About Us
Mission
Improving Kent City communities by promoting health, preventing disease, and connecting people to public health services.
Vision
Empowered people.
Safer environments.
Healthier communities.
Core Values
- Health Equity
- Community
- Integrity
- Collaboration
- Education
Awarded Public Health Accreditation in March 2022
Our Services
Printable Brochure: Kent City Health Department
Provides public health-related services to citizens within the city limits of Kent, Ohio that include:
- Administering the City's Mosquito Control Program
- Annual Licensing and Inspection of:
- Multiple-Use Housing Properties
- Public Swimming Pools and Spas
- Restaurants
- Sanitation Vehicles
- Schools
- Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishments
- Vending Machines
- Maintaining National Public Health Accreditation
- Conducting Community Health Assessments and Health Improvement Strategies
- Handling Vital Statistics (Ohio Birth and Portage County Death Records)
- Investigating Nuisance Complaints and Animal Bites for Rabies Exposure
- Monitoring Communicable Diseases
- Sponsoring a Monthly Children's Immunization Program