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Franklin County Public Health Situational Update
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July 2024
Franklin County Public Health wants to stay connected with our partners by creating informed and healthy communities. This newsletter is here to serve as a tool for you to share resources with your community, schools, and families in your district.
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The July 4th Jurisdiction Call is cancelled due to the Independence Day holiday. Please review the information included below and look for an updated registration link to go out in the next few weeks for our call on August 1st at 10 a.m.
Have a safe and healthy holiday! Happy 4th of July!
Immunization Update
Alexandria (Alex) Jones, Assistant Health Commissioner
- Summer is a great time to be vaccinated against COVID!
- All those 6 months and older recommend 1 dose of the vaccine.
- Those 65+ recommend an additional dose of the updated vaccine at least 4 months from lost dose.
- Those under 65, but with chronic medical conditions please discuss with your health care provider whether you should receive an additional dose.
- CDC’s Bridge Access Program provides free COVID-19 vaccines to adults without health insurance and adults whose insurance does not cover all COVID-19 vaccine costs. This program will end in August 2024. At this time we’re not sure if COVID vaccine will be available through the 317 uninsured adult vaccination program.
- FCPH purchased a mobile unit that will be in our community this summer providing public health education and services. Please be on the lookout for our unit to begin rolling out in August 2024
Epidemiology Report Review
Radhika Iyer, Infectious Disease Program Epidemiologist & Supervisor
- Due to reporting changes, Epidemiology Reports are published quarterly.
- Next report is scheduled for July 31 and October 31.
- The report has been updated to reflect March community levels.
- Review the full epidemiology report here.
- Please note: all the data shown in the report is only representative of Franklin County Public Health’s jurisdictions which exclude Worthington and the City of Columbus.
H5N1 Bird Flu: Current Situation
https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html
- H5N1 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows with three recent human cases in U.S. dairy workers.
- While the current public health risk is low, CDC is watching the situation carefully and working with states to monitor people with animal exposures.
- CDC is using its flu surveillance systems to monitor for H5N1 activity in people.
H5N1 Bird Flu: Humans
- Total Reported Human Cases in the United States: 4 (since 2022)
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3 following exposure to dairy cows
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1 following exposure to poultry
- States with Reported Case(s): 3
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Lisa Dent, Associate Director of Equity and Inclusion |
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The next FCPH Equity Advisory Council (EAC) meeting is scheduled for July 22, 2024 12:30-2:00pm. The RVPHTC’s Racial Justice Competency Model will be a featured agenda topic. For questions about the EAC, feel free to contact Lisa Dent at lisadent@franklincountyohio.gov. |
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Kristin Howard, Director of Communication and Public Affairs |
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Save the Date
Columbus and Franklin County Addiction Plan July Walk-In for Wellness - July 11-12
Located at Lower Lights - 1160 W. Broad St., 43222 from 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
This Walk-In for Wellness is hosted by the Public Safety Subcommittee led by Melissa Pierson of OJPP at Franklin County, Marcus Johnson and Emerald Hernandez-Parra of the City of Columbus Department of Development, and Officer Shawn Lutz of Columbus Police. Themed: Public Safety Reimagined: Breaking Barriers, Building Hope, this event is designed to help our community negotiate the bureaucracies of life. To that end, the following opportunities will be made available:
- Expungement and record sealing for MISDEMEANORS only
- BMV License Restoration
- Muni Court Self-Help Legal Center
- Child Support Technical Assistance
- Legal Aid
- And more!
Sign-up to volunteer here:
Health Works Franklin County Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) One Year Update - August 27 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Located at Franklin County Public Health, 280 E Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 in the West Conference Room.
A save the date email has been sent, please contact Kristin Howard (kristinhoward@franklincountyohio.gov) if you would like to attend. We hope to see you there!
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Alex Evans, Epidemiologist |
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In collaboration with the EH Sustainability Section, the Office of Epidemiology & Data is excited to announce the new Climate & Health page is now live on the FCPH data hub site. With funding from NACCHO’s Climate Demonstration Site Program, metrics for climate and health surveillance were developed to monitor climate changes and related health outcomes, and this page was developed to present these dashboards and climate change information. |
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Abby Boeckman, Director of Epidemiology and Data
Community Conversations wrapped up this week. Five groups were held around FCPH's jurisdiction with a total of 54 community members joining. These groups will help FCPH understand how communities around the county feel about health and wellbeing. Results will inform our next HealthMap 2025 and will be available next Spring.
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