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Egg Information:
Although Ohio was not originally thought to be affected by the nationwide outbreak, Hillandale Farms of Iowa recently announced that it had distributed eggs that had tested positive for salmonella to grocery stores and restaurants in Ohio. The other operation implicated; Wright County Egg does not distribute product in Ohio.
Hillandale Farms has recalled 170 Million eggs from 14 states including Ohio.
To determine if eggs that you may have are part of the recall, simply check the end of the carton. If the information printed is either P1660 - 099 thru 230 or P1663 - 137 thru 230 the product should not be consumed and returned to the store.
Please check our food safety page for more information on salmonella and how to reduce the risk associated with eggs. For information on all food product recalls, a link to the Ohio Department of Health food recall page is provided below.
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Send your kids back to school with a healthy lunch. Click here for tips and menu suggestions by ECHD's dietitian.
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TEXT4BABY
The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition announces the creation of text4baby, a free mobile information service for pregnant women and new moms. Women who sign up for the service by texting BABY to 511411 (or BEBE for Spanish) receive 3 free text messages each week timed to their due date or baby's date of birth. The messages are on various topics such as: immunization, nutrition, mental health, oral health, safe sleep and prevention of birth defects. The messages can also help connect women to prenatal and infant care services. Click here for more information.
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Food Product Recalls
ECHD receives notifications regarding food products recalled due to the potential to cause illness. Residents should check their freezers, refrigerators or cabinets for these items when a recall is issued. Click here for a listing of recalled products. *****************************************************************************************************************************
Parenting Tips
The National Sanitation Foundation and the Partnership for Food Safety Education have created an interactive website to teach children (ages 4-8) the importance of handwashing and the proper way to wash their hands. The site also includes downloadable material for teachers to use in the classroom. Click Here to view the site.
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NEW! The Elyria City Health District has created a short film in order to promote public health and to show the community of Elyria what types of services the health district has to offer. Click the following link to view this film:
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NEW! Please help us by completing our brief 10 question survey so that we may better serve the needs of our community!
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Please help us by completing our quick 11 question survey to see how healthy our community is!
The Elyria City Health District exists to promote the optimum health of the citizens of Elyria.
A range of services is provided by our staff, which includes a physician, public health nurses, registered dietitian, registered dental hygienist, outreach workers, and registered sanitarians.
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