Perry County Health Department

121 West Brown Street New Lexington, OH 43764 (740)342-5179

 

Cardiovascular Health Program

The Cardiovascular Health program helps prevent heart disease in Perry County by working toward environmental and policy changes that will reduce a person’s risk of developing heart disease.  The program coordinator works with schools, communities, worksites and healthcare professionals to help create the needed changes. 

The most important things a person can do to prevent heart disease are to be physically active, not use tobacco and choose healthy foods.  To address these issues the cardiovascular health program has worked to provide Perry County with more opportunity for physical activity and healthy foods through the following:

• Partnering with local schools and the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation to develop walking paths in the Corning Park, City of New Lexington, Roseville Middle School, Crooksville Schools campus, New Lexington Schools campus, Sheridan High School, and the Southern Local Schools campus. 
• Partner with the Glenford Lions Club to develop a one mile walking path on the Lions Club grounds
• Re-establish a farm market in Perry County to provide fresh, nutritious produce
• Partner with community members, faith based groups, youth groups and schools to plant community gardens throughout the county

If you are interested in being a part of the farm market cooperative or are interested in community gardening, please contact Deborah Raney at 342-5179 or Deborah.raney@odh.ohio.gov 

This program is funded by a grant from the Preventative Health and Health Services Block Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and administered by the Ohio Department of Health.