/tags/mysheika-roberts Mysheika Roberts en-US Copyright Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:00:00 GMT /2025-03-11/columbus-public-health-leader-recalls-start-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-five-years-later Five years after COVID-19 started spreading in Ohio, Dr. Mysheika Roberts, health commissioner of Columbus Public Health, is reflecting on the community's response. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:00:00 GMT /2025-03-11/columbus-public-health-leader-recalls-start-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-five-years-later Debbie Holmes /2023-08-23/columbus-leaders-health-officials-targeting-elimination-of-lead-in-older-homes-in-attack-on-racism Columbus health and city leaders announced a new initiative aimed at preventing lead exposure to children in neighborhoods that were red-lined decades ago. It's called Healthy Children and Safe Homes by 2040. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 18:34:38 GMT /2023-08-23/columbus-leaders-health-officials-targeting-elimination-of-lead-in-older-homes-in-attack-on-racism Debbie Holmes /2022-09-01/record-numbers-of-black-and-brown-people-are-dying-of-drug-overdoses-in-franklin-county Black people had the second highest overdose death rate in 2020. In Franklin County drug deaths among blacks were up 55%. Thu, 01 Sep 2022 09:00:00 GMT /2022-09-01/record-numbers-of-black-and-brown-people-are-dying-of-drug-overdoses-in-franklin-county Natasha Williams /news/2022-08-26/columbus-public-health-to-host-a-community-discussion-on-gun-violence Columbus Public Health will host a community discussion on Saturday to share perspectives on gun violence prevention. Fri, 26 Aug 2022 19:00:55 GMT /news/2022-08-26/columbus-public-health-to-host-a-community-discussion-on-gun-violence /coronavirus/2022-04-22/columbus-health-officials-not-surprised-by-recent-covid-surge The more contagious omicron subvariant BA.2 is getting more and more people sick in Central Ohio, but Columbus Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts said those who have studied COVID over the last two years expected the uptick. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:16:58 GMT /coronavirus/2022-04-22/columbus-health-officials-not-surprised-by-recent-covid-surge Natasha Williams /coronavirus/2022-02-16/city-leaders-consider-lifting-mask-requirements City leaders from Columbus, Bexley, Whitehall, and Worthington are considering lifting mask requirements in the next few weeks. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 21:34:04 GMT /coronavirus/2022-02-16/city-leaders-consider-lifting-mask-requirements Debbie Holmes /coronavirus/2021-12-21/central-ohio-nurses-urge-people-to-get-vaccinated A major spike in Coronavirus cases throughout the state has nurses, doctors and other health officials very worried. They say we are headed into another deadly COVID winter, and if more Ohioans don't get vaccinated, the highly infectious omicron variant could lead to even more infections and hospitalizations, breaking last winter's records. Tue, 21 Dec 2021 21:14:30 GMT /coronavirus/2021-12-21/central-ohio-nurses-urge-people-to-get-vaccinated Natasha Williams /coronavirus/2021-12-14/columbus-city-schools-begins-effort-to-vaccinate-young-students-from-covid-19 Columbus City Schools on Monday started the ambitious effort to eventually vaccinate thousands of students between the age of 5 and 11-years old against COVID-19. Tue, 14 Dec 2021 13:16:22 GMT /coronavirus/2021-12-14/columbus-city-schools-begins-effort-to-vaccinate-young-students-from-covid-19 Natasha Williams /coronavirus/2021-11-03/central-ohio-health-centers-prepare-to-vaccinate-thousands-of-kids-five-and-older The CDC approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged five to 11 years old on Tuesday, and health centers are preparing to make shots available to the 125,000 kids in Franklin County now eligible. Wed, 03 Nov 2021 22:08:28 GMT /coronavirus/2021-11-03/central-ohio-health-centers-prepare-to-vaccinate-thousands-of-kids-five-and-older Scott Good /coronavirus/2021-08-16/columbus-closing-cash-for-vax-clinics-for-now Columbus Public Health hosts its final Vax For Cash clinics, at least for now, on Monday in Linden and on the city's eastside. Mon, 16 Aug 2021 11:08:20 GMT /coronavirus/2021-08-16/columbus-closing-cash-for-vax-clinics-for-now Nick Evans