Public Health Competencies and You
2004
- '05 Annual Report
Most people do not realize that public health is a
part of everyday life, even if they have never been to a health
department. Our report is organized to highlight the
many ways we affect your life. We hope you enjoy this approach to our annual report.
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| Front Cover | |
| Table of Contents | |
| Director's Message, Vision, Mission, Core Public Health, District Board of Health Membership, and Expense and Revenue Reports | |
| No Matter How You Slice It, the Health Department Is Serving You - Graphic overview of health department services | |
| Leading Causes of Death at Each Quarter of the 20th Century | |
| Where You Live | |
| Building Skills for - and with -the Community - Skills and competencies we have developed to work with and provide service to community partners | |
| Environmental Services - Environmental sanitation services, public facility inspections, and on-site sewage permits issued during the year | |
| What You Eat | |
| To Market, to Market, to Buy a Fat...Cabbage! - Using WIC vouchers at farmer's markets | |
| What About Our Kids? - Ongoing study of Body Mass Index of children in the district | |
| How Do You Change Behaviors? - The most effective health promotion programs are comprehensive and multi-level | |
| Where You Work | |
| Building Community Health Infrastructure - Training workshops provided by our staff this year | |
| A Continental Shift - Promoting a policy for smoke-free restaurants | |
| How You Get There | |
| Knowledge is Power, Ignorance is Deadly Bliss - Public education and policy development about motor vehicle crash injuries | |
| Focus on the Problem - Teen seatbelt usage | |
| How You Play | |
| VERB...It's What You Do - Motivating tweens (kids 9-13) to be physically active | |
| Take 10 and Feel Better - Incorporating physical activity into the school day | |
| Who You Interact With | |
| CSI: Public Health - The story of a disease investigation by our Epi Rapid Response Team | |
| Reportable Disease Counts - Reportable disease case counts for the district | |
| The HIV Virus - HIV testing & The "White" Plague is Still With Us - Tuberculosis services | |
| Who's Helping With Your Kids | |
| Milk of Life - Breastfeeding support services | |
| We're Helping in the Schools - Health screenings and activities in schools | |
| How You Protect Yourself | |
| A Scramble to Recover - Flu vaccinations | |
| Something to Celebrate, Even Now - Polio vaccinations | |
| Who's Looking Out For You | |
| Are We Prepared - The status of local disaster preparedness from the public health perspective | |
| Because We Said So! - Public Health Policy at the Community Level - New or improved public health policies and regulations | |
| Meet the Folks | |
| Passing the Baton - Preparing public health leaders for the future | |
| Personnel Activity | |
| Getting Noticed - Our staff providing state and national training | |
| Taking Aim, Sharpening Our Focus - Data-driven decisions | |
| Lending a Hand - Staff volunteer activities | |
| A New Road Taken - Retirements | |
PROMOTE • PROTECT • PREVENT
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