Delaware Public Health District
Adam R. Howard, MPH, REHS, serves as the Deputy Health Commissioner for Preventative Health at the Delaware Public Health District since March 2011, managing a division of 29 staff across various public health programs including infectious disease, epidemiology, and emergency response. Previous roles at the same organization include Environmental Health Manager, overseeing a team focused on environmental health issues, and Public Health Sanitarian, conducting inspections under state regulations. Additionally, Adam is an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Ohio University and has a background that includes public health sanitization at Marion Public Health and an educational foundation with a Master of Public Health from the University of Florida and a Bachelor of Science in Education from The Ohio State University.
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Delaware Public Health District
The Delaware Public Health District came into existence in the early part of the 1900's after the flu pandemic which killed over 25 million people world wide, with over 500,000 dead in the United States. State government officials, following the flu pandemic and other serious health threats, realized the importance public health and the need for citizens to have a local governmental entity assist in keeping residents safe and well. Issues of water and food safety, communicable disease control and maintaining healthy environments all came together to have new laws written designed to protect Ohio's health. The Delaware Health District is a Combined Health District, serving Delaware County (except portions annexed to Westerville, Columbus, and Dublin), Delaware City and Powell. Your Health Department is operated under the authority of State Law and the adoption of local regulations and resolutions which are voted on by your Board of Health, following community input. The nine community members who serve on the Board of Health are community volunteers. Your Health District employs over 80 full and part time professional and support staff who are "dedicated to fostering, protecting and improving the health and the environment of our residents and our community." Please join us in creating "Healthy People, Healthy Habits in Healthy Communities" as we strive to make Delaware the best community in which to live and work.