Erie County Department of Health

Erie County, Pennsylvania

Barry GrossmanErie County Executive

Andrew J. GlassDirector

How you may know us…

“Behind the Kitchen Door”

Touching the lives of each resident daily.

Maternal and Child Health

Community Challenges

Prenatal Care

Low Birth Weight

Tobacco Use During Pregnancy

Infant Mortality

ECDH Programs

MCH home visiting program

“Nurse Family Partnership”

Children’s Health

Community Challenge

Special Needs Children Child Safety Adolescent/Youth Childhood Diseases

ECDH Program

Lead poison prevention Immunization/well baby clinics “Safe Kids-Erie Area” “Highway Safety Network” Tobacco use prevention

Adult Health

Chronic Disease Diabetes Heart Disease Cancer Stroke COPD

ECDH Programs “Tobacco Control Program” “Eat Smart-Move More”

Campaign Cancer prevention education “Body & Soul” program with

African-American churches

Health Safety

Community Safety Issues

Unintentional Injuries

ECDH Programs

• “Protect the Place You Call Home” fire safety program

• “Click It or Ticket” seatbelt

campaign• Car seat checks• Seat belt education• DUI prevention• Aggressive driving prevention

Public School Safety

Community Safety Issues

School Safety

ECDH Programs

Inspect entire building Inspect school cafeterias Inspect school grounds Inspect school pools

Community Safety Issues

Food Safety

Restaurant/cafeteria licensing-inspection

Retail food store licensing/inspection

Temporary vendor licensing/inspection

Certified food safety courses

Public Health Safety

Community Safety Issues

Recreational Safety Public Bathing

ECDH Programs

Monitor beaches Inspection of public pools Inspecting/licensing

camps/campgrounds Body art (tattoo)

inspections

Public Health Safety

Community Safety Issues

Environmental Safety

ECDH PROGRAMS

Stream sampling and surveys Presque Isle water

microbiological lab analysis Septic system

permitting/inspection Investigating water pollution

incidents Sewage treatment plant

inspections/compliance monitoring

Public drinking water supply inspections/compliance monitoring

Behavior Risk Factors

Health Behaviors

Obesity/Overweight

Physical Activity

Tobacco Use

ECDH Programs

Tobacco use cessation

Secondhand smoke

Tobacco disparity elimination

“Eat Smart/Move More”

OPANAC– “Body and Soul”– Trails and fitness– Community gardens

Worksite wellness

Infectious Diseases

Community Health Issues

HIV/AIDS STD TB Vaccine Preventable

Diseases

ECDH Programs

HIV clinic STD clinic TB diagnosis &

treatment Immunization clinic Travel clinics

Infectious Diseases

Community Health Issues

Other Community- Acquired Diseases

ECDH Programs Animal bite investigation

Foodborne illness investigation

Waterborne illness investigation

Disease investigationsincluding outbreaks

Raccoon rabies bait distribution

24/7 surveillance

Public Health Emergencies

Community Emergencies

Pandemic Acts of Terrorism Hazardous Material

Incidents Disease Outbreaks

ECDH Programs

Disease surveillance Preparedness planning Emergency response

Community Partners...Some of many

Achievement Center American Cancer Society

American Lung Assoc. of PA

American Red Cross APIC of NW PA

Barber National Institute Blue Cross of W. PA Booker T. Washington Ctr.

Bayfront NATO, Inc., M.L.K.C.

CHIP Coalition

Community Health Net Crawford County Safe Kids

Erie Center on Health & Aging

Erie Insurance Group Erie Weed & Seed Program

Family Services Gannon University GECAC Gifts for Kids Hamot Health Connection

HANDS Hispanic American Council

Immunization Coalition of Erie County (ICEC)

ION Health, Inc, Community Outreach

Lake Erie-Allegheny Earth Force

LECOM March of Dimes Martin Luther King Center

Mercyhurst College Civic Institute

MILLK, Mayor’s Initiative for Lead Safe Living for Kids

Northwest Tri-County IU NW PA AHEC Partnership for a Healthy Community

Ophelia Project SAFENET

Sarah Reed Early Intervention Ctr.

Save Our Native Species (SONS) of Lake Erie

Special Kids Network Traffic Injury Prevention Project

United Way

MHEDS Erie Community Foundation

St. Vincent Health Ctr. HACE Diabetes Assoc.