Columbus Public Health

Pizza and Pandemic: Mikey Sorboro of Late Night Slice and the 10 pm Curfew

By Dan Skinner & WCBE Podcast Experience • Sep 7, 2020

On this week’s episode Dan Skinner and his Co-Producer Mark Frantz talk with Mikey Sorboro—owner of Mikey’s Late Night Slice—about the legal battle over the 10pm restaurant curfew that Mikey and other local restaurant owners fought at the end of July. Currently, Gov. DeWine has called for alcohol sales to stop after the same 10pm marker.

Columbus Health Commissioner Says Schools May Reopen For In-Person Instruction

By Jim Letizia • Aug 27, 2020

State health officials Wednesday reported 988 new cases of COVID-19 and 48 new deaths.

Westerville Schools To Open Year With Remote Learning

By Jim Letizia • Aug 13, 2020

Westerville City Schools will start the upcoming academic year with 100 percent remote learning, moving away from a blended learning model.

Judge Temporarily Blocks Columbus Ordinance Requiring Early Bar And Restaurant Closures

By Associated Press & Jim Letizia • Jul 29, 2020

A Franklin County judge has issued a 14-day restraining order on a Columbus ordinance requiring bars and restaurants to close on-site service at 10 pm.

Ginther Moves To Limit Hours Of Operation For Bars, Restaurants Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

By Jim Letizia • Jul 25, 2020

Columbus Mayor Andy Ginther said Friday he is asking Columbus City Council to approve an ordinance on Monday limiting hours of operation for bars, nightclubs and restaurants as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

Bars Could Lose Liquor License And Patrons Face Penalties For Violating Virus Guidelines

By Alison Holm • May 18, 2020

Bars and restaurants that fail to observe safe distancing and other anti-coronavirus measures could lose their liquor license.

Some Local Bars & Restaurants Warned Or Cited For Failing To Practice Social Distancing

By Jim Letizia & Associated Press • May 18, 2020

State health officials said Sunday Ohio has more than 26 thousand confirmed cases of COVID-19 with nearly 49 hundred hospitalizations and 1472 deaths.

Columbus Attempting To Address Coronavirus Racial Disparities

By Mike Foley • Apr 21, 2020

Columbus health officals say there are more than 1,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Columbus and Worthington, including 14 deaths.

Columbus Health Officials Report Six Local COVID-19 Deaths

By Alison Holm • Apr 8, 2020

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ohio is now over 47 hundred, with 167 deaths and more than a thousand hospitalizations. 417 patients are in intesive care.

Local Health Officials Inspecting Businesses

By Jim Letizia • Apr 1, 2020

Columbus Public Health is increasing business inspections to ensure compliance with state orders to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Columbus Declares Public Health Emergency Freeing Up Extra Safety Measures

By Mike Foley • Mar 13, 2020

The Columbus Board of Health today declared a local public health emergency giving the city extra safety measures to respond to COVID-19 cases. The declaration allows for the quarantine and isolation of individuals with the virus and as a last resort law enforcement involvement for any instances of non-compliance.

Talking Coronavirus (and Flu!) with Franklin County Public Health

By Dan Skinner & WCBE Podcast Experience • Feb 9, 2020

Show Notes

Talking Coronavirus (and Flu!) with Franklin County Public Health

Host: Dan Skinner (@danielrskinner)

Guests: Joe Mazzola, Commissioner, and Alex Jones, Director of Prevention and Wellness and Assistant Health Commissioner, Franklin County Public Health (@FC_PublicHealth)

Local Health Officials Report Increase In Teen Vaping

By Alison Holm & Associated Press • Aug 29, 2019

An Ohio woman's lawsuit against an e-cigarette maker charges it markets nicotine vapor products to teens like her daughters and fails to warn consumers about the products' high nicotine levels.

Health Officials Close Polaris Mall Restaurant

By Jim Letizia • May 9, 2019

Columbus Public Health has closed a restaurant in the Polaris Fashion Place mall after being cited for several violations.

