This document summarizes the programs and services provided by Lane County Public Health during National Public Health Week from April 7-13, 2014. It outlines their mission to promote community health and lists their ten essential programs, including communicable disease prevention, emergency preparedness, environmental health, immunizations, maternal/child health, health promotion, vital records, and WIC. It provides brief descriptions of the services offered under each program to protect health and prevent disease in Lane County.

1. NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK
in Lane County April 7-13, 2014

2. Mission
is to preserve, protect and promote
the health of all people in Lane County.

3. What is

4. Ten Essential

5. OUR
Programs

6. • Communicable
Disease Program
• Emergency
Preparedness
• Environmental
Health
• Immunization
Program
• Maternal and Child
Health
• Prevention
Program
• Vital Records
• WIC (Women,
Infants and
Children)
OUR
Programs

7. Protects our
community from
disease outbreaks.
If disease
outbreaks do
occur, CD
responds to slow
the transmission
of the disease.

8. • Provide immunizations to
children and adults
• Investigate suspect and
active tuberculosis cases
• Offer testing and
treatment for sexually
transmitted diseases and
• Provide epidemiological
investigation of reportable
disease

9. • A public heath priority, such
as being prepared for
disasters.
• Preparedness and response
plans are developed,
exercised and revised to
improve local responses to
bioterrorism, infectious
disease outbreaks, natural
disasters, and other health
risks.

10. • Collaborates with emergency
preparedness leaders at the
local, state and federal levels.
• Works with healthcare
organizations and other
agencies across our county to
assist in preparedness
education, identify community
needs, and maximize existing
preparedness resources and
networks.

11. Maternal & Child
Health (MCH)
Programs function
to ensure that
mothers and
babies are healthy
in Lane County.

12. • Babies First! identifies children
at risk for developmental delays
or other health conditions
• CaCoon (CAre COordinati ON)
helps families raising children
with special health needs to
care for their children as
independently as possible
• Healthy Families
• Maternity Case Management
• Oregon Mother’s Care –
prenatal assistance

13. Allows nurses to deliver the
support first-time moms need
to have a healthy pregnancy,
become knowledgeable and
responsible parents, and
provide their babies with the
best possible start in life. -

14. Creating conditions in
families, schools, and
communities that
promote the wellbeing of
people.

15. • Alcohol & Drug Abuse
• Mental Health Promotion
• Obesity
• Problem Gambling
• Suicide
• Tobacco and Other
Related Chronic Diseases
(TROCD)
• Supporting the
Coordinated Care
Organization

16. • Register Birth and Death
Records
• Issue Birth and Death
Certificates per Oregon
Revised Statutes and
specified timelines
• Ensure integrity of vital
records and vital reports
• Work closely with
hospitals/birth centers
and funeral homes to
ensure accuracy

17. • BREASTFEEDING:
Support, Counseling,
Resources, Pumps
• NUTRITION EDUCATION:
Classes, Online, Feeding
Relationships, Food
preparation

18. • SUPPLEMENTAL FOODS:
Vouchers for healthy whole
foods
• FARM DIRECT: Helping
provide access to fresh
locally grown produce and
supporting local farmers
• DENTAL: Prevention &
Protection

19. • Vaccinations
• Safer Workplaces
• Healthier Mothers
and Babies
• Control of Infectious
Diseases
• Safer and Healthier
Foods
• Vector Control
• Motor Vehicle Safety
• Reduce Tobacco Use
• Family Planning
• Fluoridation of
Drinking Water
• Decline in Heart
Disease and Stroke
• Clean water
Source: cdc.gov

20. Public Healthworks to keep our entire county
healthy.

21. Our successes may not always
be visible, because public health
programs prevent poor health.
Public Health

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