Dr. Tupper to present at Coffee with a Doc

| November 5, 2024

Coshocton Public Health District will present Coffee with A Doc, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, featuring Dr. Donald A. Tupper. The event topic for November is “Podiatry – How to Keep Ten Toes on Two Feet.” The event will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. at Rust Décor, located at 341 Main Street […]

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Public health district present Coffee with a Doc

Public health district present Coffee with a Doc

| October 17, 2024

Coshocton Public Health District will present Coffee with A Doc, on Monday, Oct. 21, featuring Dr. Kamesh Gupta from Genesis Healthcare System.  The event topic for October is gastroenterology. The event will take place on Monday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. at Rust Décor, located at 341 Main St. in Coshocton. Parking is available in […]

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Drug Take-Back Day scheduled

Drug Take-Back Day scheduled

| October 16, 2024

Coshocton Public Health District and the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office will present Drug Take-Back Day at 637 Chestnut St. in Coshocton on Saturday, Oct. 26. The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the public about the potential for […]

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Health district will host mobile mammography unit

Health district will host mobile mammography unit

| June 19, 2024

The Center for Cancer Health Equity and OSUCCC James Cancer will present its Mobile Mammography Unit at Coshocton Public Health District on Monday, July 1. The mobile unit provides the opportunity for people to receive a breast cancer screening closer to home. It’s also a great resource for those who may be uninsured or underinsured with no […]

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Health, Safety and Wellness Expo is back

Health, Safety and Wellness Expo is back

| February 27, 2023

Kids America will be the site of the ninth annual Health, Safety and Wellness Expo on Saturday, March 11 from 8 a.m. to noon. Co-sponsored by Coshocton Regional Medical Center, Coshocton County Safety Council and Coshocton County Chamber of Commerce, this is a free event. Many exhibitors will be there with wellness and safety information […]

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Novel Coronavirus outbreak being monitored

Novel Coronavirus outbreak being monitored

| January 30, 2020

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus (termed “2019-nCoV”) first identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in December 2019 and which continues to expand. Public health officials have described the immediate health risk to […]

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