• Provide tobacco education programs in the community Responsible for • Assist with oversight of regional tobacco contract tobacco prevention • Conduct meetings on a county and regional level programs in Erie • Assist with planning and evaluation of programs County Favorite Quote: • Help reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke "The best time to • Work to eliminate tobacco related health disparities plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." - Chinese Proverb

1. Erie County Department of Health
Health Education Division
Janet Vogt, MPH, CHES
Division Manager

2. Health Education Division
Programs - 2010
Tobacco
Chronic Disease Prevention
Nutrition & Physical Activity
Injury Prevention
Safe Kids
Highway Safety
Cancer Prevention

3. Health Education Division
Funding - 2010
$1,740,836
Grants & Donations 87%
State Funds (Act 315) 7%
County Funds 5%

4. Health Education Division
How we get the job done…
Managers: 2
Public Health Educators: 5
Special Project Secretaries: 3
Interns: 1
Subcontractors: 30-40

5. Health Education Division
Special Project Secretary II
Kim Sayre
17 Years Service with the County
Responsible for Health Education, OPANAC and
Cancer grants
Oversee grant budgets, prepare quarterly
reports and fiscal management
Prepare attendance, mileage, payroll
Maintains Asset Inventory Records
Maintains H.E. Division web pages

6. Chronic Disease Prevention Program
Erie County Department of Health
Kimberly Beers, Public Health Educator II,
Certified Health Education Specialist
OVERALL PROGRAM GOALS:
• Prevent/Reduce Chronic Disease: Heart Disease, Stroke, Diabetes, Osteoporosis, Over-weight/Obesity,
Asthma, Arthritis
• Promote Healthy Behaviors and Lifestyle Changes
• Work within Erie County Schools, Communities, Early Childhood Facilities & Worksites to advocate for policy
and environmental changes which encourage wellness for all
WHAT KIM DOES:
• Coordinate deliverables of a 3-year state funded chronic disease prevention contract
• Provide training to childcare providers encouraging nutrition and physical activity best-practices & collaborate to
provide appropriate outdoor play spaces
• Assist organizations with starting worksite wellness committees
• Partner with Highmark - SPARK, PANA, partnerSHIP, PARDI, AHA, Ophelia Project & Penn State Master
Gardeners to achieve programmatic goals
• Provide community presentations on ways to Eat Smart and Move More!
• Implement and oversee community programs such as: Body and Soul; edible garden projects; bike &
pedestrian trail improvements; NRG Balance 1,2,3,4,5! events and education; After-school physical
activity programming

7. Injury Prevention Program
Safe Kids Erie Coalition
Erie County Department of Health
Patricia K. Puline, Public Health Educator II
I
The goal of injury prevention is to reduce the
number of accidental injuries to children through
advocacy, education and capacity building. Safe Patty Puline, PHE II- ECDH 13 years
Kids Erie, since 1991 leads a coalition of community
Mother of 3, grandmother of 4
partners to prevent accidental death and injury to
children ages <14
ATV Safety Write, monitor, implement and
Car Seat Checks evaluate grants for the State
Cribs for Kids Campaign Department of Health
Safe Kids Minority Initiative Plan and implement comprehensive
“Protect the Place You Call Home” Fire Safety Initiative with public health education programs
City of Erie Fire Department
Write policies for school districts,
Playground Safety/Bullying/Civility
local government agencies
Railroad Crossing Safety
Write and produce videos, PSA,
Safe Kids Day Bike Rodeo
media releases, brochures, training
Skateboard Park Initiative (TBI)
manuals, curriculum
Walk to School Day Pedestrian Safety Collect, analyze, interpret and report
statistical data to funding sources
Certifying body for Car seat techs
Educate adults and children Spokesperson for TV, radio,
Provide safety devices contributing editor for newspapers
Work with families in need Produced three videos; author of five
Empower communities international abstracts, articles
Protect children
Serve on five local, four national and
Partners: GE, Erie Insurance, Ophelia, Junior League, LECOM, international boards/committees
TIPP, Penn DOT, State Police, Sheriff, 9-1-1; ECCM, Atty General,
9-
City of Erie, Shriners, Saint Vincent and Hamot, NW IU 5; Mayor,
Urban League, Booker T, WIC, GECAC, CVC, HIghmark

