Follow this page for important information and updates! The Nursing Division at the Mercer County Health Department is involved invarious programs and areas of service. We provide childhood and adult immunizations and administer tuberculin skin tests. Registered nurses provided supportive home visits to families who experience the death of an infant. Our nurses also assist with school health screenings in all of the Mercer County Schools. The Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps Program, which is funded by the Ohio Department of Health, is administrated by our local health department. The Mercer County Health Department is the local distribution site for the Ohio Buckles Buckeyes Child Safety Seat Program. In addition, our Nursing Division is responsible for the investigation of infectious diseases and Emergency Preparedness Planning. The Environmental Health Division regulates private drinking water supplies and sewage treatment systems, as well as inspection of public food establishments, schools, swimming pools and campgrounds. The Environmental Health Division is also responsible for inspection of manufactured home parks, solid waste disposal facilities, infectious waste generators, and tattoo and body piercing establishments. Finally, the Environmental Health Division conducts nuisance complaint investigations, rabies prevention activities, surveillance for West Nile Virus, and provides consultation and advice to the public on various other environmental health-related issues. The Vital Statistics Division maintains Birth and Death records from 1908 to present. If a person was born or has died in Mercer County, that record is available at our office. Certified birth certificates are available at this office for persons who were born anywhere in Ohio after 1908. Birth and Death records are used for Passports, Age Verification, Genealogy, Social Security Benefits, Insurance, Health Related Reasons and Research. The Mercer County Health Department's emergency preparedness responsibilities include developing effective plans and resources at a local and regional level to create defense against Bioterrorism, other outbreaks of infectious disease and other public health threats and emergencies. Development of the Public Health Infrastructure is a key component in strengthening the nation's Homeland Security.
