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Vital Statistics
Birth and Death Certificates, Burial Permits, and other Vital Records
Health Education
Improving personal and population health status, while emphasizing prevention.
COVID-19
Answers to frequently asked questions like who is eligible, second dose information, and more.
Community Services
Providing exceptional public health services that meets the needs of our residents.
Environmental Health
Investigating health problems and environmental public health hazards
The Licking County Health Department
The Mission of the Licking County Health Department is to Prevent Disease, Protect the Environment, and Promote Healthy Lifestyles for those who work, live, or play in Licking County. Our Vision is that our work will lead to Healthy People, Living in Healthy Communities, in Licking County.
Licking County COVID-19 Information
- Licking County COVID-19 Data as of 1/4/2023. COVID cases will be posted monthly on our website.
- Since December 3, there are 1,096 new COVID-19 cases in the Licking County Health Jurisdiction. There are 224 Active COVID-19 cases (includes confirmed and probable).
- There are 12 current LMH hospitalizations
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'Active Isolation Cases' – Within 10 days of symptoms onset or a positive test result
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'In Isolation Cases' - Within 5 days of symptom onset or a positive test result
- LCHD is using the positive test result date to estimate the period someone is considered in isolation for data tracking purposes only. This is due to inconsistent symptom onset data being available at this time.
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Featured Programs
Reducing Overdose Deaths
Project Dawn distributes the opioid overdose reversal medication, naloxone, to local residents who know someone at risk of overdose or live or work in an area where they are likely to encounter an overdose victim. This project works with our Drug Overdose Prevention (DOP) program to reduce unintentional overdoses due to prescription and illicit drug use.
Reducing Infant Mortality
Programs promoting healthy babies and moms include: At-risk pregnancy consultations, Newborn home visits, Pack and Play/Cribs for Kids, Safe Sleep training, Child Safety Seats, WIC, Early Head Start, and Immunization.