Ohio West Safety Council- Heat Stress and Prevention

Join us for the monthly meeting of the Ohio West Safety Council, sponsored by Eastman & Smith, Ltd. The Ohio West Safety Council is facilitated by the Van Wert Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation to provide safety training for our region. 

Dr. Cody Klinker is a board-certified family medicine physician with OhioHealth, serving Van Wert, Rockford, and their surrounding communities. He also serves with OhioHealth Sports Medicine as Crestview Local School’s team physician. Klinker originally hails from Van Wert County and is a 2013 graduate of Crestview High School. He went on to obtain his Bachelor of Science in biochemistry with research distinction from The Ohio State University and his medical degree from the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences. Dr. Klinker completed his family medicine residency at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital.

Dr. Klinker has been recognized at the local, state, and national levels for his excellence in family medicine and service. He was the recipient of the 2025 Edward T. Bope Distinguished Service Award and the 2025 Ohio Academy of Family Physician Resident Leadership Award. Additionally, he was one of only 12 recipients nationally to receive the 2024 American Academy of Family Physicians GME Award of Excellence.

As a family physician, Dr. Klinker has multiple clinical interests including sports medicine, pediatric/adolescent care, adult/preventative care, men’s health, rural medicine, in-office procedures, advocacy, and community education/engagement. His goal to provide the highest quality of care to patients of all ages in our community! He looks forward to giving this presentation on heat safety in the workplace, as we enter the summer months!