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ANNUAL UPDATEANNUAL UPDATETO OUR MEMBER TOWNSTO OUR MEMBER TOWNS

  

Presented byPresented by

Paul Hutcheon, Director of Health Paul Hutcheon, Director of Health

Judith Sartucci, Chairman, Board of HealthJudith Sartucci, Chairman, Board of Health

We are the local health department for the towns We are the local health department for the towns of Berlin, Newington, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield of Berlin, Newington, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield and serve a combined population of 97,500 and serve a combined population of 97,500

One of 21 One of 21 regionalregional public health departments in CT public health departments in CT 17 years of providing a broad range of public 17 years of providing a broad range of public

health serviceshealth services Oversight from an 12-member Board of Health Oversight from an 12-member Board of Health

made up of the Director of Health and Directors made up of the Director of Health and Directors appointed by the member towns, based on appointed by the member towns, based on populationpopulation

8 FT employees and 3 PT employees in 5 offices - 8 FT employees and 3 PT employees in 5 offices - in each town hall and in the Newington Senior and in each town hall and in the Newington Senior and Disabled CenterDisabled Center

Over 50 professional and lay volunteersOver 50 professional and lay volunteers

General Information

RevenueRevenue $955,775$955,775Town contributionsTown contributions $422,698 $422,698 (44%)(44%)Grants Grants $314,687$314,687 (33%)(33%)Program RevenueProgram Revenue$208,047$208,047 (22%)(22%)Interest/ReserveInterest/Reserve $10,343 $10,343 (1%) (1%)

Expenditures Expenditures $955,775$955,775SalariesSalaries $581,658$581,658 (61%)(61%)BenefitsBenefits $206,892$206,892 (22%)(22%) Programs/OperatingPrograms/Operating $108,269$108,269 (11%)(11%)Prof./ContractProf./Contract $54,694 $54,694 (5%) (5%)Other Other $4,262 $4,262 (1%) (1%)

FINANCIAL SUMMARY FY 2012-13

CCHD Strategic Plan 2011-CCHD Strategic Plan 2011-20142014

Goal IGoal I Promote healthy natural and built Promote healthy natural and built environments that protect human health and environments that protect human health and safetysafety

Goal IIGoal II Develop and implement health promotion Develop and implement health promotion initiatives that support good health at each initiatives that support good health at each stage of lifestage of life

Goal IIIGoal III Ensure internal readiness to anticipate, Ensure internal readiness to anticipate, recognize, and respond to public health recognize, and respond to public health threats and emergenciesthreats and emergencies

Goal IVGoal IV Improve and maintain the quality ofImprove and maintain the quality of

services providedservices provided

Goal VGoal V Strengthen agency infrastructureStrengthen agency infrastructure

I. PROMOTE HEALTHY I. PROMOTE HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTSENVIRONMENTS

Inspection and regulation of over 700 Inspection and regulation of over 700 licensed facilities including food licensed facilities including food establishments, public pools, motels, establishments, public pools, motels, salons and child day care centerssalons and child day care centers

Inspection and regulation of private wells Inspection and regulation of private wells and septic systemsand septic systems

Investigation of public health complaints Investigation of public health complaints such as food borne outbreaks, substandard such as food borne outbreaks, substandard rental housing, rodent/insect infestations, rental housing, rodent/insect infestations, air/water pollution, etc.air/water pollution, etc.

II. SUPPORT GOOD HEALTHII. SUPPORT GOOD HEALTHAT EACH STAGE OF LIFEAT EACH STAGE OF LIFE

Influenza/Pneumonia PreventionInfluenza/Pneumonia Prevention• Seasonal flu clinics Seasonal flu clinics • Visits to the homeboundVisits to the homebound

Injury PreventionInjury Prevention• Child car seats and bike helmets useChild car seats and bike helmets use

Senior Health PromotionSenior Health Promotion• Dental screening and cleaningsDental screening and cleanings• Prescription drug screening and counselingPrescription drug screening and counseling

II. II. SUPPORT GOOD HEALTHSUPPORT GOOD HEALTH AT EACH STAGE OF LIFE AT EACH STAGE OF LIFE (continued)(continued)

Environmental Asthma ControlEnvironmental Asthma Control• Putting on AIRS ProgramPutting on AIRS Program

Chronic Disease Prevention through Chronic Disease Prevention through System ChangeSystem Change• ACHIEVE InitiativeACHIEVE Initiative

Physical ActivityPhysical ActivityNutritionNutritionTobacco ControlTobacco Control

III. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTHIII. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS/EMERGENCIES THREATS/EMERGENCIES

Communicable disease reporting and investigationCommunicable disease reporting and investigation

All hazards response planningAll hazards response planning

Continuity of operations planningContinuity of operations planning

Staff and volunteer training and preparednessStaff and volunteer training and preparedness

III. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTHIII. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS/EMERGENCIES THREATS/EMERGENCIES (continued)(continued)

Flu clinics are used and conducted as drillsFlu clinics are used and conducted as drills

Environmental response and sheltering Environmental response and sheltering issuesissues

Successful response to Storm Sandy in Successful response to Storm Sandy in October 2012.October 2012.

IV. IV. IMPROVE AND MAINTAINIMPROVE AND MAINTAIN QUALITY SERVICEQUALITY SERVICE

““Quality”Quality” in public health is the degree to which in public health is the degree to which everything we do as a public health agency helps everything we do as a public health agency helps people be healthy or influences the conditions in people be healthy or influences the conditions in which they can be healthy.which they can be healthy.

IV. IMPROVE AND MAINTAINIV. IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN QUALITY SERVICE QUALITY SERVICE (continued)(continued)

Implemented Year 2 of our Strategic PlanImplemented Year 2 of our Strategic Plan

Published our tenth Community Health Report CardPublished our tenth Community Health Report Card Scientific evidence as the basis for our practice, Scientific evidence as the basis for our practice,

programs and policy-makingprograms and policy-making

Quality improvement (QI) trainingQuality improvement (QI) training Piloted a QI project addressing adequacy of Piloted a QI project addressing adequacy of pre-natal care pre-natal care

Planning for national accreditation as a local public Planning for national accreditation as a local public

health agencyhealth agency

V. STRENGTHEN OUR AGENCYV. STRENGTHEN OUR AGENCY INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE

FundingFundingGrantsGrantsNew sources of revenueNew sources of revenue

TechnologyTechnologyDigitalize operationsDigitalize operationsOnline access for publicOnline access for publicNew websiteNew website

WorkforceWorkforce Staff recruitment and developmentStaff recruitment and developmentBoard developmentBoard developmentVolunteers – recruitment and trainingVolunteers – recruitment and trainingStudent internship programStudent internship program

The Future …The Future …

Community health improvement planningCommunity health improvement planningUse of new data sets – Health Equity Index Use of new data sets – Health Equity Index

(HEI)(HEI)Use of new tools – health impact Use of new tools – health impact

assessments (HIA)assessments (HIA)New websiteNew websitePublic access to online restaurant inspection Public access to online restaurant inspection

ratings ratings Accreditation readinessAccreditation readinessSuccession planningSuccession planning

“Health care is vital to each of us some of the

time but public health is vital

to all of us all of the time."

 C. Everett Koop, MD

Former U.S. Surgeon General

Our thanksOur thanks to our member towns to our member towns and to you, our public, and to you, our public,

for your continued support. for your continued support.

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