MAY 30, 2015 Watertown Board of Health FY16 Budget Hearing

Mission and Primary Programs Protect, promote health, prevent disease and disability, and access and improve the health status of the community. Ensure a safe and healthy community through:  Enforcement of Environmental Health codes  Implementation of Community Health Programs  Animal Control Programs  Emergency Preparedness Grant

Mandated Programs Continue to support mandated environmental health programs such as:  Food Protection Program  Housing  Swimming Pool Facilities  Body Art Establishments  Tanning Establishments  Animal Control Program  Lead Paint  Indoor Air Quality  Tobacco Control  Communicable Disease Reporting

Non-mandated Programs Mosquito Control Household Hazardous Products Collection Medical Waste Collection Program Flu Vaccine Distribution Grant Initiatives Nuisance Program Hazardous Materials Establishment Program Asbestos Abatement Review

FY16 Goals and Objectives-Environmental Food Safety/Inspection Research electronic inspection programs Enhance food safety education program Revamp mobile food program schedule Farmers market – revisit standards

FY16 Goals and Objectives-Environmental Tobacco Control 5-Community Tobacco Control Program Education and enforcement of newly amended tobacco regulation to include electronic cigarettes and flavored tobacco Tobacco compliance checks Tobacco retail establishment inspections

FY16 Goals and Objectives-Environmental Hazardous Materials Hazardous Materials inspection program - permitting, inspection and educational needs

FY16 Goals and Objectives-Environmental Mosquito Control East Middlesex Mosquito Control Commission  Plans larvicide, adulticide, and surveillance activities to control the emergence of vector mosquitoes Larvicide application in catch basins Establish liaison status with Commission

FY16 Goals and Objectives-Environmental Animal Control  Dog Park Rules  Animal Control Ordinance  Rabies Clinic & Microchip Clinic  ACO work on State ACO Training Project  Research on animal kennel needs

FY16 Goals and Objectives-Community Health Health Promotion  Community Health Educational Seminars – FY15 examples  Bone Health and Osteoporosis  Sun Safety and Skin Cancer  Mosquitos and Ticks  Meal Planning  A Fresh Look at Organics  Wellness Programs  Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Screening  CPR/First Aid Training

FY16 Goals and Objectives-Grant Initiatives Risk Factor Screening and Referral Service Project Watertown Community Foundation First Part:  Promote and offer screening services  Refer at risk participants to primary care provider for further evaluation Second Part:  Provide education and continuing screening services for participants who were referred to primary care provider

FY16 Goals and Objectives-Grant Initiatives Marshall Home Fund-Compassionate Connections V o Decluttering, organizing and support services for elders o Watertown Task Force o Hoarding awareness education to first responders o Community awareness lectures on “What is Hoarding” and “How to Help” o Continue to provide professional organizer and social worker to assist residents with hoarding conditions

FY16 Goals and Objectives- Emergency Preparedness Grant Maintain Watertown’s All Hazards Plan Expand and Support Medical Reserve Corps in Watertown MRC volunteer training – CPR/First Aid for healthcare providers Personal Protective Equipment – health officers Grant deliverables

FY16 Goals & Objectives-CHNA17 Grant CHNA-identified Community Health Needs - support mental health initiatives Mental Health First Aid Training to Town workers

FY16 Goals & Objectives CHNA-identified Community Health Needs – obesity/healthy living Support and collaborate with Live Well Watertown to promote healthy eating and wellness programs and other initiatives

FY16 Goals and Objectives-Grant Initiatives Department of Public Health Local Public Health Mini-Grant for Sharps Collection Increase Medical Sharps Collection through the placement of permanent sharps collection containers in public locations

FY16 Goals & Objectives Support Opioid Abuse, Underage Drinking and other Substance Abuse Prevention initiatives in community Watertown/Waltham/Belmont/Brookline Substance Abuse Prevention Collaborative (SAPC)- Wayside Youth and Family Support Network

FY16 Goals & Objectives Staff Training Registered Sanitarian Incident Command System Personal Protective Equipment MA PHIT Food and Housing ServSafe Food Manager -renewal Certified Pool Operator - renewal

WATERTOWN HEALTH BOARD OF HEALTH Thank you for supporting our initiatives!