A new analysis of state public health systems shows Ohio’s has some of the worst funding support in the nation, and that funding could go down even more in the newest state budget.

Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, MBA, has reported the state’s first measles case of 2025.

The Ohio Department of Health is reporting the state’s first probable human case of influenza A(H5), also known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), or bird flu.

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Under the direction of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Thursday released its Model Emergency Action Plan for the Use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).

Ohio Department of Health Director Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, MBA, Thursday cautioned Ohioans not to get complacent about COVID-19, as the disease continues to cause hospitalizations and deaths across the state.

Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, MBA, Friday sent a letter to the state’s healthcare leaders and stakeholders, outlining ODH’s leadership on a coordinated statewide effort to monitor levels of intravenous (IV) solution after Hurricane Helene damage to a Baxter International manufacturing plant in North Carolina caused disruptions to the national IV solutions supply chain.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health Director Bruce Vanderhoff, M.D., MBA, issued the following joint statement Wednesday night after Steward Health Care’s announcement of their intention to close Trumbull Regional Medical Center and Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital in Warren, Ohio.

The number of Ohioans who died by suicide increased by two percent in 2022, according to new data from the Ohio Department of Health.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Bruce Vanderhoff, M.D., MBA, announced Friday that Ohio is significantly expanding its capabilities to screen newborns for different types of cystic fibrosis.

Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Bruce Vanderhoff, M.D., MBA, Thursday said the growth of ODH’s WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program represented a “win-win” for both WIC participants and the state’s economy.

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) urges Ohioans to be aware of excessive heat this week and to take precautions to prevent potentially dangerous heat-related illnesses, including heat stroke and heat exhaustion.

As millions of visitors prepare to enjoy any of Ohio’s 94 county and independent fairs across the state, leaders at the Ohio Departments of Agriculture (ODA) and Health (ODH) are encouraging guests and exhibitors to practice good hygiene when visiting livestock exhibitions this summer.

The first meeting of Ohio’s Children’s Vision Strike Force took place Monday at the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) offices.

A statewide database of dead Ohioans with the names and addresses associated with the causes of death is not available to the public via a public records request because it contains “protected health information,” the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled Wednesday.