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CINCINNATI BOARD OF HEALTH



Health Commissioner's Office

Bernadette Watson, Public Information Officer,
Contact (513) 357-7291
or  E-mail

Board of Health members may be contacted through:

                 Donna Christos, (513) 357-7282 or  E-mail     
                 Cincinnati Health Department  
                 3101 Burnet Avenue  
                 Cincinnati, Ohio 45229

Chair:         Linetta D.C. Collins, Ed.D.

Vice-Chair:   Wael W. Safi, Pharm.D. 

                 Steven J. Baines, M.A

                 Jerry Bedford, Jr. 

                 Richard M. Ruddy, M.D.

                 Thomas A. Dryer, M.D.

                 Jacqueline R. Edmerson, M.S.W., L.I.S.W. 

                Stephen E. Wilson, M.D

                 Darlene Barnes, M.S.W, L.S.W.


(All phone numbers are Area Code 513)

COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE

 
Noble Maseru, Ph.D., M.P.H., Health Commissioner

357-7280

Steven J. Englender, M.D., M.P.H.

357-7208

Donna Christos, Clerk of the Board357-7282 
Brenda Frye, Assistant To The Commissioner357-7281
Bernadette Watson, Public Information Officer357-7291
 

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION 

               

Cynthia Blockson R.D. M.Ed., Interim Asst. Health Commissioner

                  357-7271     

Mohammad Alam, Ph.D., Director of Environmental Services                  357-7202
Janet O’Hair, Director of Public Employees Assistance Program                  357-7202
 

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE DIVISION

 
Carol Westermeyer, R.N., B.S.N., Interim Assistant Health Commissioner357-7362 

Jim Reynolds, Health Laboratory Director

357-7230
Chris Payne, Pharmacy Director352-3801 
Ted Porter, Cincinnati Health Department Supply 352-2929
Lawrence Hill, D.D.S., M.P.H., Dental Director357-7380
Sudha Mehta, M.D., Sexually Transmitted Diseases 357-7300 
Kim Toole, R.N., Interim Director of Public Health Nursing357-7406 
Patricia Matillar, M.S.,R.D., L.D., WIC Program 821-7188 

 

TECHNICAL RESOURCES DIVISION

Mark Gissiner, Assistant Health Commissioner

357-7469
LiAnne Howard, Human Resources 357-7472
Robert A. Franklin, Supervising Accountant, Fiscal357-7481 
Steve Toon, Supervisor of Maintenance 357-7465 
Steve Taggart, Director of Vital Records352-2914
Bob Schlanz, Supervising Account, Data Center 352-1408 

 

 

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTER MANAGERS    

 
District Health Officer, Interim, Gail Lewis  357-7488
Braxton F. Cann Memorial Medical Center, Interim, Brenda Waldron   271-6089 
Elm Street Health Center, Debra Dreyfus 352-3092 
Millvale Health Center, Theresa Shook 352-3192 
Northside Health Center, Gail Lewis 357-7600 
Price Hill Health Center, Joyce Allen357-2700 
  

HEALTH CARE CENTERS

 
Ambrose H. Clement Health Center, 3101 Burnet Ave., 45229  357-7300
Braxton F. Cann Memorial Medical Center, 5818 Madison Rd., 45227 263-8750
Crest Smile Shoppe, Avondale Boys & Girls Club 612 Rockdale Ave., 45229 352-4072
Elm Street Health Center, 1525 Elm St., 45210   352-3092
     Dental Clinic352-3927
     Dental, Homeless Program 352-6363 
McMicken Dental Center, 40 E. McMicken Ave. 2nd Floor,  45210352-6363 
Millvale Health Center, 3301 Beekman St., 45225    352-3192
     Dental Clinic 352-3196
Northside Health Center, 3917 Spring Grove Ave., 45223   357-7600
     Dental Clinic  357-7610 
Price Hill Health Center, 2136 W 8th St., 45204    357-2700 
     Dental Clinic     357-2704


