Batavia, OH—The Clermont County Board of Health has a new member. Trevor Seal of Union Township was appointed as the newest member during the District Advisory Council meeting on March 20. Trevor is a commercial banker with Park National Bank and has previously served on Clermont County Public Health’s septic rehab committee. Trevor will serve a five-year term beginning April 1, 2025.
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The Clermont County General Health District Advisory Council will hold its annual meeting at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, 2025, in the conference room of the Engineer’s Office, 2381 Clermont Center Drive. This meeting is held each year under the provisions contained in Section 3709.03 of the Ohio Revised Code. Agenda items include:
The District Advisory Council is composed of the chairperson of each township, the mayor of each village, and the president of the Board of County Commissioners. All Township Trustees, Village Mayors, Vice Mayors, Council Members, and the entire Board of County Commissioners are invited to attend the meeting to hear about Clermont County Public Health’s accomplishments in 2024 and directions for 2025 and beyond.
For more information on how to become a Board of Health member or more information about the District Advisory Council, visit https://ccphohio.org/dac/.
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August 22, 2024
Public Notice
This notice is to inform all interested parties of the proposed revisions of the Local Air Pollution Control Regulations being considered by the Clermont County Board of Health. A public hearing will be held at the Public Health Office, 2275 Bauer Road, Batavia, OH 45103 at 3:30pm on September 11, 2024. The proposed revisions of the Local Air Pollution Control Regulations are as follows: Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3704 and Ohio Administrative Code 3745-14 through 3745-24, 3745-31, 3745-73, 3745-76, 3745-77 through 80, 3745-100 through 104, 3745-107, and 3745-110-114 are hereby incorporated by reference as the Clermont County Health District Local Air Pollution Control Regulations. Proposed revisions will be effective November 1, 2024. If you would like to provide written comments, please submit them to ccph@clermontcountyohio.gov prior to that date. If you have questions, please contact (513)732-7499.
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BATAVIA, OH – Drug overdose deaths decreased nearly 30 percent in Clermont County in 2022. After a six-year high of 71 drug-related overdose deaths in 2021, there were 50* deaths in Clermont County in 2022, according to the 2022 Overdose Fatality Review published by Clermont County Public Health. (*The data from the coroner’s office is not yet finalized and may change pending further investigations).
The report uses data from the Clermont County Coroner’s Office, autopsy reports, toxicology reports, and other online databases to detect county-wide trends in drug-related deaths.
“We are encouraged to see fewer overdose deaths last year, but the presence of fentanyl in our community is still a top concern,” said Health Commissioner Julianne Nesbit.
Illicit and highly potent fentanyl was present in 78 percent of the toxicology reports in 2022.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid approximately 100 times more powerful than morphine. Continued trends have shown an increase in fentanyl, often mixed in with other drugs.
Nesbit credits the work of the Clermont County Addiction and Recovery Partnership with helping to reduce the number of deaths in the county. The partnership aims to minimize substance misuse, distribution, addiction, overdose, and deaths in Clermont County.
“Thanks to the partnership, many first responder agencies in the county now carry naloxone and can administer it at the scene of an overdose,” said Nesbit. “Without naloxone, overdose deaths may have been much higher.”
Clermont County Public Health distributed 962 doses of naloxone in 2022. Anyone that wants naloxone can visit naloxone.ohio.gov or call Clermont County Public Health at 513-735-8400.
Whether it is a community fair or festival, your neighborhood yard sale or a weekend baseball tournament, any person or group that prepares and sells food must get a temporary food license from their local health department.
Why do I need a license to sell food?
In Ohio, it is the law. Just like your favorite restaurant, if you are part of a group that is preparing and selling food – even for a short time, you must get a temporary food license from the health department. This includes events with a required donation or an entry or gate fee at an event.
Clermont County Public Health protects the public by inspecting places that prepare and sell food. They make sure that food sold in Clermont County is safe to eat and prepared in a clean and sanitary manner.
What does a license do?
Having a license to sell food shows your customers that you have been inspected and approved by Clermont County Public Health to sell food. When food isn’t cooked to the proper temperature or people don’t wash their hands or wear gloves before preparing ready-to-eat foods, it can make people sick.
To get a license to sell food, an inspection must first be done. Places that set up a temporary food booth without getting a license run the risk of getting people sick from food poisoning.
What do we look for when we do an inspection?
For more information on our food safety program or how to get a temporary food permit, visit https://ccphohio.org/food-protection/
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