Central Connecticut Health District ANNUAL UPDATE TO OUR MEMBER TOWNS Central Connecticut Health District ANNUAL UPDATE TO OUR MEMBER TOWNS Presented by Paul Hutcheon, Director of Health Judith Sartucci, Chairman, Board of Health

 We are the local health department for the towns of Berlin, Newington, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield and serve a combined population of 97,500  One of 21 regional public health departments in CT  17 years of providing a broad range of public health services  Oversight from an 12-member Board of Health made up of the Director of Health and Directors appointed by the member towns, based on population  8 FT employees and 3 PT employees in 5 offices - in each town hall and in the Newington Senior and Disabled Center  Over 50 professional and lay volunteers General Information

Revenue$955,775 Town contributions$422,698 (44%) Grants $314,687(33%) Program Revenue$208,047(22%) Interest/Reserve $10,343 (1%) Expenditures $955,775 Salaries$581,658(61%) Benefits$206,892(22%) Programs/Operating$108,269(11%) Programs/Operating$108,269(11%) Prof./Contract $54,694 (5%) Other $4,262 (1%) FINANCIAL SUMMARY FY

CCHD Strategic Plan Goal IPromote healthy natural and built environments that protect human health and safety Goal IIDevelop and implement health promotion initiatives that support good health at each stage of life Goal IIIEnsure internal readiness to anticipate, recognize, and respond to public health threats and emergencies Goal IVImprove and maintain the quality of services provided Goal VStrengthen agency infrastructure

I. PROMOTE HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS Inspection and regulation of over 700 licensed facilities including food establishments, public pools, motels, salons and child day care centers Inspection and regulation of over 700 licensed facilities including food establishments, public pools, motels, salons and child day care centers Inspection and regulation of private wells and septic systems Inspection and regulation of private wells and septic systems Investigation of public health complaints such as food borne outbreaks, substandard rental housing, rodent/insect infestations, air/water pollution, etc. Investigation of public health complaints such as food borne outbreaks, substandard rental housing, rodent/insect infestations, air/water pollution, etc.

II. SUPPORT GOOD HEALTH AT EACH STAGE OF LIFE Influenza/Pneumonia Prevention Seasonal flu clinics Seasonal flu clinics Visits to the homebound Visits to the homebound Injury Prevention Child car seats and bike helmets use Child car seats and bike helmets use Senior Health Promotion Dental screening and cleanings Dental screening and cleanings Prescription drug screening and counseling Prescription drug screening and counseling

II. SUPPORT GOOD HEALTH AT EACH STAGE OF LIFE (continued) Environmental Asthma Control Putting on AIRS Program Putting on AIRS Program Chronic Disease Prevention through System Change ACHIEVE Initiative ACHIEVE Initiative Physical Activity Physical Activity Nutrition Nutrition Tobacco Control Tobacco Control

III. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS/EMERGENCIES Communicable disease reporting and investigation Communicable disease reporting and investigation All hazards response planning All hazards response planning Continuity of operations planning Continuity of operations planning Staff and volunteer training and preparedness Staff and volunteer training and preparedness

III. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS/EMERGENCIES (continued) Flu clinics are used and conducted as drills Flu clinics are used and conducted as drills Environmental response and sheltering issues Environmental response and sheltering issues Successful response to Storm Sandy in October Successful response to Storm Sandy in October 2012.

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

IV. IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN QUALITY SERVICE (continued)  Implemented Year 2 of our Strategic Plan  Published our tenth Community Health Report Card  Scientific evidence as the basis for our practice, programs and policy-making  Quality improvement (QI) training  Piloted a QI project addressing adequacy of pre-natal care  Planning for national accreditation as a local public health agency

V. STRENGTHEN OUR AGENCY INFRASTRUCTURE Funding Grants Grants New sources of revenue New sources of revenueTechnology Digitalize operations Digitalize operations Online access for public Online access for public New website New websiteWorkforce Staff recruitment and development Staff recruitment and development Board development Board development Volunteers – recruitment and training Volunteers – recruitment and training Student internship program Student internship program

The Future … The Future …  Community health improvement planning  Use of new data sets – Health Equity Index (HEI)  Use of new tools – health impact assessments (HIA)  New website  Public access to online restaurant inspection ratings  Accreditation readiness  Succession 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 thanks to our member towns and to you, our public, for your continued support. For more information please visit our website at: