Toledo Lucas County Health Department

Infant and Maternal Safety Summit
2024-04-27 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Detroit) | Frederick Douglass Center, 1001 Indiana Avenue, Toledo, OH, 43607, United States

Community Wellness Celebration
2024-04-27 11:00 - 14:00 | University of Toledo, 2800 E Rocket Dr, Toledo, OH, 43606
The 4th Inaugural NMHM Community Wellness Celebration is a FREE event to bring awareness about the health disparities going on right in our backyard and how Urban Wholistics & its partners are moving forward in addressing these issues by educating, mentoring, and servicing minority groups in the Greater Toledo area.

Featuring guest lectures from Jack & Jill youth speakers to highlight youth voices in wellness & leadership. There will also be a City-wide Hustle dance challenge led by NaTasha Baker on the UT Basketball court. We will also have Celebrity guest speaker and body builder Earnestine Shepard as well as our Keynote speaker Chloé Powell, MD. Join us for a day of education, wellness, fitness & healthy foods.
You will have the opportunity to browse vendor tables offering products, services, and resources focused on health, wellness, and wholistic living.

Find more information here!

Lucas County Regional Board of Health Meeting
2024-04-25 08:30, 2024-03-28 08:30 | Toledo Main Library, 345 N Michigan, Toledo, OH, 43604

Human Trafficking Event
2024-04-23 10:00 - 14:00 | Toledo Main Library, 345 N Michigan, Toledo, OH, 43604
This event will highlight the issue of human trafficking in Ohio & how healthcare plans play a pivotal role in supporting victims.
Find more information here!

Healthy You/Healthy Kids
2024-04-20 11:00 - 14:00 | Wayman Palmer YMCA, 200 E. Bancroft St, Toledo, OH, 43620
We will have the following available at the event + more!

Workout classes for all abilities and ages (15 minute classes over 2 hours)
Health Screenings (glucose and blood pressure), and lead screenings for children ages 1-6
Community resources

Medicaid
Community Health Clinics
NAMI of Greater Toledo
Boys and Girls Club
Cribs 4 Kids/Safe Sleep
Healthy Start, and more!

DJ
Rock Climbing Wall – Toledo Metroparks
Bike Helmet Fitting & Giveaways (Safe Kids of Toledo)
Lunch provided
Raffles for gift cards

Click here for more information and to reserve your spot!

CarFit Event
2024-04-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Margaret Hunt Senior Center, 2121 Garden Lake Dr., Toledo, OH, 43614
Older drivers may be the safest drivers because they are more likely to wear seatbelts and tend to avoid risky driving behaviors. However, senior drivers may be more susceptible to injury or death from a crash. A proper fit for drivers inside their vehicles can further enhance their safety.
CarFit is an educational program for older adults, offering the opportunity to check how their personal vehicle fits them, with the goal of increasing the safety of senior drivers.

Mama Wellness Retreat
2024-04-14 12:00 - 15:00 | Toledo Botanical Gardens, 5403 Elmer Dr., Toledo, OH, 43615

AARP Smart Driver Course
2024-04-11 12:00 | The Villas at Sylvania, 5351 Mitchaw Rd., Sylvania, OH, 43560
Click here to find more information and to register!

Black Motherhood: Tackling Postpartum Depression
2024-04-11 11:00 - 14:00 | Kent Branch Library, 3101 Collingwood Blvd., Toledo, OH, 43610, United States
Jasmine Pope, Founder and Lead Therapist from Blessings in DisguiZe will host an open discussion about postpartum depression among black mothers.
Expectant mothers, mothers of children of any age along with other caregivers are encouraged to attend.
Lunch will be provided and gift cards will be raffled off as well, with some community resources available!
This event not only takes place during National Minority Health Month but serves as the kickoff to Black Maternal Health Week 2024.

Click here for more information and to register!

Child Health Equity Summit
2024-04-03 | OH
Join Nationwide Children’s for the 2nd annual Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research’s Communities Aiming to Reach Equity Summit. In 2024, our theme will be Standing Against Structural Racism, where we will focus on highlighting the state of research and practice around addressing structural racism and its impact on the community and clinical settings. This year attendees will have the opportunity to engage with researchers, local and national partners, and community members.

Find more info and registration here.

TLCHD Closed for Good Friday
2024-03-29 | OH
In observance of Good Friday, the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department is closed on Friday, March 29.

Babies in Bloom: Community Celebration
2024-03-25 14:00 - 17:00 | Wayman Palmer YMCA, 200 E. Bancroft St, Toledo, OH, 43620

Spring Community Baby Shower
2024-03-22 12:00 - 15:00 | Lagrange Branch Library, 3422 Lagrange St, Toledo, OH, 43608

Environmental Subcommittee Meeting
2024-03-20 10:00 | OH
Getting to 1’s Environmental Subcommittee meeting.

