1. Two Hats, One Home: Balancing Code Enforcement with Healthy Homes Daniel Fries Marion County Public Health Department

2.  " Code Enforcement is the prevention, detection, investigation and enforcement of violations of statutes or ordinances regulating public health, safety, and welfare, public works, business activities and consumer protection, building standards, land-use, or municipal affairs."

7.  Perform Inspections (Local Code, Lead, Mold, Indoor air, Radon)  If applicable, take samples  Compile results and write report  Issue orders

8.  Conduct follow-up Inspections for Compliance  If non-compliant, file for court  Follow up with court action

9.  A HHS looks at the house as a system and relates health and the home environment.

10.  Perform Home Inspections  Take samples if applicable or hire/contract the correct people  Compile the results and other reports  Write up final summary report

11.  Perform cost estimating (possibly)  Demonstrate interim controls  Educate (tenants, owners, interested parties) on:  Hazards  Concerns  Mitigations  Follow-up with recommendations

12. Any Ideas?

13.  Good observational skills  Detail oriented  Listening, interview and probing skills  Documentation skills  Communication  Assertiveness  Operate inspection tools

14.  Coaching Skills  Compassion  Persuasiveness  Diplomacy  Empathy  Spec writing and budgeting skills  Collaboration and coordination skills

15. Code InspectorHealthy Homes Specialist The MechanicThe Nurturer The DoerThe Protector The VisionaryThe Caregiver The Giver

16.  Shared Personality Types  The Duty Fulfiller  The Scientist  The Guardian

17.  Large local health department: Marion County Public Health Department  MCPHD currently employs 686 people

19.  All inspectors are Risk Assessors and Healthy Homes Specialists  Every inspection has a healthy homes assessment

20. CodeHealthy Homes Issue administrative ordersDemonstrate interim controls Re-Inspections for complianceProvide education on hazards File for court on Non -complianceMake referrals for service Court Action

21. Assessment turned into supervisor Supervisor reviews enters into HHRS and database Hazards Found Yes Referral to HHS No Close HH assessment and file

22. HHS reviews HRS and inspectors assessment Gather tool kit items and education Home visitFollow up for 3 months

23.  Procedures have changed  Funding  Personnel changes

24.  Partnered with our Housing Department  Used modified assessment form  Now use HHRS and modified assessment form

25.  Healthy Homes Grant 2009-2012  Personnel  Tool Kit Items  Home modifications  Currently no outside funding  Tool kit items limited  Use Medicaid Reimbursement Funds

26.  Mindset Change  Limited time and resources Initial decrease in quality of work

27.  Support from Administration  Inspector Buy-in through good communication  Good Resources  Improved quality of work and pride in work  Better relationship with clients