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Thursday, February 28, 2013  Mandatory federal spending cuts will cause a reduction in the department's tobacco prevention program, child and family services, the dental clinic, immunizations and WIC.

Monday, January 14, 2013  Since the Center for Disease Control is now calling the flu a national epidemic, the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department is taking action to prevent further spread of the virus.

Monday, January 07, 2013  There were 16 reported cases of the flu in Lucas County hospitals in December

Friday, December 28, 2012  The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department says it's noticed a significant rise in respiratory illnesses and the flu in the last few weeks.

Thursday, May 31, 2012  UPDATE: Building owner previously tried to buy chemicals and inspectors reported seeing suspicious items to the Lucas County Health Department.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011  With $633,000 on the chopping block for next year, the Lucas County Health Department will raise the cost of services to lighten the financial blow.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  Whooping cough kills 295,000 people each year

Thursday, August 04, 2011  The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department has made some grim discoveries in the past two weeks--five mosquito pools were identified as being positive for West Nile Virus from sampling done by Toledo Area Sanitary District.

Friday, June 03, 2011  Anti-tobacco advocates say cuts to the Ohio Department of Health could jeopardize enforcement of the state's four-year-old ban on smoking in indoor public places. The $56 billion spending plan currently under consideration in the Ohio Senate eliminated $1 million that the Health Department used last year to follow up on alleged violations of the ban.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011  Healthy Lucas County -- a coalition of public health related agencies and philanthropic organizations is conducting a research health survey for adults in Lucas county. Several hundred adults have been randomly selected to participate in this anonymous and confidential survey, according to Dr. David Grossman, Director of the Lucas County Department of Health.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010  So whatever happened to the swine flu?

Monday, October 11, 2010  Local agencies in Ohio are set to return millions of dollars in federal funding leftover from the H1N1 virus to the state health department.

Friday, April 16, 2010  The City of Toledo is the 4th highest in the country in the number of children involved in prostitution.  The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department says it has a new way to fight this problem.

Saturday, December 19, 2009  The University of Toledo's Scott Park Campus is the location for the next H1N1 clinic

Tuesday, December 08, 2009  Anyone who has not yet received the H1N1 vaccine will have the chance next week as area health departments open vaccination clinics to everyone.