Erie County Department of Health 2013 Overview - How the Public Knows Us

1. ERIE COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
E R I E C O U N T Y,
P E N N S Y LVA N I A
Touching the lives
of each Erie
County resident
daily…
Barry Grossman
Erie County
Executive
Andrew J. Glass
Director

2. AN OVERVIEW
HOW THE
PUBLIC
KNOWS
US

3. CHILD, FAMILY & PERSONAL HEALTH
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Childhood lead
poisoning prevention
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Parent & child home
visiting
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1st time pregnancy
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Immunizations & clinic
information
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Child & family health
HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS
Nurse-Family Partnership
Maternal and Child Health Home Visiting Program
Childhood Lead Prevention

4. COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
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STD prevention, testing &
treatment (confidential)
HIV testing & counseling
(confidential)
Tuberculosis prevention,
diagnosis & treatment
Animal bite investigation & rabies
prevention
Immunization clinics
Monitoring diseases in Erie
community
Prevention/control outbreaks of
disease such as food or
waterborne illness
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
PROGRAMS
Community Health Services
HIV/AIDS Grant
Epidemiology Surveillance 24/7

5. CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION
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Healthy Corner Stores & Healthy
Foods Council
Bicycle - Friendly Worksites &
Bike Erie
Erie Walks!
Safe Routes to Schools
Let’s Move Outside! Erie County
Recreational Passport
Tobacco Prevention, Cessation &
Enforcement Programs
Young Lungs at Play!
Cancer Prevention Task Force
Safe & Healthy Communities
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
PROGRAMS
Safe & Healthy Communities
Tobacco Control
Cancer Education

6. INJURY PREVENTION & SAFETY
Programs that focus on the leading causes of
injuries and injury-related deaths:
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Drug poisoning
Med return units
Motor vehicle crashes
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Car seat checks
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Seat belt education
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DUI prevention
Falls
Suicide
Child Death Review Committee
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as well as injuries to children under age 14
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Crib safety
Playground safety
Water safety
Bike safety
Pedestrian safety
Fire safety
Sports and recreational safety
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
PROGRAMS
Safe Kids
Injury Prevention
Highway Safety

7. ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
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Inspect and monitor 170 public
drinking water supplies
Inspect and monitor 50 sewage
treatment plants
Inspect and monitor 16 industrial
waste dischargers
Inspect and monitor 361 Small Flow
Treatment Facilities
Issues permits for on-lot sewage
systems
Investigate water pollution incidents
Inspect 92 public schools for safety
& sanitation
HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS
Environmental Division

8. ENVIRONMENTAL RECREATIONAL SAFETY
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Monitor public beaches &
inspect public pools; perform
laboratory analysis of Presque
Isle beach samples
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Inspect 33 organized camps &
campgrounds
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Inspect & issue certificates of
registration for 90 manufactured
home parks
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Inspect & issue certificates of
registration for 19 tattoo & body
piercing establishments
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Educate the public on Lyme
Disease and identify Tick
species
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Monitor the County for
mosquitoes and birds that carry
West Nile Virus. Apply treatment
when necessary
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
PROGRAMS
Environmental Division

9. ENVIRONMENTAL FOOD SAFETY
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Inspection, enforcement and
licensing of 1,372 restaurants,
295 retail food stores and 486
temporary food vendors
Offer monthly food safety
courses of food service
employees
Prevention/control outbreaks
of disease such as food or
waterborne illness.
Inspect 54 summer food sites
HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS
Environmental Division

10. PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES
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Disease outbreaks
Pandemics
Acts of terrorism
Hazardous material
incidents
HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS
Public Health Preparedness

11. Goal I: All-Hazards Response Plan
Goal II: Workforce Capacity
Development
Goal III: Exercise/Real-Event

12. DATA AND STATISTICS
The Erie County
Department of Health
provides up-to-date health
statistics for the residents
of Erie County and its
communities.
Health data & statistics
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Behavioral Health Risks
Community Health Profiles
Demographics
Health Disparities
Healthy People 2020
Infectious Diseases
Vital Statistics
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
PROGRAMS
Public Health Preparedness /
Community Health Services

13. ECDH SNAPSHOT
1 of 10 independent local Health Departments in PA
6.7 M budget 2013 (85% non-county funds)
71 Full Time Staff
Founded in 1954
Primary divisions:
• Community health
• Public health preparedness
• Environmental
• Health education
Revenue sources for Public Health in Erie County, PA
$5,650,727
Revenue from grants, reimbursements (Act 315, 12), user fees, & donations
83%
$1,006,245
County General fund dollars
17%
$6,656,972
Total adjusted 2013 budget
100%

14. PRIMARY STRATEGIES
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Accreditation
Performance Management
Quality Improvement
Workforce Development
Sustainable Funding
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Health Promotion, Education
Health Assessment and Plan
Surveillance
Partnership
Improve ability to carry out
mission.
II. Improve health status.
III. Develop public health system.

15. ADMINISTRATIVE STRATEGIC ISSUES
• Development and execution of a community health plan that
measurably changes the health of our community and the
integration of community-wide services.
• Decreased funding with resultant re-prioritization of
programs and services while assuring a high level of public
health protection.
• The changing face of public health. Transitioning from direct
services and sick care to prevention and education.
• Impact of Affordable Care Act.

16. Blueprint for Community Health Improvement
Erie County, PA
Strategic Issues
Strategic Issues and Priority
Indicators
LIFESTYLE BEHAVIOR CHANGE
LIFESTYLE BEHAVIOR CHANGE
CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION &
CONTROL
Tobacco Use including Smoking During Pregnancy
Physical Activity
CANCER PREVENTION & EARLY
DETECTION
Nutrition
MENTAL HEALTH
CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & CONTROL
Alcohol Use
Heart Disease
Obesity
Hypertension
Diabetes & Pre-Diabetes
Overarching Challenges
POVERTY
DISPARITIES
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD)
Asthma
COPD/Adult Asthma preventable Hospitalization
CANCER PREVENTION & EARLY DETECTION
AGING POPULATION
Lung Cancer
MEDICAL & DENTAL PROFESSIONAL
SHORTAGE
Breast Cancer
HEALTH-RELATED TRANSPORTATION
Cervical Cancer
Prostate Cancer
MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH LITERACY
LACK OF A CENTRAL SOURCE OF
INFORMATION & REFERRAL
Poor Mental health
Suicide
Financial Distress

17. Physicians
Government
Agencies
Community
Non-Profits
COMMUNITY
PARTNERS
Colleges &
Universities
Faith-Based
Programs
Business
Community
Funding
Agencies
Hospitals
To learn more about the Erie County
Department of Health visit our website at:
WWW.ECDH.ORG