HEALTH SERVICES

Cincinnati’s Mask Ordinance

• Hamilton County Public Health – COVID-19 Testing Sites Hamilton County Public Health (HCPH) is setting up walk-up and drive-through testing sites throughout the County. Testing will be available at no cost (for those without health insurance)
  • Test and Protect Testing sites 
  • View testing sites on a map

• More information: COVID-19 Nasal Swab testing sites: for detection of active disease
  Testing sites continue to change on a weekly basis.  Please continue to stay updated on testing sites for Covid-19 available to you through your state’s websites:
  •  Ohio:
    • Ohio Department of health 
    •  Kroger Health’s Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing
  • Kentucky:
    •  Drive-thru test sites
    • Team Kentucky
  • Indiana:
    • Indiana.gov

Each site may have different criteria for testing (symptomatic and asymptomatic), so please see specifics for each site.

• Good Samaritan Free Health Center of Price Hill:
  3727 St. Lawrence Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45205
  Accepting new patients. The goal is to provide uninsured adults in Hamilton County, who are disproportionately at risk for chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension, the medical care they need to enjoy a higher quality of life. Volunteers are the primary providers of care, which also includes specialties, dental, and behavioral healthcare.
  Phone Number: (513) 246-6888

• Emergency Dental Services
  Interact for Health is pleased to provide funding so that three Cincinnati Health Department dental centers can remain open to handle urgent oral health needs. Patients must call any of the locations first for an evaluation by telephone or video call. If an office visit is necessary, patients will be contacted immediately to schedule an appointment. The centers accept Medicaid and most major private insurance and offer income-based fees for patients without insurance.
  Hours: Monday–Thursday: 7AM – 5PM. Friday: 7AM – 1PM

  • Bobbie Sterne Health Center, Over-the-Rhine
    513-352-2927
  • Crest Smile Shoppe, Avondale
    513-352-4072
  • Millvale at Hopple Street Health Center, Millvale
    513-352-3196

   An on-call dental provider can be reached after-hours at 1-866-485-0271.

• St. Vincent de Paul: Deaconess Health Check Charitable Pharmacy 
  The Charitable Pharmacy has waived certifications and created an emergency voucher process for those eligible and without medication access.
• Maritza Maldonado-Dyer, Consejera/educadora. 
  Hispanic individuals can call her for orientation for resources in Cincinnati. She can help with information about where to go specifically for services for Covid-19.
  Phone number: (513) 313-7615

 UTILITIES AND SHELTER

• Greater Cincinnati Water Works  is not doing any water disconnections during our current state of emergency.  If a customer had been disconnected prior to this moratorium, they can contact GCWW to ask for their water to be restored. Check out GCWW’s update here
  
• Duke Energy suspended disconnections due to non or late payments and offers flexible payment plans for those affected financially during the pandemic. For more information on how Duke is facing the pandemic and  and Covid-19 assistance, visit Duke’s website. If a customer has been disconnected prior to the moratorium, they can call Duke to request that their service be restored.  
• For more precise information about the Freestore Foodbank rental assistance services at the Customer Connection Center (112 E. Liberty St.) feel free to contact the Director of Public Benefit Services, Mr. Ryan Luckie (513-357-4633, rluckie@freestorefoodbank.org). The rent and utility assistance line is 513-357-4687; they’ll be able to inform the customer about the eligibility process and available funds. Keep in mind that these funds are both spent and replenished relatively often, so customers could have to check constantly for availability.
• Rental and Housing Assistance
  Cincinnati Ohio and Hamilton County rent assistance programs, housing programs, and non-profits offering support.

OTHER RESOURCES

• Cincinnati Community Resource Guide for Covid-19
• Endangered Language Project has information on COVID-19 in >150 languages, including Mam and Kaqchikel
• Ohio Department of Job and Family Services:
  Coronavirus and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
  This is for individuals who are unemployed as a result of closings due to coronavirus.Individuals who are not proficient in English may call 1-877-644-6562 or their assigned processing center: http://jfs.ohio.gov/ouio/translations-web.stm
  (Languages available: Spanish, French, Somali, Arabic, Mandarin (Simplified Chinese), Russian, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Burmese, Korean, Serbo-Croatian (Bosnian), Polish, Hindi/Indian, Hungarian)

Child & Family Treatment Center Director, Dr. Maria Piombo provides tips to help manage parental and caregiver anxiety!

COVID-19 Mental Health Q&A with Dr. Maria Piombo from Central Clinic Behavioral Health (Español)