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• ACHD provided 48 lead related services including testing, home services, and education
• ACHD served 541 people with adult and child vaccines
• ACHD provided 158 prenatal services including vitamins, immunization and my Healthy Baby referrals
• ACHD provided 1730 vision and oral screenings to students through their school health program
• ACHD provided 18 chronic disease prevention services including a nutrition and physical activity program

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Use school liaison to provide educational programming in schools and build a tobacco-free coalition

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Work with local hospital and providers to promote chronic disease prevention programs

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Identify leading causes of injury using IDOH and hospital data

Fatality Review

• Connect with registrar to provide review teams with certificates
• Work with fatality review board to identify leading causes of death

Maternal and Child Health

• Educate the Amish population on prenatal care and newborn screenings

School Health Liaison

• Fund a school liaison and promote tobacco prevention programs in schools

Lead Case Management

• Partner with local hospital to have them provide lead testing

Access and Linkage to Clinical Care

• Partner with medical providers and healthcare systems to provide care for underinsured/uninsured individuals

Tuberculosis Prevention and Case Management

• Connect patients with TB to food security assistance and housing assistance

Health-Related Areas during Emergencies/Disasters

• Update plans for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant

Immunizations

• Provide immunizations to children and adults

Vital Records

• Improve Continuity of Operations Plan

• ACHD conducted 7,212 chronic disease screenings and referrals including high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol screenings
• ACHD provided 11,614 school health liaison services including vision and oral screenings to students
• ACHD provided trauma prevention and education training for 841 individuals including Stop the Bleed, fall risk and substance use prevention
• ACHD provided 293  prenatal services including: pregnancy test, nutrition support, clinical referrals
• ACHD served 5,633 people with adult and child vaccines

Activity Report

Maternal and Child Health

• Fund evidence-based initiatives including child development programming, in-home prenatal visits, care coordination, case management and other services for expectant and new mothers and families

School Health Liaison

• Fund evidence-based initiatives focused on food insecurity, in-school dental care, in-school vaccinations and programming to improve mental health and stress management
• Develop and expand local school nurse and administrative relationships, collaborations and connectedness through school liaison programming and incentives

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Fund evidence-based initiatives focused on bike safety, general home/family safety, fall prevention and substance use disorder prevention; continue supporting internal syringe services program
• Develop child car seat safety programming

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Fund evidence-based initiatives focused on obesity, diabetes prevention and stroke prevention; offer nutrition education
• Attend local walks, runs, bike events and sporting events to share public health education

Access and Linkage to Clinical Care

• Support patient transportation services, offer insurance and social service navigation services; provide access to HIV/STI programming/support services; provide access to mobile pediatric care; offer linkages to clinical and mental health care for survivors of domestic violence and women in recovery

Immunizations

• Fund evidence-based child and adult vaccination services using methods to eliminate barriers, including adjusting hours of operation, location and providing in-home vaccinations when warranted
• Develop an innovative vaccination and incentive program, “Keep Your Eye on the Prize and Immunize”
• Build cross-partner collaboration to reduce vaccination barriers for new mothers
• Pilot an internal comprehensive review of all Allen County CHIRP (Children and Hoosiers Immunization Registry Program”) patient records

Fatality Review

• Fund evidence-based cohort programming focused on diabetes and obesity prevention; support the CDC’s Prevent T2 curriculum through a partnership organization
• Continue leading and participating in Allen County fatality review teams, including the fetal/infant mortality review team, child fatality review team and suicide/overdose fatality review team

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Fund-evidence based initiatives for students focused on vaping prevention
• Develop a three-month advertising campaign to educate public about myths associated with vaping

Lead Case Management and Risk Assessment

• Continue leading and improving existing lead case management program

Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention and Case Management

• Continue improving existing tuberculosis prevention and case management program

Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

• Continue improving existing infectious disease prevention program

Vital Records

• Continue improving existing vital records program; develop plan for vital records issuance during a disaster

Food Protection

• Continue improving existing food protection program
• Incorporate and deploy a risk-based inspection program as recommended by IDOH

Environmental Public Health

• Continue improving existing environmental health program

• BCHD provided immunizations to 832 individuals through the health department or a contractor, including off-site clinics
• BCHD tested 68 children for blood lead level and identified 22 with having an elevated blood lead level (EBLL) above 3.5 µg/dL
• BCHD provided screening for 1,081 students through the support of a school health liaison, including: vision, hearing, and oral
• BCHD provided 404 Tuberculosis (TB) prevention services, including: testing, education, and case management
• BCHD tested 286 individuals for infectious diseases, including: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and HIV

