Ohio University Community Health Programs

05/30/2026

We've got plenty of Cribettes through our Cribs for Kids and Safe Sleep Education grant for Athens County. Text or call our Family Navigator Program at 740-593-0037. Our amazing Athens City-County Health Department partners also provide Safe Sleep education and distribute cribs. Kits include a detachable bassinet, Sleep Sack and fitted crib sheet.
Grandparents or caregivers looking after an infant in their home are also encouraged to call.

WIC, Medicaid, SNAP, or TANF recipients are automatically eligible. Otherwise, a stated income of 185% or less of federal poverty level is the guideline, which is roughly $30,000 for a family of 1, $40,000 for a family of 2, $50,500 for a family of 3, $61,500 for a family of 4, and so on. (If the pregnant person is the one seeking the crib, or if baby lives with caregiver, add the baby to the household size, even if baby is not yet born.)

That said, if someone doesn't meet those guidelines but still needs a safe place for baby to sleep, please ask. ❤️

05/29/2026

Free pregnancy support now in Noble and Vinton Counties! Call or text 740-593-9780 to get set up with text and phone visits with your own registered nurse. Our Family Navigator Program nurses have experience helping women get access to free services and mother/baby items. No cost. No travel. Just care and support from home! No referral needed.

05/29/2026

Our summer pantry dates are finally here, just in time for the weather to start warming up ☀️

For June-August, please refer to the flyer listed above for dates, time and location of our monthly pantry distribution. We look forward to people stopping by 🕶️

05/29/2026

Free PALS group sessions - June 8th-12th and June 22nd-26th at the Hearing, Speech, and Language Clinic on the OU campus! All children with speech and/or language disorders/delays going into kindergarten or 1st grade are welcome! Join us for fun hands-on learning focused around language, vocabulary, and reading!

Just a reminder that our free PALS group sessions will be taking place June 8th-12th and June 22nd-26th in our Hearing, Speech, and Language Clinic! All children with speech and/or language disorders/delays going into kindergarten or 1st grade are welcome! Join us for fun hands-on learning focused around language, vocabulary, and reading!

05/29/2026

Register today to join our many partners in celebrating Community Health Workers on CHW Day at The Lodge at Hocking College on June 5! 💚 See fb post for details.

Join us in celebrating community health workers on CHW Day! 💚

Hosted at The Lodge at Hocking College on June 5, the day will be full of activities and continuing education. 🙌

🗓️ View event details & register by Friday, May 29 » calendar.ohio.edu/event/community-health-worker-day

This event is made possible thanks to OHIO Alliance for Population Health, Appalachian Children Coalition, Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development, Hocking Athens Perry Community Action, and Athens City-County Health Department.

05/26/2026

Please keep in mind that our food pantry distribution for next month is happening on June 23! Drop by from 5-6:30 pm at 16 W Green Drive, Athens, OH.

Our parking is restricted before 5 pm, and visitors are encouraged to arrive no earlier than 4:30 pm

05/26/2026

Complete the survey and you get a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card! You are eligible to participate if you are a woman at or over the age of 40.

05/25/2026

05/23/2026

No-cost Women’s Health appointments available in July and August! Give our nurses a call to get scheduled!

05/21/2026

Mark your calendars!

May 26 @ 6:30pm at the library: Learn about danger zones for ticks, good protective clothing and repellants, how to do proper body and head checks, how to minimize contact with ticks, what symptoms of illness to look for, pathways for proper medical help, what diseases ticks carry, the difference between nymphs and adults in the tick species and their capacities for infection, the animal vectors for ticks and the types of ticks that carry certain diseases.

Our guest speaker is Ed Brown, the natural science educator for the Athens County office of OSU Extension.