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2024 Summit County Youth Risk Behavior Survey Report

Dec 17, 2024

The 2024 Summit County Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) report has been released. Read the press release with interesting highlights here.

Frozen Waffle Recall

Oct 21, 2024

TreeHouse Foods is recalling certain frozen waffle products due to concerns about possible Listeria Monoctyogene contamination. Read their release and the list of products included HERE.

Starting October 21, 2024, our parking lot reconstruction will require us to close our entrance from West Market Street to vehicles. For appointments at our health clinic for vaccines and reproductive health services please continue to...

Pfizer COVID-19 (24-25) Vaccine Available at SCPH

Oct 10, 2024

Summit County Public Health is offering the new PFIZER COVID-19 (24-25 Formula) vaccinations. The clinics will be by appointment only on Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM. The clinics will be held at 1867 W. Market St. Akron,...

Wave of Light Event

Sep 27, 2024

Baby Loss Awareness Week hosts a global "Wave of Light" on October 15th to continuously light candles for 24 hours and connect families across the world who have lost a child. Come light a candle at The United Way of Summit and Medina from...

SCPH Response to 05SEP24 Akron Fire

Sep 06, 2024

HAZMAT air sampling data consistently came back as acceptable for the general population. SCPH remains in contact with our partners who are continuing to assess data from the incident to stay informed of any environmental concerns and will...