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• School liaisons will provide vaping training for school nurses and staff; BCHD staff will offer tobacco cessation education, nicotine replacement therapy and referrals to Quit Now Indiana

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Implement A1C screenings, offer weight checks to patients, collaborate with local hospital

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Staff will be trained as car seat technicians; will offer car seat checks at immunization appointments; will partner with local police to incentivize wearing seatbelts; partner with Be Smart to provide gun safety education

Environmental Public Health

• Submit tattoo and piercing ordinance to county attorney for review; develop a plan to address changes in code related to eyelash extension services

Screen individuals identified as currently smoking and offer education, nicotine replacement therapy, and referral to Quit Now Indiana

• BCHD served 371 people with adult and child vaccines
• BCHD provided 4  prenatal services including: pregnancy test, nutrition support, clinical referrals
• BCHD provided trauma prevention and education training for 22 individuals including passenger safety and seat belt use
• BCHD conducted 15 chronic disease screenings and referrals including high blood pressure
• BCHD provided 15 access and linkage to clinical care services including insurance navigation

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Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Build a tobacco-free coalition and partner with county school corporation to provide youth education

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Partner with Purdue Extension for nutrition education programming

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Get car seat tech certifications and a permanent inspection station, collaborate with IDOH to identify leading causes of death

Fatality Review

• Participate in fatality review teams, collaborate with IDOH to assess data

Lead Case Management

• Certify risk assessor

Tuberculosis Prevention and Case Management

• Identify partner in neighboring county to provide x-rays and other TB-related needs

Vital Records

• Identify partner in a neighboring county to offer vital records in case of emergency

Environmental Public Health

• Develop a plan to address changes in code related to eyelash extension services

• BCHD screened 20 people for high blood pressure through local health department or partners
• BCHD provided 46 Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention and Case Management services including testing, treatment, and education
• BCHD provided 59 immunization services including child and adult vaccinations and insurance navigation.
• BCHD presented education on vaping prevention to the county school

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Chronic Disease Prevention

• Collaborate with existing community partners to expand education and programs

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Expand services for youth and the elderly; increase awareness about existing services and resources; dispense prevention supplies such as bike helmets and anti-slip bathmats

• BCHD tested 19 children's blood lead levels, identifying one with an elevated Blood Lead Level.
• 142 Emergency preparedness services were provided during the bicycle rodeo and a Stop the Bleed training.
• 162 infectious disease testing services were administered including: HIV, HepC, Syphilis, Chlamydia, and Gonorrhea testing
• 140 students received tobacco and vaping cessation education from the BCHD's school liaison.
• BCHD provided 811 immunization services through on-site and off-site vaccination clinics, serving both children and adults.

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Connect with community organizations to provide tobacco education and cessation resources

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Use hospital and community clinic partnerships to implement chronic disease prevention programs and education

Fatality Review

• Attend community events and provide resources for cancer and heart disease prevention

Maternal and Child Health

• Identify disparities in birth outcomes data and partner with local hospital to address gaps

Health-Related Areas during Emergencies/Disasters

• Partner with food banks and local community services to address gaps in service delivery

Boone County Cancer Society

Lebanon Community School Corporation

Western Boone Schools

Zionsville Community Schools

• BCHD provided immunizations to 175 individuals through the health department or a contractor
• BCHD provided 56 chronic disease screenings and referrals, including: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes risk factors
• BCHD provided trauma and injury prevention training and education for 51 individuals, including: Stop the Bleed, CPR, and water safety
• BCHD provided 97 Tuberculosis (TB) prevention services, including: testing and education
• BCHD identified 9 children with an elevated blood lead level (EBLL) above 3.5 µg/dL

Activity Report

School Health Liaison

• Continue building partnerships with schools

Maternal and Child Health

• Focus on initiatives to improve health outcomes for moms and babies; reduce barriers to resources

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Develop preventive programming that address chronic disease

Immunizations

• Offer all ACIP-recommended vaccines to individuals regardless of age or insurance status

Environmental Public Health

• Focus on semi-public and public pool inspections

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Develop programs to reduce risk of unintentional injury

Brown County Recovery and Wellness Coalition

Brown County Schools

Centerstone

Clarity

Indiana Immunization Coalition

Nurse-Family Partnership

Positive Link

Quit Now Indiana

WIC

• CCHD provided 27 safe sleep education materials and education
• CCHD conducted 7 chronic disease screenings and referrals including high blood pressure
• CCHD served 57 people with adult and child vaccines
• CCHD supported their schools with  15 stock emergency medications including albuterol, epinephrine, and naloxone
• CCHD has provided 30 tobacco prevention and cessation services including distribution of tobacco cessation products

