Board of Health

The Board of Health of the Wood County General Health District currently meets on the first Thursday of the month that falls on or after the 10th day of the month. Meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room at the Wood County Health Department, unless otherwise noted on the meeting schedule below.

We recognize the value of public comment on issues and the importance of allowing members of the public to express themselves on matters of community interest and set aside a period at the beginning of every regular meeting of the Board for public participation. Please review our Public Participation Policy ahead of time if you plan to attend.

Health Commissioner Benjamin Robison, MPH, was appointed as Health Commissioner by the Board of Health in 2020.

“Each member had a vision that the main purpose of all health work is to apply scientific knowledge to the conditions of our environments that disease may be prevented and the physical powers of the people be increased at a minimum of inconvenience and expense to the taxpayer of the county. The ideal of Public Health work is to create an organization that will secure to every citizen whatever his condition and wherever his residence, the right to a sound body and good health.”

Excerpt from the first Board of Health Meeting, 1920