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Barry‑Eaton health officer summarizes FY2025 activity, warns of parasite linked to bagged lettuce
Summary
Barry‑Eaton District Health Department Health Officer Rebecca Condon presented the department’s FY2025 annual report, highlighting service volumes across WIC, communicable disease investigations and environmental health work, and said the department was investigating about 100 parasite cases in Eaton County tied to bagged/prepared lettuce.
Rebecca Condon, health officer for the Barry‑Eaton District Health Department, told the Eaton County Board of Commissioners on July 15 that the department’s FY2025 annual report (in the board packet) shows substantial service activity across two counties. "We saw 2,012 WIC participants, 878 children with special health care needs and 20,665 total communicable‑disease investigations," she said, clarifying that the investigations number counts persons diagnosed with a communicable disease, not their contacts.
Condon outlined the department’s three divisions — personal and community health, environmental health, and planning/promotion/evaluation — and described common services including immunizations, lead screenings, TB skin tests, WIC, HIV/STI screening and communicable‑disease follow-up. She said environmental health inspected 630 food establishments across the two counties, conducted 571 septic site evaluations and issued 191 well permits in 2025.
The health officer highlighted prevention programs funded with CDC grant support, including health‑resource vending machines stocked with free menstrual kits, naloxone (Narcan) and fentanyl/xylazine test strips, and first‑aid kits. "All of it’s free," she said. Condon also reported distribution totals for 2025: roughly 18,990 condoms and about 22,650 fentanyl and xylazine test strips, which she said are part of outreach to reduce overdose and harm.
On food safety, Condon updated the board on an ongoing parasite investigation tied to bagged or pre‑prepared lettuce. "As of 5 p.m. today, we have 100 cases that we’re investigating in Eaton County and four cases in Barry County," she said, and noted that Michigan Department of Health and Human Services was warning consumers to avoid bagged/prepared lettuce and to thoroughly wash heads of lettuce.
Condon closed by thanking staff, community partners and commissioners for supporting prevention‑focused work and said the department would provide updated surveillance numbers at a future meeting.
The board did not take action on the report; commissioners asked clarifying questions about the lettuce‑linked illnesses and praised staff for prevention work. The meeting moved on to committee reports and action items.