SERVICE INFORMATION

 
AIDS Information and Referral357-7350
AIDS/HIV Program Director357-7345
Ambrose H. Clement Health Center 357-7300 
Animal Bites 352-2922 
Birth Certificates 352-3120
Braxton F. Cann Memorial Medical Center271-6089 
Central Laboratory 
     General Information 357-7230 
     Chemistry Reports 357-7233 
     Microbiology Reports 357-7231 
     Sexually Transmitted Disease Reports/Supplies 357-7233 
     Blood Lead 357-7230 
     Envrionmental/Food Analysis 357-7232 
Cincinnati Health Department Supply 352-2921 
City of Cincinnati Central Supply 352-1992 
Clerk of the Board of Health 357-7282 
Commissioner of Health 357-7280 
Communicable Disease 357-7392 
Community Health Care Services Administration 357-7272 
Counseling-Public Employees Assistance Program (PEAP) 421-7600 
Data Processing Center (Information Systems) 352-3802 
Day Care Licensure Program 357-7460 
Death Certificates 352-3120
Dental Administration357-7380 
Dental Clinics  
     Crest Smile Shoppe 352-4072 
     Elm Street Health Center 352-2927 
     Millvale 352-3192 
     Northside 357-7610 
     Price Hill 357-2704
Elm Street Health Center 352-3092 
Employee Health Services (Division of Risk Management) 352-3074
Environmental Administration357-7201
     Environmental East352-2908 
     Environmental West564-1751 
     Environmental Complaint Line564-1751 
     Food Illness/Poisoning Cases 564-1751 
     Food Vending Machine Inspections564-1751 
     Garbage/Debris564-1750 
    Hazardous Waste 564-1780 
     Heat-Insufficient564-1751 
     Litter Control564-1751
     Litter/Weeds/Tall Grass564-1750 
     Plumbing, Leaking Sewers564-1750 
     Radiation Hazards357-7212 
     Rodents in Food Establishments564-1751 
     Rodents-Neighborhood Complaints564-1751
     Septic Tank Inspections352-2922 
     Smoking Complaints
           In Food Establishments352-2908 
           Non-Food Establishments564-1750 
     Solid Waste Unit 564-1780 
     Technical Environmental 352-2922 
           Animal Bites352-2922 
         Mosquitoes, Starling and Bats352-2922
           Rodents, Sewer Baiting Complaints352-2922
           Swimming Pool Complaints352-2922
           Swimming Pool and Spa Inspections/Permits352-2922 
           Vector Control352-2922 
           Vacant Buildings564-1750 
           Waste Unit564-1780 
           Weeds & Litter564-1750
Facilities Management 357-7465 
Fiscal Services 357-7480 
Food Supplement Program (See WIC Program)  
Health Commissioner 357-7280
Health Department General Information 357-7200 
Health Promotion Program (HPP)357-7440 
Home Health357-7400 
 
Homeless Program352-2902 
     Homeless Program Dental 352-6363
Human Resources 357-7480 
     Payroll 357-7490
     Personnel357-7490 
Immunization Action Program (IAP) 352-2901 
Information (Health Department Telephone Numbers)357-7200 
Information Systems (Data Center)352-3802 
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program 357-7420 
Mailroom, Burnet & King 357-7475 
Maintenance 357-7466 
Medical Director357-7289 
Medical Records Archive 352-2912 
Millvale Health Center 352-3192 
Northside Health Center 357-7600 
Nursing (See Primary Health Care Nursing) 
Nursing Home Licensure Program 357-7430 
Nutrition Director (WIC) 821-7188
Overseas Shot Information 357-7390 
Personnel 357-7490 
PEAP (Public Employees Assistance Program) 421-7600 
Pharmacies: 
     Ambrose H. Clement 357-7316 
     Braxton F. Cann263-8560 
     Elm Street352-3092 
     Millvale352-3192
     Northside357-7620
     Price Hill357-2705
Pharmacy Supply 352-2931 
Price Hill Health Center 357-2700 
Primary Health Care Division 357-7360 
Primary Health Care Nursing Administration 357-7410 
     District Nursing Offices:  
          Adult Health (Home Health)

352-2476

          Daycare Inspections and Permits 357-7460 
          Maternal Child Health352-3081 
          Nursing Home Licensure Program357-7430 
          Nursing Intake-Referral & Information357-7400 
          Quality Improvement357-7414 
          School Health Nursing/EPSDT357-2808 
          Special Programs357-2836 
Public Health Information 357-7391 
Reproduction/Printing 357-7218 
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Training Center Classroom357-7300 
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Training Center 357-7308
Social Services  
     Braxton F. Cann267-8799
     Elm Street352-3030
     Millvale352-3192
     Northside357-7624
     Price Hill357-2730
Technical Resources Division 357-7480
Traveler Vaccinations Information 357-7392 
Vital Statistics (City of Cincinnati only) 352-2912 
     Births and Deaths (Recorded Message) 352-3120
     Burial Transit Permits-8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.352-3812 
     After Hours and Holidays  
          Michael Steil @Weil Funeral Home281-0178
          John Croxton@ T.P. White Funeral Home231-7150 
          Terena Deters@ Ralph Meyer, Deters Funeral Home251-9700
     Vital Statistics Receptionist 352-2912
Vital Statistics (Hamilton County) 946-7800 
WIC-Food Supplement Program  
     Administration 821-6946 
     General Information821-7012
     Ambrose H. Clement357-7340
     Braxton F. Cann263-8777 
     Children's Hospital636-5818 

     East End                                                       

321-1395 

     Elm Street

352-3816 

     Forest Park

742-3555 

     Harrison

367-5383 

     Lincoln Heights

588-3627 

     Millvale

352-3199 

     Mt. Healthy

522-4300 

     Northside

564-2180

     Norwood

458-5678 

     Price Hill

357-2727 

     Roselawn Referral

821-6813 

     University Hospital

584-8220 

     West End

352-3566

     Westside

251-4700 

    Winton Hills242-1720 
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