Public Health

Hot weather is coming to the Miami Valley this weekend — and it will stick around until next early week. The heat index could hit 100 degrees on Sunday…

Public Health Dayton and Montgomery County hosted its first free COVID-19 pop-up testing for the public Thursday. The department’s Medical Director Dr.…

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says he’s not ruling out a statewide mandatory facemask order to slow the spread of COVID-19. In his Thursday briefing with…

More than 50 people were signed up to speak out at the first hearing in the Ohio Senate for a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis . They...

About two weeks after she tested positive for COVID-19, Jessica Young of Huber Heights got a call from Public Health Dayton and Montgomery County with a…

The coronavirus pandemic has opened a divide between so-called “essential” workers and people who are able to work from home. The crisis is also shining a…

Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Hotline has operated for close to a month and has fielded over 4,000 calls.Public Health’s Casey Smith says the call center…

As the United States coronavirus outbreak escalates, Ohio hospitals are taking new precautions to protect frontline health workers from unnecessary…

Throughout this coronavirus crisis, officials have been repeating the same refrain over and over again. Stay at home. Stay away from other people. Wash…

The Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association has announced new visitation restrictions in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The new rules take effect…

Editor's note: this story has been changed to reflect updated information released March 17 by Dayton Public Schools: --Emergency food distribution is…

Restaurants and bars across the Miami Valley are preparing for what could be an indefinite shutdown. On Sunday in an effort to slow the spread of…