8. North West Regional Highway Safety Network
Erie County Department of Health
Geoffrey T. Crankshaw - A Brief of What I Do
Community Traffic Safety Program Project Coordinator for NWPA Region
5, working with law enforcement officers and Magisterial District
Judges in 6 PA counties.
Through a team network, I present police departments with high
value programs to use in their respective precincts to reduce or
prevent accidents and fatalities on specific PA highways. I also
evaluate and budget for grants to make enforcement possible.
The primary team involves myself, the Region 5 Team Leader,
Andrea Bierer, and the Law Enforcement Liaison, John Conti.
The programs target the three most lethal behaviors while operating
a vehicle or motorcycle in PA:
- The failure to use Seat Belts
- Aggressive Driving
- Impaired Driving (DUI)
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation/
Bureau of Highway Safety & Traffic Engineering
provides the grant funding for this critical project.

9. Special Project Secretary II
Bev Steen
Grants include Highway Safety, Injury
Prevention and Safe Kids
Oversee grant budgets, prepare quarterly
reports and fiscal management
Prepare attendance, mileage, payroll
Prepare deposits for donations and grants

10. Tobacco C ntrol
OVERALL PROGRAM GOALS:
• Prevent Tobacco Use in Youth
• Promote Cessation in Youth and Adults
• Eliminate Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Pollution (secondhand smoke)
Kelly Kidd, MPH,
CHES • Eliminate Tobacco Related Disparities
Program Manager Program encompasses 13 counties of NW Pennsylvania
STATS:
Education: BS Health
Science/Community
WHAT KELLY DOES:
Health—Slippery Rock • Manage $5M, 3-year regional tobacco contract, including staff
University
MPH, Community
• Provide tobacco use training to health care providers
Health—Walden • Assist organizations in becoming smoke-free
University
Years at ECDH: 5.5
• Advocate for smoke free policy
Favorite Quote: “If • Assist as the lead agency for tobacco coalitions in Erie and in region
you do what you’ve
always done, you’ll get
• Provide cessation counseling
what you’ve always • Assist with health education needs in absence of director
gotten”

11. Tobacco C ntrol
WHAT AMY DOES:
Project Secretary III
Amy Lipinski
• Keep track of all fiscal information for a multi-million dollar contract.
• Monthly processing of all invoices and reports for approximately 30 tobacco
sub-contracts
• Prepare monthly reports for ECDH, state, and county administration
• Payroll, attendance, and mileage preparation and reporting
STATS: • Assist with budget preparation for grant writing endeavors
Education: BS Finance, • Prepare for audit each year and work with auditor to ensure accuracy
Gannon University
• Provide guidance on effective spending
• Keep tobacco staff sane and operating effectively and in a fiscally
responsible manner

12. Tobacco C ntrol
WHAT LAURA DOES:
• Assist with planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating tobacco
programs according to contract work plan, public health principles, and
behavioral health theories
Laura Bright, CHES
• Assist with oversight of regional tobacco contract, including planning and
PHE II
conducting meetings on a county and regional level
STATS:
• Oversee cessation and clean indoor air initiatives
EDUCATION: BS
Health Education,
• Assist with grant-writing
Edinboro University
PUBLIC HEALTH • Provide tobacco education programs in the community
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Obtaining my CHES • Assist with the development of media materials to meet program needs
certification
WHAT I LIKE BEST
ABOUT WORKING
AT THE ECDH: The
people and the
diversity of the work.
Everyday is different.

13. Tobacco C ntrol
Joy Parker
PHE I
WHAT JOY DOES:
STATS:
Education:
• Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate tobacco programs according to
Bachelor’s Degree,
Community Health contract work plan, public health principles, and behavioral health theories
Slippery Rock Univ.
• Oversee tobacco prevention and enforcement initiatives
10 years of Public • Assist with grant writing
Health Experience
• Develop media materials to meet
program needs