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Greene County Public Health director asks Xenia council to support 0.8‑mill levy renewal, outlines recent services
Summary
Greene County Public Health director Shadrach Adams asked Xenia council to note a renewal 0.8‑mill levy on the ballot and summarized recent public‑health activities including WIC contacts, inspections and a GuardCare event that delivered more than $600,000 in care.
Shadrach Adams, director of environmental health for Greene County Public Health, told Xenia City Council on Sept. 25 that the county health department will ask voters to renew a 0.8‑mill levy this year and reviewed recent program activity, including outreach and direct‑care events.
Adams said the levy request will appear as “Issue 1” on the ballot and that the health department has three branches: communicable disease, chronic disease and injury prevention; maternal, child and infant health; and environmental health. He described a range of services and recent outputs.
Adams told council the maternal, child and infant health team completed 3,426 visits with new mothers and infants and the WIC program made about 8,400 family contacts over the past year. His branch performed 3,094 food inspections and a county plumbing inspection team performed about 4,000 checks to support local construction, he said. Adams highlighted GuardCare — a two‑day event held at the Greene County Career Center that provided free exams, glasses and dental procedures — saying volunteers and partners, including the Ohio National Guard, provided more than $600,000 of medical care and over 1,400 dental procedures.
Adams also said his team supported the launch of a farmers market in Xenia under a healthy‑eating initiative and listed prevention activities such as naloxone distribution and seat‑belt/carseat education. He described workforce challenges in public health nationally but said Greene County Public Health has a relatively stable staff.
Council members asked how GuardCare and other events are publicized; Adams described a multi‑channel campaign that included geofencing social media ads, radio spots and a billboard, and said the county public information officer promoted the event over several months. Adams said the Ohio National Guard rotates GuardCare locations and Greene County may not host it again in the near future.
Adams thanked the city for ongoing support and said the health department looks forward to continued partnership.
