Author: Kristin Peters

It has been an exciting week for FCPH. We are administering COVID-19 vaccine to individuals whose jobs put them at high risk of exposure to COVID-19 as identified in the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan. Our first clinic was this past … Read More

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield issued this stark warning about the worsening death toll from the coronavirus on Thursday. He stated that “We are in the timeframe now that probably for the next 60 … Read More

This week the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, Central Ohio Mayors & Managers Association and Franklin County Township Association announced their support for trick-or-treat activities in celebration of Halloween. Franklin County Public Health (FCPH) has been proactively working with these organizations … Read More

In March, I wrote an open letter to the community expressing my view that COVID-19 may be the greatest public health threat of our lifetime. Now, almost 150 days later, we are working, parenting, educating, eating, shopping, exercising and socializing … Read More