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  1. Post Board of Health minutes for March and April 2012 geaugacountyhealth.org/bohminutes.html
  2. IOM Strategy to reduce obesity #4: Increasing the availability of lower-calorie, healthier children's meals in restaurants.
  3. IOM Strategy to reduce obesity #3: Taking full advantage of doctors' influence to promote obesity prevention among patients.
  4. IOM Strategy to reduce obesity #2: Industry-wide guidelines of foods and beverages can be marketed to children and how they are marketed.
  5. IOM Strategy to reduce obesity #1: Requiring at least 60 minutes per day of physical education and activity in schools.
  6. IOM report outlines strategies to prevent obesity healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory…
  7. 2011 Geauga County Health District Communicable Disease Report geaugacountyhealth.org/cd.html
  8. ODH's 2011 Activity Report - Summary of public health accomplishments, strategic initiatives and innovative strategies odh.ohio.gov/ASSETS/96E5DD9…
  9. 2011 GCHD Annual Report posted geaugacountyhealth.org/pdfs/GCHDAR201…
  10. Unwanted medication disposal 24x7 at the Geauga County Sheriff's office 12450 Merritt Road Chardon, OH 44024 geaugacountyhealth.org/pdfs/GCS-RXbox…
  11. February is American Heart Month - here is latest research and information about heart disease and stroke prevention. geaugacountyhealth.org/pdfs/CDC%20MMW…
  12. Posted 2011 Vital Statistics (birth and death data) for Geauga County geaugacountyhealth.org/pdfs/Historica…
  13. Annual Summary of Infectious Diseases, Ohio, 2010 odh.ohio.gov/healthStats/di…
  14. 2011 Ohio Youth Risk Behavioral Survey results odh.ohio.gov/odhprograms/ch…
  15. 2011 Ohio State Health Assessment is available odh.ohio.gov/ASSETS/7B9392D…
  16. ODH confirms first two human 2011 West Nile Virus cases in Ohio geaugacountyhealth.org/pdfs/2011-Huma…
  17. The Geauga County Board of Health will meet 9/12/2011 at 7:00 PM in the Conference Roomat 470 Center Street Building #8, Chardon, OH 44024
  18. The Board of Health meeting for September has been changed to September 12, 2011 due to conflicts with the Fall AOHC Conference
  19. The Board of Health minutes for July 18 have been approved and posted geaugacountyhealth.org/pdfs/BOHJul182…
  20. Good personal prevention practices are the key to preventing MRSA infections cdc.gov/mrsa