Ombudsman
OmbudsmanPortsmouth Ohio 45662

1-888-841-2227 or 740-353-5263

Rx for Ohio Website;

http://www.rxforohio.org/who/

United Way of Scioto County

http://www.uwsciotocounty.org/home.html

Welcome to Go Local Ohio - Southeast, a joint project between the National Library of Medicine and the Health Sciences Library at Alden Library, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

• Find up-to-date information about local health resources in your community
• Find reliable health information about a number of diseases and conditions by linking to MedlinePlus

"Go Local Ohio - Southeast" currently has information on more than 2500 healthcare services across southeastern Ohio’s eighteen counties. The database continues to grow, and we welcome your suggestions for any sites we need to include.

Communities of Care

Alcohol, Drug Addiction, Mental Health Services Board of Adams-Lawrence-Scioto Counties

Tony Pollard, MPA, Executive Director

802 Chillicothe Street
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
Tel: 740-354-5648 or 1-888-354-5648 (Toll Free)
Fax: 740-353-5327
Email: alsbd@adamhsals.org
Web:www.adamhsals.org

CLICK HERE TO SEE WEBSITE;

http://www.communitiesofcare.com/als/index.php

The Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services Board of Adams-Lawrence- Scioto Counties present Communities of Care, your online resource for alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services in Adams, Lawrence, and Scioto Counties.

MISSION STATEMENT
The Board's mission is to ensure the availability and accessibility of effective, culturally competent and high quality mental health, alcohol and other drug services to the residents of Scioto, Lawrence and Adams Counties.

Scioto County Health Department
602 Seventh St., Room 210
Portsmouth OH 45662
(740) 354-3241

http://www.sciotocountyohio.com/health1.htm

Mayo Clinic Tools for Healthier Lives

http://mayoclinic.com/

Healthy Living

Select a center for a collection of information and tools to help you stay healthy.

Baby's Health

Children's Health

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Fitness

Food & Nutrition

Healthy Recipes

RSVP of Scioto County

http://www.rsvpscioto.org

P. O. Box 407
221 Court Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662

Telephone: (740) 354-3137
Fax: (740) 353-4965

Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

First Presbyterian has graciously provided the central office space for RSVP since 1973 as an in-kind donation.

RSVP is about helping to make a difference in our community by matching the skills of our members to the needs of our stations. SCM also sponsors Operation SafetyNet (Scioto County’s homeless shelter) and the West End Child Care Center.

RSVP is a national organization dedicated to enriching the lives of adults as they transition from one phase of life to another. It is one of three organizations that make up the Senior Corps under the jurisdiction of the Corporation for National and Community Service . Foster Grandparents and Senior Companions are the other two organizations.

Access Scioto County Public Transit

http://www.sciotocountyohio.com/accesssciotocounty.htm

Office Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday-Friday (County Wide)7:00 a.m. to 3:oo p.m. Portsmouth, New Boston & Rosemount

601 8th Street

P.O. Box 1901

Portsmouth, Ohio 45662 Phone:(740) 353-5626

Fax: (740) 353-4321

Scioto County Citizen Corps Council

http://www.citizencorps.gov/cc/showCouncil.do?id=726

2010 Charles Street

Portsbouth, Ohio 45662

Phone: 740-355-8300

Citizen Corps Mission

The mission of Citizen Corps is to harness the power of every individual through education, training, and volunteer service to make communities safer, stronger, and better prepared to respond to the threats of terrorism, crime, public health issues, and disasters of all kinds.

Citizen Corps Council activities include:

Educate residents about disaster preparedness measures;

Implement public education and outreach efforts;

Provide training to improve citizen preparedness, prevention and response capabilities;

Promote the importance of drills in the home, workplace, and school;

Coordinate citizen participation in community disaster response activities;

Coordinate volunteer opportunities that support local efforts in mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery

Citizen Corps Council Responsibilities include:

Promote and strengthen the Citizen Corps programs at the community level, such as Volunteers in Police Service programs, CERT teams, Medical Reserve Corps units, and Neighborhood Watch groups;

Provide opportunities for special skills and interests;

Develop targeted outreach for the community, including special needs groups;

Provide opportunities of training in first aid and emergency preparedness;

Organize special projects and community events;

Encourage cooperation and collaboration among community leaders; and

Capture smart practices and report accomplishments; and

Create opportunities for all residents to participate.

Workforce Connections of Adams, Brown, Pike & Scioto Counties

http://www.workforceconnections.biz/

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

433 3rd Street
P.O. Box 1525
Portsmouth, OH 45662
740 354-7545
740 354-3933 fax
740 354-5886 TDD

If you’re looking for your first job, a new job or the chance to retrain for a whole new career, Workforce Connections offers a wide variety of job listings and personalized job training opportunities at each of its local offices Workforce

Connections' training programs are tight, well designed and flexible. They include:

• Successful employee interviewing, hiring and evaluating
• Motivating and keeping good employees
• Managing legal and regulatory issues: OSHA, the Fair Labor Act, Family Medical Leave Act, sexual harassment, etc.
• Building teams and solving problems
• Managing your stress and your time
• Building computer skills; Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
• Presenting effectively
• Strengthening your employee communications techniques
• Improving workplace safety: CPR and safety training
• Workforce Connections' custom designed training and consulting programs to meet your specific objectives - from streamlining production operations to motivating your staff for results.