The Salem City Health District receives reports from healthcare providers through the Ohio Disease Reporting System (ODRS) to identify trends or outbreaks of infectious diseases. Based on the information reported, we then conduct necessary investigations to determine the cause of abnormal incidences of infectious diseases. This infectious disease information is vital in assisting us in protecting the residents of Salem City from this public health threat.
Reporting a communicable disease:
During normal business hours:
By fax: 330-332-8309
By Phone: 330-332-1618
To report a “Class A” disease after hours (24/7):
By Phone: 330-332-1618 and you follow the prompts to report a public health emergency
By Fax: 330-332-8309
Healthcare Providers with knowledge of a confirmed or suspected case of a reportable disease are required by Ohio law to report it to the local health department as outlined in Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 3701-3-03 and ORC 3701-3-05.
Please contact Kristin Toy via email if you have any questions regarding communicable diseases or disease reporting.
2021 Communicable Diseases in Salem City Health District:
The following chart shows the number of confirmed communicable diseases cases in Salem City Health District investigated in 2021 (see column “YTD ’21). These diseases are report-able to the local health department by Ohio law. The numbers shown represent laboratory confirmed cases.
For questions about these statistics or general communicable disease questions, please contact us at 330-332-1618.
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Links for further reading
ODH Disease reporting https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/Ohio-Disease-Reporting-System/Ohio-Disease-Reporting-System
Project Dawn https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/violence-injury-prevention-program/projectdawn/projectdawn