DEFIANCE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

1300 East Second Street Suite 100   Defiance, OH 43512

419-784-3818 Voice
419-782-4979 Fax
419-784-3721 Fax - Secure Fax

HEALTH PROMOTION & COALITION WORK

SERVICE DESCRIPTION:Provides health promotion programs aimed to engage and empower individuals and communities to choose healthy behaviors, and make changes that reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases and other health problems. Typical strategies for health promotion, disease prevention, and wellness programs include: Communication: Raising awareness about healthy behaviors for the general public. Examples of communication strategies include press releases, health fairs, mass media campaigns, and newsletters. Education: Empowering behavior change and actions through increased knowledge. Examples of health education strategies include courses, trainings, and support groups. Policy, Systems, and Environment: Making changes to conditions — through improved laws, rules, and regulations (policy), functional organizational components (systems), and economic, social, or physical environment — to encourage, make available, and enable healthy choices. Defiance County Health Department facilitates the POWER Defiance County Coalition, the Defiance County Drug Free Coalition, the Defiance County Leadership Council, and the Defiance County Safe Communities Coalition.

SERVICE DESCRIPTION:Provides health promotion programs aimed to engage and empower individuals and communities to choose healthy behaviors, and make changes that reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases and other health problems. Typical strategies for health promotion, disease prevention, and wellness programs include: Communication: Raising awareness about healthy behaviors for the general public. Examples of communication strategies include press releases, health fairs, mass media campaigns, and newsletters. Education: Empowering behavior change and actions through increased knowledge. Examples of health education strategies include courses, trainings, and support groups. Policy, Systems, and Environment: Making changes to conditions — through improved laws, rules, and regulations (policy), functional organizational components (systems), and economic, social, or physical environment — to encourage, make available, and enable healthy choices. Defiance County Health Department facilitates the POWER Defiance County Coalition, the Defiance County Drug Free Coalition, the Defiance County Leadership Council, and the Defiance County Safe Communities Coalition.

HOW SERVICE IS PROVIDED:Social Medica Education Website Coaltion meetings and events

HOW SERVICE IS PROVIDED:Social Medica Education Website Coaltion meetings and events

ELIGIBILITY:No restrictions

SERVICE HOURS:Call for hours

FEES:No fees

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:No documentation required

HOW TO ACCESS:Call for more information or see website.

HOW TO ACCESS:Call for more information or see website.

PROGRAM SERVICE AREA:Defiance County.

SERVICES:

  • Planning/Coordinating/Advisory Groups
  • Wellness Programs

ACCESSIBILITY: ADA COMPLIANT

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