Welcome to the website of the Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department. The jurisdiction of the ZMCHD is that of the 25 Townships, 9 Villages, and the city of Zanesville. Our mission is to promote, protect and improve public health in Muskingum County. This is accomplished by a delivery system summarized in the Ohio Revised Code. The Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department, the Zanesville-Muskingum County Board of Health, and the Ohio Department of Health  work together to achieve this.

Board of Health Meetings are held the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the 1st Floor Conference Room, 205 N. 7th St., Zanesville, OH 43701.

Please take a few minutes to browse our website and learn more about the latest public health news and vast array of services provided by the Health Department.

We hope that you will find our website a useful resource. Thanks for spending time with us!


Hours: 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday

This website was updated on April 8, 2008.

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