City of Steubenville,Ohio

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     The Health Department, located at 312 Market Street, Steubenville, monitors the health of the population, enforces health-related laws and provides health services. The department employs seven full-time and three part-time employees. The Health Commissioner, Patricia Reda, RN, is the head of the Health Department and is the administrative official.   Dr. John Figel, MD serves as Medical Director. The department is divided into several divisions, including Nursing, Plumbing, Environmental Health, and Vital Statistics.

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OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TOLL FREE NUMBER:
1-866-800-1404

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WEB-SITE: www.odh.ohio.gov

     Patricia (Patty) Reda is a lifelong resident of the City of Steubenville. She graduated in 1969 from the Wheeling Hospital School of Nursing and began her registered nursing career at Ohio Valley Hospital that same year. In 1982, Patty joined the staff at St. John Medical Center as an emergency room nurse. In 1987, Patty was hired by the Steubenville Board of Health as a staff nurse in the health department’s nursing division and in 1989 was appointed supervising nurse for the health department’s nursing division. In 1993, the Board of Health appointed Patty as health commissioner for the City of Steubenville.

Patty is a member of the Association of Ohio Health Commissioners, serves on the executive committee of the Jefferson County Family and Children First Council; is a board member of the Jefferson County 4^th Street Health Center and a member of the Jefferson County Child Fatality Review Board. She holds membership is several national public health organizations.

Health Department Division

     Vital Statistics The Registrar records all births and deaths that occur in the City of Steubenville, issues burial permits and provides certified copies of birth and death certificates.   Records are available from 1910 to the present. Certified copies are issued in the office from 8:15 AM - 3:45 PM or through the mail.   Download the application to use for a mail-in request. Personal checks are not accepted. Call 740-283-6000 x1503 or 1504 to verify the fee and/or to determine if the record is on file.

Click here to download an Application for Birth or Death Certificate

     Nursing Division provides a wide variety of health services and is staffed by one full time and two part time RN's. Immunization clinics are held at the Health Department every Thursday from 9-11 AM and 1-3 PM. There is a minimal administrative fee for childhood vaccines. No one is denied vaccines due to inability to pay. Adult vaccines are available-cost varies.    STD (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) screenings are done on Mondays by appointment. Well Child Clinics, with a doctor, are held on Wednesday mornings by appointment. Call regarding eligibility and to schedule an appointment. Blood pressure screenings are held on the first Tuesday of every month from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. TB (Tuberculosis, PPD) is administered every Tuesday 9-11 AM and 1-3 PM. Youngstown Health Department provides free and anonymous HIV screening every second and fourth Friday of the month. Call 1-740-283-6000 ex 1505 to schedule an appointment. Due to the confidential nature of the HIV testing program, phone calls cannot be returned. The Nursing Division (1-740-283-6000 ex 1506) conducts communicable disease surveillance.   Nurses are responsible for reporting communicable diseases to the Ohio Department of Health and work to contain the spread of disease in the City of Steubenville. The Health Department also conducts inspections of Type B daycares in conjunction with Jefferson County Department of Job and Family Services.

     Environmental Health Division Tony Pasquarella, R.S. isues food licenses and inspects food service operations, retail food establishment locations and tattoo parlors. Mobile as well as temporary food service operations are also licensed and inspected. The division relies on public input and unannounced inspections to locate problems. Environmental health also provides sanitation and safety recommendations to schools and inspects public swimming pools and spas as well as special use pools. Other responsibilities include rabies control and animal bite quarantines and yearly pet vaccination clinics. Investigates nuisance complaints and issues abatement orders.
The Division of Environmental Health has also been selected by the Ohio Department of Health as coordinator for the HAN network.   The health alert network will help state and local health departments prepare and react to bio-terrorism.

            Temporary Food Service Operation Form

     Plumbing Division John Shanley, P.I. provides applications and issues Master Plumbing Registration, Journeymen and Apprentice Plumber cards. He also conducts print review for all plumbing work.   Permits are issued for plumbing work and private pools. The Plumbing Inspector inspects all newly installed hot water tanks, all site work on private property, along with the Engineering Department and Water and Sewer Departments.    The Plumbing Inspector conducts a backflow program, administers journeymen’s plumbers test and conducts code update school for plumbers. The Plumbing Inspector encourages phone inquiries from the public regarding plumbing issues.

Board of Health

Mayor Domenick Mucci, Jr. serves as President of the Board and appoints five members to the board that oversees activities of the Health Department. The Board Members are: Susan Hershey, President Pro Tempore, James J. Bolger,
Robert G. Filby, PhD, Patrick H. Macedonia, M.D.and
Paul Dibiase, MD.
A member of Steubenville City Council’s Health and Safety Committee also attends the monthly Health Board meetings, which are held the third Thursday of every month.

Hours of operation are :
Monday-Friday 8:00-4:00 Fax: 740-283-6056
health@cityofsteubenville.us

Phone Numbers:
     Vital Statistics: 740-283-6000 Ext. 1503 or 1504
     Nursing: 740-283-6000 Ext. 1506 or 1507

Environmental : Tony Pasquarella, R. S. 740-283-6000 Ext. 1512 tpasquarella@cityofsteubenville.us

Plumbing: John Shanley, P. I. 740-283-6000 Ext. 1511
jshanley@cityofsteubenville.us