COVID-19 Update: How Environmental Changes Impact Health Risk April 23, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)— During today's regular COVID-19 update, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted invited Mark Weir, Ph.D., an assistant professor of Environmental Health at The Ohio State University, to discuss how health risks change as changes are made to the environment. [...]
Six Organizations Receive Funding to Respond to COVID-19 Crisis April 23, 2020 Nelsonville, OH – The Appalachian Ohio Emergency Response Fund’s second round of grants supports nonprofits that are working to provide basic necessities to ensure the health and safety of Appalachian Ohio’s most vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 crisis. Through this round of funding, [...]
COVID-19 Update: Mental Health CareLine April 22, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (MHAS) announced the launch of a new mental health COVID CareLine for Ohioans. Trained staff will be available to provide emotional assistance to anyone struggling with mental health concerns due to the ongoing stress of the [...]
COVID-19 Update: Elective Surgery Order April 22, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Dr. Acton today announced an order that directs healthcare providers in hospitals and outpatient surgery centers to reassess procedures and surgeries that were postponed. On March 17, Dr. Acton issued an order postponing elective surgeries to conserve critical personal protective equipment (PPE) and to [...]
COVID-19 Update: BWC Dividend Checks April 21, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Less than two weeks ago, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation board of directors approved to send up to $1.6 billion in dividends to Ohio employers. Today, Governor DeWine announced that a total of more than 170,000 checks will be mailed over the next five [...]
COVID-19 Update: JobsOhio Banking Partnership April 21, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)— JobsOhio, Peoples Bank (headquartered in Marietta) and the recently-merged First Federal Bank and Home Savings Bank (headquartered in Defiance and Youngstown) announced a new partnership to support those banks’ existing small business clients in Ohio. The partnership will help small businesses maintain operations and payroll [...]
COVID-19 Update: County Fair Wavier April 21, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine announced today that the Ohio Department of Agriculture has waived the required $50,000 local match for the Agricultural Society Facilities Grant Program. Ohio’s operating budget set aside this grant funding to help fairs make necessary facilities and grounds improvements. Fairs could apply for [...]
COVID-19 Update: Testing Strike Team April 21, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine announced the formation a new strike team led by former Ohio governors Richard Celeste and Bob Taft that will work to find more reliable sources of reagent and testing supplies for COVID-19 testing in Ohio. “I am so pleased that Governor Celeste and Governor [...]
COVID-19 Update: FDA Reagent Approval April 21, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine announced today that a new testing reagent, which is a compound used to determine if COVID-19 is present in a sample, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Because reagents have been extremely limited, Ohio and other states have [...]
Special alert for benefit recipients who don’t file a tax return and have dependents April 21, 2020 SSA, RRB recipients with eligible children need to act by Wednesday to quickly add money to their automatic Economic Impact Payment; IRS asks for help in the ‘Plus $500 Push’ IR-2020-76, April 20, 2020 WASHINGTON – [...]
