Department of Public Health Archives

Clark-Fulton’s Largest Vacant Building to Be New Home for Cleveland Public Health Community Center

The Blanket Mills site off St. Rocco’s Court will be home to a new health center, a slew of nonprofits, along with 60 units of affordable housing

by Mark Oprea April 30, 2025July 15, 2025

News & Views

Cleveland City Council Approves Laws to Substantially Curtail and Regulate Smoke Shops

“Smoke shops and tobacco retailers have proliferated in this city, and now, thanks to this new set of laws, we have the tools to fight back”

by Mark Oprea April 16, 2025June 30, 2025

News & Views

Cleveland Health Survey Shows Residents Struggle to Meet Basic Needs

Clevelanders struggle with access to food and transportation, obesity and high blood pressure compared to the average Ohioan

by Mark Oprea April 3, 2025July 11, 2025

News & Views

New Citywide Health Survey Will Help Guide Cleveland’s Programs and Policies

“You can’t improve what you’re not measuring,” says the head of the Department of Public Health

by Mark Oprea December 17, 2024March 27, 2025

News & Views

Cleveland City Hall Debuts Open Data Portal in Bid to Boost Government Transparency

And lighten the load on their public records department which handled 33,000 requests last year

by Mark Oprea April 3, 2024January 27, 2025

News & Views

Can Dave Margolius End the Sale of Flavored Tobacco in Cleveland?

The city has one of the highest smoking rates in the country, and one that disproportionately affects Black residents. The Director of Cleveland’s Department of Public Health sees an obvious problem with a clear remedy

by Mark Oprea October 27, 2023August 6, 2025

News & Views

Cleveland Ranked 4th Worst U.S. City for Asthma Patients

“All these [rates] follow the same pattern, which is in neighborhoods that have been redlined and systematically underinvested in. It’s all related to and stems from structural racism”

by Mark Oprea September 20, 2023July 29, 2025

News & Views

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Department of Public Health

Clark-Fulton’s Largest Vacant Building to Be New Home for Cleveland Public Health Community Center

Cleveland City Council Approves Laws to Substantially Curtail and Regulate Smoke Shops

Cleveland Health Survey Shows Residents Struggle to Meet Basic Needs

New Citywide Health Survey Will Help Guide Cleveland’s Programs and Policies

Cleveland City Hall Debuts Open Data Portal in Bid to Boost Government Transparency

Can Dave Margolius End the Sale of Flavored Tobacco in Cleveland?

Cleveland Ranked 4th Worst U.S. City for Asthma Patients

Cleveland Has Administered Roughly 20% of its 6,000 Vaccines, But “Plan” is Still in Works

Recent Covid Cases Have Transcended Cleveland’s Capacity to Count Them, But City Commits to Beef Up Staffing

STUDY: Bed Bug Reports are Up 36% in Cleveland