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Franklin County Public Health Situational Update
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October 2025
Franklin County Public Health wants to stay connected with our partners in creating informed and healthy communities. This newsletter is here to serve as a tool for you to share resources for your community, schools, and families in your district.
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Epidemiology Report Review
Radhika Iyer, Infectious Disease Program Epidemiologist & Supervisor
Ohio rule changes for Class A and Class B reportable diseases went into effect on October 1, 2025.
The final COVID-19 quarterly report will be updated mid-October and placed on the FCPH Infectious Disease Data Hub.
- FCPH will review this report on the November call.
- Past COVID-19 reports are now located on this site.
Review the October Epi Presentation.
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Unity Johnson, Health Promotion Supervisor
National Farm to School Month & Great Apple Crunch
October is National Farm to School Month! This year's theme, Growing for the Future, emphasizes the role of farm to school and early care in creating thriving communities now and in the future. To honor National Farm to School Month, FCPH will be participating in the Great Apple Crunch. The Great Apple Crunch is an annual celebration of fresh, local apples to promote healthy eating and farm to school efforts across Ohio. To participate, get a group of people together, register your team on the Ohio Extension Apple Crunch registration page and visit the Ohio Apples orchard directory to locate a nearby orchard at which to purchase your apples. Ohio Farm to School's goal is to crunch more apples than our neighboring Midwest states, including Michigan. Most importantly, remember to support your local farmers when you can!
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Kristin Howard, Director of Communications and Public Affairs
ACEs and PACEs Coalition Invitation
Franklin County Public Health is proud to invite your office to join a new coalition to comprehensively address ACEs in our community. With a vision of becoming an ACEs Resilient Community, this voluntary group will guide our work regarding ACEs as part of the 2026-2029 Community Health Improvement Plan for Franklin County Public Health. From addiction to maternal health, educational attainment to chronic disease, ACEs contribute to poorer health outcomes across the continuum. This new coalition will seek to engage the collective impact work addressing those areas (and more) so we can better “connect the dots” in the context of ACEs and PACEs.
- Date: Thursday, October 23
- Time: 10:00 am- 12:00 pm
- Location: Franklin County Public Health (280 East Broad Street, Memorial Hall)
- RSVP: debra.smith@franklincountyohio.gov
We hope you will join us for this important work! Please kindly share with your networks and stakeholders.
Lisa Dent, Associate Director of Equity and Inclusion
EAC meeting
The Equity Advisory Council will meet on October 27, 2025. The agenda is in process and will be sent to the EAC and partners once that is final.
Contact Lisa Dent at lisadent@franklincountyohio.gov for more information.
Imagine Forward: Economic Engagement & Opportunity Conference
Franklin County Board of Commissioner’s Office of Economic Engagement and Community is excited and honored to host Imagine Forward: Economic Engagement & Opportunity Conference on Wednesday October 15, 2025.
Join us at the OCLC Conference Center in Dublin, Ohio for a full day of professional development and discussion. Featuring keynote speakers, assorted break-out session topics, and a women business owner’s panel, this conference will have something for everyone involved in economic and community development. As we also place emphasis on our mission of “Every Resident Every Day”, attendees can anticipate an exchange of ideas on how we can also serve the vast and varied needs of our county’s residents.
If you would like to be a vendor, contact the event organizers. The vendor space is free.
Visit the website to Register.
For any questions, please email: eecd@franklincountyohio.gov.
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Karin Kasper, Food Safety & School Health Division Manager
Karin reviewed the process of cost methodology for the Food Safety and Body Art programs. This process occurs every year to determine fees for programs.
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