1. Will county health department Sue Olenek, executive director
Human Services Impact
Will county health department
Sue Olenek, executive director

2. What is our Health System?
Health Dept other mental health providers
United way school system partners
Hospitals Health Centers
Universities
Other social service providers
Faith based organizations

3. How Do We Know How Healthy our “System” is?
MAPP- Mobilizing
Mobilizing for Action Thru Partnerships and Planning
Health Dept Community Needs Assessment-5 yrs
Hospitals requirement for Community Needs Assessment- 3 yrs
MAPP- our 3rd cycle

4. Many Contributing Factors to Our Health System
Poverty
Education
Personal Health Status/Chronic Disease/Immunizations
Substance Use/Behavioral Health Issues
Nutrition
Wellness and Physical Activity
Health Resource Availability
Healthy Food Availability
Transportation
Family Unit

5. Influences on the Health System in Will County
Influences on the Health System in Will County *source MAPP Community Health Assessment
One of the key drivers of health status

6. Nutrition-Low Food Access *source 2016 MAPP Community Health Assessment
Roughly twice the state and national %
“Food deserts”- a topic at our most recent MAPP forum- possible initiative in the coming months

7. Personal Health-Adult Obesity
Personal Health-Adult Obesity *source MAPP Community Health Assessment
Rose, then declined- still higher than state and national rate

8. Adult Alcohol Consumption *source 2016 MAPP Community Health Assessment

9. Mental Health-Youth Depression
Mental Health-Youth Depression *source MAPP Community Health Assessment

10. Health Resource Availability
We Need
59 More Med/Surge Beds
19 Intensive Care Beds
8 OB Beds
16 Mental Health Beds
Health Resource Availability
*According to the Illinois Health Facilities and Service Review Board
8/4/2015
According to the August 2015 report by the

11. Doctors, Dentists and Mental Health Providers
Primary Care
1840:1
1240:1
1040:1
Dentists
1950:1
1410:1
1340:1
MH Provider
1060:1
370:1
560:1
How We Measure Up
Will County
Illinois
Nationally

12. As a Result of the Illinois Budget and Funding Woes, WCHD DHS Programs Were Cut

13. Human Services Program Changes
DHS Health Dept. Programs in FY2016
DHS Health Dept. Programs in FY2017
Adult Mental Health and Psychiatry
Child/Adolescent Mental Health and Psychiatry
Crisis Services
Capitated Care
Juvenile Justice
Psychiatric Medications
Family Case Management
WIC/Breastfeeding Education
Better Birth Outcomes
Chronic Disease and School Health
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (APORS)
Adult Mental Health and Psychiatry
Child/Adolescent Mental Health and Psychiatry
High Risk Family Case Management
WIC/Breastfeeding Education
Better Birth Outcomes
Chronic Disease and School Health
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (APORS)

14. Some Program Facts
FY2016 Will County Health Department (WCHD) had 919 open/active consumers in the Adult Behavioral Health (BH) program, of which 763 required psychiatric services
Fall of 2016 we began integrating adult BH psychiatry with primary care at our Community Health Center
Providing psychiatry through our FQHC triples our reimbursement rate for services- from DHS to the federal government
May 2016 we eliminated 55 positions due to the state’s inability to pay, and low reimbursement rate

15. More…
Overall, the Health Department employs approximately 100 less employees than 8 years ago
May of 2016 we eliminated the Family Case Management program and now concentrate only on High Risk Families
DCFS HealthWorks program- we continue to have a higher case load, but no substantial increase in funding
Better Birth Outcomes program was initially Targeted Intensive Prenatal Case Management, but again changed to focus on higher risk moms

16. Where Are We Seeing Improvements?
Tobacco Use Declining
Childhood Obesity Declining
Unemployment Declining
Medically Uninsured Population Declining
Adolescent Pregnancy Rate and Percentage Declining
Prostate Cancer Deaths Declining
HIV/AIDS Cases Heavily Declining
Life Expectancy is higher in Will County than Illinois or US
MAPP Involvement and Partnerships Increasing
Unemployment- 7% from 10.4%
Medically uninsured- down to 9%

17. How Can You Help the System?
Join our MAPP Collaborative
Respond to Community Surveys and Assessments
Make Legislators Aware of Your Needs and Opinions
Support the Agencies Doing the Work You Believe In
Make Good Choices for Yourself and Your Family

18. Contact Information: Sue Olenek Executive Director, Will County Health Department 501 Ella Ave MAPP- willcountyhealth.org/Public-Health-And-Safety-/MAPP-Process COMING SOON- The Local Public Health Systems Assessment