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City of Kent Council covid19 Public Health Public Safety

Nicholas Lavrisiuk October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 0 Comments City of Kent, coronavirus, Kent, Mass Gatherings

Kent City Council passes emergency motion banning mass gatherings

Kent City Council’s Oct 21. meeting continued further discussions on preventing the spread of coronavirus, including an emergency motion to

City of Kent Cops County covid19 Health Kent State University Ohio Public Health Public Safety Uncategorized

Becca Sagaris October 13, 2020October 14, 2020 0 Comments Bars, CDC Guidelines, COVID-19, fall, Halloween, Health Department, Kent, kent state police, Pandemic, party, police department, risk, safety, trick-or-treat

City of Kent’s plan for Halloween during COVID-19 pandemic

KENT, Ohio — The City of Kent Trick-or-Treat event and annual Halloween party are coming up, and with the COVID-19

Screenshot of the Kent city council committee live meeting from YouTube

City of Kent Council covid19 Health Kent State University Ohio Public Health Public Safety Uncategorized

Becca Sagaris October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 0 Comments citation, civil, COVID-19, Health, Health commissioner, Health Department, Hope Jones, Joan Seidel, Kent, Law Director, Mass Gatherings, Mayor Jerry Fiala, public safety

Kent City Council Committee sets ordinance at meeting prohibiting mass gatherings of more than 10 starting Nov. 7

KENT, Ohio — The Kent city council committee voted to implement an ordinance to prohibit mass gatherings of more than

Council County Diversity Health poverty Public Health

Sara Crawford September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 0 Comments NAACP, Portage County, portage county board of mental health and recovery, public health, Racism, Summit County

Portage County Commissioners declare Racism a public health crisis

On Sept 11, the Portage County Commissioners declared racism a public health crisis in the county. The Portage County commissioners

covid19 Data Visualization Public Health Uncategorized

Jay Shah May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 0 Comments

Statewide Weekly Trajectory of Covid-19 Related Deaths across the U.S.

The progression of deaths due to covid-19 in the week of April 29th until present, showcases an increase in deaths

Jiovanni Lieggi April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 0 Comments

Long-term care facilities responsible for high death rate in Portage county

Portage county currently has one of the highest mortality and death rates in Ohio. Despite being the 20th most populated

Ohio poverty Public Health Social Justice

Kendra Hughley April 13, 2020April 14, 2020 0 Comments

At-Risk: African Americans Affected by the Pandemic

Governor DeWine, during a press conference in the Statehouse, April 2,2020.

Budget cuts fundraising Health Homelessness Ohio Public Health Uncategorized

Nadine Battah March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 0 Comments Akron Ohio, funding, homelessness, public health, Summit County

Proposed New Budget Increase for Homelessness Programs Barely Makes a Dent in Akron

By Nadine Battah & Jay Shah Summit County consists of a massive homeless population including almost 2000 undocumented homeless individuals.

Jay Shah February 12, 2020August 9, 2022 0 Comments coronavirus, Kent Health Department, ohio department of health, public health

Coronavirus Poses No Immediate Threat to Ohio

The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) swept the nation by a storm, with extensive travel restrictions and procedures in place for

City of Kent Health Ohio Public Health Public Safety Uncategorized

William Kovach December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 0 Comments JUUL, Kovach

F.D.A. cracks down on JUUL vaping devices

Back in October and September, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) combined