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There are many emergencies, natural or man-made, that can occur.
The following links, from the Ohio Department of Health and CDC, give tips
on preparing for and recovering from these emergencies.
Please check again as we will soon be adding others.
Emergency Preparedness
Flood Safety
Heat Safety
Winter Weather
The Lawrence County MRC is currently recruiting volunteers, with or without medical backgrounds, to assist in a variety of activities. For more information, please call Debbie at 740-532-3962, or click the star.
The American Red Cross has an emergency hurricane app for smart phones (available for free on iTunes or Google Play). It will list emergency shelters, real-time weather reports, and even has a button to update status on FB and Twitter so family/friends know you're safe. You can get the app via your phone's app store, or by calling call "**REDCROSS" (**73327677) from your smart phone.
Lawrence County Health Department
e-mail: lawrcohd@odh.ohio.gov
Mission Statement
May is...
Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month
Arthritis Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Employee Health and Fitness Month
Healthy Vision Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detetection and Prevention Month
National Mental Health Month
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
National High Blood Pressure Awareness Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
The Emergency Response Coordinator has worked in cooperation with the Regional Coordinator and Emergency Response Coordinators from nine other counties to form our Emergency Response Plan.
Please click here to access the plan. After reviewing it, please email any comments or feedback to lawrcohd@odh.ohio.gov. We value your opinion, and any questions will be answered in a timely manner. Thank you for any suggestions you may have.
A training opportunity, MGT 405 Mobilizing Faith-Based Community Organizations in Preparing for Disaster, is being held Saturday, October 27, in Proctorville. For more information, please click here.
We are currently recruiting new members for the Lawrence County Medical Reserve Corps. For more information, please call Georgia Dillon, RNC, or Maxine Lewis at Lawrence County Health Department (740-532-3962). Click here to become a member of Lawrence County Medical Reserve Corps.
Lawrence County Medical Reserve Corps needs volunteers ASAP. Anyone (with or without a medical background) interested in helping, please call Georgia Dillon, RNC, or Maxine Lewis at Lawrence County Health Department. There are many opportunities to serve our county, including staffing cooling stations during the power outage.
Click here to become a member of Lawrence County Medical Reserve Corps.
