Canton City
Health Department
James M. Adams, RS, MPH
Health Commissioner
Office of Public Health Information
James Adams
Health Commissioner
CONTACT US
330-489-3327
330-489-3335 fax
Hours: Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(Excluding holidays)
Office Address
Canton City Health Department
420 Market Avenue, North
Canton, OH 44702
Publications/Reports
Annual Reports
The annual report for the Canton City Health Report is created to inform the community about services provided, income and expenditures, health statistics and a closer look at activities throughout the year. To view the annual reports, please visit the Annual Report page.
Countywide Communicable Disease Reports (EpiGram)
The monthly report contains an early source of infectious disease surveillance and indicator data for Stark County, Ohio. This data is important for monitoring early trends of notifiable infectious diseases and for targeting prevention and control efforts. The data sources include the four local health jurisdictions in Stark County, Ohio, the Ohio Department of Health Disease Reporting System and Vital Statistics Unit, local Environmental Protection Agency Air Monitoring data, and additional data sources as needed for special reports. For more information or to view the monthly reports, please visit the EpiGram page.
Influenza Surveillance Reports
Influenza activity is monitored and reported weekly at the Local, State, and National levels. The reports are based on the following 6 key sources of influenze surveillance: sentinel providers, over-the-county (OTC) sales, emergency room visits for respiratory illness, laboratory confirmed reports, school absenteeism, and hospitalized cases of influenza. For more information or to view the weekly reports, please visit the Influenza Surveillance page.
Health Alert Network (HAN) Messages
The HAN was created in 2002 for the purpose of distributing public health information to our partners. Currently, the Stark County HAN database contains over 2,000 agencies and over 2,800 individuals. The contacts are grouped into 45 types of public health partners such as hospitals, EMS, police, fire, physicians, day care providers, veterinarians, schools, etc. HAN information is distributed to the appropriate partners via e-mail, fax, and/or telephone. For more information or to view the HAN messages, please visit the HAN Messages page.
Health Code
The Canton City Health Code was last updated January 1, 2006. To view the Health Code, please click here.
