WATCH LIVE: Ohio Department of Health discusses diet & exercise to prevent chronic disease and cancers

Published: Apr. 14, 2026 at 11:50 AM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVG) - Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Bruce Vanderhoff is holding a press conference to discuss how diet and exercise could help prevent chronic diseases and some cancers.

Vanderhoff will be joined by Earl Thompson IV, MD, a colorectal surgeon from Cincinnati.

The conference is set for Tuesday at noon. You can watch live in the video player at the top of this story.

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