The purpose of this website is to serve as a source for information and resources that promote Safe & Healthy Lorain County Communities.

Creating partnerships that combine efforts to ...

  • Help local communities plan interventions
  • Increase public awareness
  • Collect local data
  • Control costs

Mobilizing citizens to take charge of their own health and safety.



1/16 -- What is Act Out Loud? 



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12/22 -- The Lorain County Safe Community Coalition's Fatality Review Committee meets throughout the year to review fatal crashes in an effort to see whether or not engineering, education or enforcement could be changed to prevent future fatal crashes in Lorain County.



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12/2 -- On December 1, 2011, hundreds of Lorain County residents gathered in Lorain County Community College’s College Center to sample 19 non-alcoholic drinks at the 10th Annual Zero-Proof Mix-Off. This event kicks off the holiday season by encouraging Lorain County residents to keep the holiday season as a time to celebrate with family and friends, not a time to let alcohol or the effects of driving impaired ruin fun - or worse, a life.



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8/30 -- On August 19th, law enforcement agencies, stakeholders, and other partners across the Nation launched the 2011 National Impaired Driving Crackdown. This effort will include intensified, highly visible enforcement activities through September 5th. “Driving while drunk isn’t worth the risk. If you’ve had too much to drink you’d better find a safe and sober ride home or your chances of arrest are high,” states Lieutenant Hughes of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Elyria Post. Impaired driving is a serious issue across the State of Ohio, and Lorain County is no exception. 



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12/7 -- Safe Kids USA is part of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under. A portion of their web site is devoted to providing the public with information on product recalls. It is especially important to review recalled products before shopping for the holiday season.

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10/3 -- The Elyria City Health District has bicycle hemlets for sale. With four sizes in six colors, it is easy to make sure the entire family is safe while riding. For more information please view the document below.
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