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Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Valley awarded mosquito control grants
(WKBN) — While the recent warm weather may be welcome after a cold winter, it also signals the return of an unwelcome pest: the mosquito. Read next: 100+ mph police chase started as suspected street race: Report To help combat mosquitoes and the viruses they spread, the Ohio EPA has awarded $650,000 in mosquito control grants across the state. In the Valley, the Mahoning County Public Health and Trumbull County Combined Health District were awarded $23,306 and $22,500, respectively. 'These grants are essential to help health departments around Ohio fight mosquito-borne diseases,' said Ohio EPA Director-Designate John Logue. 'The funding provides education, outreach, and necessary equipment to better protect all Ohioans.' The funding will help pay for mosquito control activities such as surveillance, larval control and the reduction of breeding spots, like illegal scrap tire piles. If unmanaged, mosquitoes can spread viruses, including West Nile, La Crosse Encephalitis and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Overdose saving kits handed out in Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Opioid-related drug overdoses cause 130 deaths per day in America. Access to an opioid reversal drug has developed as an effective tool to address the opioid crisis. Mahoning County Public Health partnered with BrightView Health Monday to hand out free naloxone kits. It also came with a quick training on how to recognize an overdose and administer the drug. In nearly 40% of overdose deaths, a bystander was present and could have saved a life if they had naloxone available. 'There are a lot of overdoses that happen in the Valley, unfortunately, and we know that Narcan can save lives and give people a chance at recovery. We're here every day to try to help people in their sobriety and help people reach recovery, and Narcan gives people another chance, another chance at life, so that we can help them. Access to naloxone and education on opioid overdoses are parts of the Ohio Department of Health's Project DAWN, which stands for deaths avoided with naloxone. For training and a free Project DAWN nalozone kit or fentanyl test strips, go to or call 330-270-2588, Ext. 125. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