Columbus Public Health Adds New Recommendations For Hepatitis A Vaccine

By Jim Letizia • Mar 9, 2019

Columbus Public Health health officials have expanded the local list of at-risk groups that could be in danger of contracting hepatitis A without taking proper precautions.

Franklin County Infant Mortality Rate Dropped To 7.5 in 2018

By Mike Foley • Mar 7, 2019

https://www.columbus.gov/Celebrate-One/Infant-Mortality-Data/

Franklin County's infant mortality rate declined last year, but a racial disparity remains.

Employee At Second Local Restaurant Confirmed To Have Contracted Hepatitis A

By Jim Letizia • Feb 17, 2019

Columbus Public Health says an employee of Eddy’s Chicken and Waffles on East Livingston Avenue has been confirmed to have contracted hepatitis A.

CPH Urges Customers Of A North High Street Restaurant Get Vaccinated For Hepatitis A

By Jim Letizia • Jan 26, 2019

Columbus Public Health is urging anyone who ate at a North High Street restaurant between January 1 and January 16 to get vaccinated for Hepatitis A.

Columbus Officials Provide Another Update On Comprehensive Safety Strategy

By Mike Foley • Nov 14, 2018

Columbus officials Tuesday provided an update on the city's safety strategy, and the mayor offered a glimpse at his 2019 budget proposal.

CPH Reports Rabid Bat Found In Arena District

By Jim Letizia • Sep 11, 2018

Columbus Public Health says a rabid bat was found at the corner of McConnell and Nationwide Boulevards in the Arena District on August 19.

CPH Reports City's First Case Of West Nile Virus This Season

By Jim Letizia • Sep 1, 2018

Columbus Public Health is reporting the city's first case of West Nile Virus this season.

Rat Sightings Spike In Four Columbus Neighborhoods

By Jim Letizia • Jul 20, 2018

Columbus Public Health reports a spike in rat sightings in the Linden, Clintonville, south side and Hilltop neighborhoods.

Health Officials Investigating Two Local Cases Of Legionnaires' Disease

By Jim Letizia • Jun 28, 2018

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says two vets in Columbus have been treated for Legionnaires' Disease, and three othes have symptoms of the respiratory illness.

Local Health Officials To Distribute Fentanyl Testing Strips

By Jim Letizia • Jun 19, 2018

Columbus Public Health officials are launching a pilot program this month to give drug users free urine test strips to determine whether the substances are laced with fentanyl.

City To Fund Gun Violence Prevention Efforts

By Jim Letizia • Jun 7, 2018

Columbus city officials are pumping more money into gun violence prevention efforts.

Records Show Many Local Retailers Fail Initial Tobacco 21 Inspections

By Jim Letizia • May 24, 2018

Columbus Public Health records show 280 of the 822 tobacco retailer officials inspected for violations of the city's Tobacco 21 ordinance failed those inspections.

Franklin County And Columbus Public Health Plan To Distribute Drug Deactivation Bags

By Associated Press • Feb 20, 2018

Franklin County and Columbus Public Health officials plan to distribute bags that deactivate prescription drugs as part of the fight against the opioid epidemic.

Columbus Health Officials Issue Advisory Over Cocaine, Fentanyl Deaths

By Jim Letizia • Jan 19, 2018

Columbus Public Health has issued a community advisory about an increase in cocaine and fentanyl-related overdose deaths.

Columbus Considering Regulations For Hooka Lounges

By Jim Letizia • Dec 11, 2017

Columbus City Council is considering proposed legislation that would regulate hooka lounges.

More Columbus Cops To Get Crisis Intervention Training

By Mike Foley • Nov 2, 2017

Columbus officials, including the Mayor, Police Chief and Safety Director, have been holding neighborhood roundtables over the last month to develop ways to improve police-community relations and reduce crime.

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