CarFit Event
2024-03-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Glendale Terrace, 3200 Glendale Ave., Toledo, OH, 43614

Clothing Drive
2024-03-15 11:00 - 14:00 | Mercy Health – Franklin Ave Medical Center, 2213 Franklin Ave, Toledo, OH, 43620

District Advisory Council Meeting
2024-03-13 19:00 | Springfield Twp. Hall, 7617 Angola Rd, Holland, OH, 43528

5th Annual Foster Ware Party
2024-03-13 18:00 - 20:00 | 711 Adams StToledo, OH 43604, 711 Adams St., Toledo, OH, 43604
This is a free event to recruit for foster and adoptive homes for LCCS. We will have agency staff, foster parents, kids in care, and community resources available to talk to prospective foster or adoptive parents. Dinner will be provided.
Reserve a spot here!

Ohio Collaborative to Prevent Infant Mortality Town Hall
2024-03-08 10:00 | OH
Register Here!

Traffic Safety at the Walleye
2024-02-24 19:00 | Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, OH, 43604, United States
A representative from TLCHD will be on hand to talk about distracted driving and roundabouts, as well as Click it or Ticket, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, Watch Out for Motorcycles and Stay Alive Don’t Text and Drive.

Participants can use our Drunk Buster goggles to experience the different levels of intoxication or sleepy driving.
Learn more about our Traffic Safety program here.

Traffic Safety at UT Women's Basketball Game
2024-02-24 14:00 | Savage Arena, 2025 N Douglas Rd, Toledo, OH, 43606, United States
A representative from TLCHD will be on hand to talk about distracted driving and roundabouts, as well as Click it or Ticket, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, Watch Out for Motorcycles, and Stay Alive Don’t Text and Drive.

Participants can use our Drunk Buster goggles to experience the different levels of intoxication or sleepy driving.

Traffic Safety at UT Basketball Game
2024-02-20 19:00 | Savage Arena, 2025 N Douglas Rd, Toledo, OH, 43606, United States

Doula Stakeholder Meeting
2024-02-20 09:00 | OH
The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) and Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN) will co-host a doula stakeholder meeting on February 20, 2024, at 9:00 a.m.
This meeting will discuss the progress made regarding the doula certification process, provide updates to the doula certification and enrollment timelines, and discuss potential rates and visit options for doulas serving people with Medicaid coverage. We seek input from doulas, entities employing doulas, Medicaid members, and community representatives where doulas may improve patient experiences and help reduce high maternal and infant mortality rates. Registration is available on the Maternal Infant Support Program (MISP) website. The ODM and OBN look forward to hearing from you. Please share the opportunity with interested colleagues.
ODM will continue to update the MISP website with new information as ODM strives to develop and implement initiatives to reduce and eliminate racial disparities in maternal and infant outcomes and to reduce infant mortality. Make sure to bookmark the MISP website today.

Register to Attend

TLCHD Closed for Presidents Day
2024-02-19 | OH
In observance of Presidents Day, the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department is closed on Monday, February 19.

Bridges Out of Poverty Training
2024-02-15 09:00 - 16:30 | Lucas County EMS Training Center, 2127 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, OH, 43604
This seminar gives staff and volunteers a common language, understanding, and tools to prevent and alleviate poverty. Participants increase awareness of how economic class impacts life experience, resources, and stability. Customer service and teamwork in business and community settings are improved. This seminar is based on the book Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities, a collaboration between Ruby K. Payne, Philip DeVol, and Terie Dreussi Smith.

Facilitator: Stephen MacDonald – certified Bridges Out of Poverty trainer

Arrival/Check-In: 8:30 – 9:00 AM

Parking: Free and next to the building. The driveway is on Jefferson. Drive under the building overhang to get to the parking lot.

Registration Link: Click Here

Lunch: A box lunch is provided. (There is an on-site refrigerator and microwave if you have dietary restrictions or prefer to bring your food.)

For more information: Email smacdonald@lucasfcfc.org or (419) 283-5485.

Sponsors: Lucas County Family Council and Lucas County Impact Coalition.

Funding: Made available through Lucas County Job and Family Services and the Lucas County Commissioners.

Live Instagram interview with Miscarriage Doula
2024-02-09 16:00 | OH
Live Instagram interview with Arden C., Miscarriage Doula to share about her miscarriage journey and her Miscarriage Doula services for those who experienced loss. Watch HERE

Love Your Baby Health and Wellness Event
2024-02-09 13:00 - 16:00 | Seaway Marketplace, 1707 Cherry St., Toledo, OH, 43608

Tiny Hearts Heal
2024-02-07 18:30 | OH
Hosting our monthly pregnancy and infant loss group via Zoom. The topic is open discussion and identifying ways to love our babies and pregnancies that we lost and making a Valentine’s Day craft. Registration is required to receive a Zoom link. Register link HERE.

Racism in Healthcare Subcommittee Meeting
2024-02-06 10:00 | OH
Getting to 1’s Racism in Healthcare Subcommittee meeting.
