XENIA, OH — In April, the Greene County Safe Communities Coalition, part of Greene County Public Health, completed its annual Spring AAA Seat Belt Challenge for 2025! The Coalition is proud to announce that the winner of this year’s challenge is the Greene County Career Center! We congratulate them and, especially, their students! The career center took the lead with 95.5% of their students being buckled! In second place, 92.1% of students at Bellbrook High School were buckled. Finally, in 3rd place, Xenia High School had 91.2% of their students buckled. Our Fall 2024 winner was Bellbrook High School. The Greene County Career Center will be awarded $250 to improve safety at the school.Full Story
Public Health Matters has a new episode out today! Get it now at the link below, or download it wherever you get your podcasts! In this episode, we chat with Donecha Daniels about National Minority Health Month and the importance of public health programs and initiatives affecting health outcomes in minority communities. Full Story
The Greene County Safe Communities program reports three fatal crashes in the second quarter of the grant’s fiscal year, 2025 (January - March), bringing the total to seven (7) fatal crashes for the fiscal year, resulting in eight (8) deaths.Full Story