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Build a tobacco-free coalition and use school liaison to provide education in county schools

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Develop a program to address obesity

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Identify leading causes of death

Fatality Review

• Connect with partners to establish a fetal/infant mortality review team and a suicide/overdose mortality review team

Infectious Disease Surveillance and Prevention

• Hire a second part-time public health nurse to assist in infectious disease outbreak investigation

Environmental Public Health

• Create a public swimming pool inspection program and an eyelash extension facility inspection program

Nurse Family Partnership

Delphi Health Clinic

• CCHD 250 childhood lead screenings and case management services
• CCHD served 408 people with adult and child vaccines
• CCHD provided 712 maternal and child health services including prenatal services, pregnancy testing and immunizations
• CCHD provided 747 Tuberculosis (TB) prevention services including testing, treatment and education
• CCHD provided 3,085 school health liaison services including vision & oral screenings and CPR training

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Continue tobacco and vaping prevention initiatives

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Continue chronic disease prevention initiatives

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Continue trauma and injury prevention initiatives

Maternal and Child Health

• Partner with hospital to provide prenatal care; identify disparities in birth outcomes

• CCHD provided 979 chronic disease screenings and referrals, including: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and food insecurity
• CCHD provided screening for 991 students through the support of a school health liaison, including: vision, hearing, and oral
• CCHD provided 297 Tuberculosis (TB) testing, and provided TB education to 393 individuals
• CCHD provided trauma and injury prevention training and education for 236 individuals, including: Stop the Bleed, CPR, and substance use prevention
• CCHD provided 3,289 Maternal and Child health services, including: safe sleep education, sleep sack distributions, and referrals to prenatal care

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Partner with school liaison to implement media campaigns

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Hire a community health navigator/educator to oversee the mobile integrated health program; establish a robust referral system

Maternal and Child Health

• Implement Maternal & Child Health Social Work program to provide continuing care and education for new mothers; collaborate with IDOH

School Health Liaison

• Connecting with Family Health Center of Southern Indiana to provide dental exams and limited dental procedures for students

Access and Linkage to Clinical Care

• Coordinate with Clark Memorial Health to provide continued care for patients with substance use disorder and/or chronic disease

Vital Records

• Prepare an offsite location for emergency operations

• 84 individuals including adults and senior citizens participated in CCHD's nutrition and physical activity education programming
• CCHD educated 2000 people on the 988 hotline and crisis resources
• CCHD provided 60 emergency preparedness educational trainings including; stop the bleed, CPR, and Overdose/naloxone, within the local school
• CCHD has completed 100 chronic disease screening services, including: high blood pressure, undiagnosed high blood pressure, diabetes, and BMI

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Promote the Quit Now program and refer patients; participate in local tobacco-free coalition

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Provide education to employees of local businesses/factories; partner with hospital and local physician offices

Fatality Review

• Participate in fatality review board and identify leading causes of death

Maternal and Child Health

• Identify disparities in birth outcomes data

Lead Case Management

• Focus on lead case management initiatives

Vital Records

• Discuss online vital records service delivery to prepare for emergencies

Food Protection

• Create a written policy for risk-based food inspection program

Environmental Public Health

• Focus on sanitary operation of facilities where eyelash extension and tattoos are performed

• CCHD conducted 2,299 chronic disease screenings and referrals including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes
• CCHD provided 74 services for childhood lead screening and case management
• CCHD provided 215 STI testing and treatment services
• CCHD provided 1176 tobacco prevention and cessation services including youth and adult education and Quitline referrals
• CCHD provided 229 STI services including testing, treatment and prevention education

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Partner with a local nonprofit organization to expand tobacco prevention efforts

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Partner with Healthy Communities of Clinton County to address chronic disease; connect with local hospital and urgent care

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Partner with Healthy Communities of Clinton County to address trauma and injury prevention

Fatality Review

• Establish a new suicide/overdose fatality review team

Lead Case Management

• Hire a new lead case management nurse

Environmental Public Health

• Draft and submit an ordinance that addresses tattoo parlors, piercings and eyelash extensions

• CCHD provided Crawford County Schools with vaping prevention education.
• CCHD is developing a partnership with Purdue Extension for community wellness initiatives.

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Provide tobacco prevention education with a youth-centered focus

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Educate population on obesity prevention and partner with healthcare systems

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Offer trauma and injury prevention education

Immunizations

• Provide immunizations

Environmental Public Health

• Develop a plan to address changes in code related to eyelash extension services

• DCHD provided 1,582 Maternal and Child health services, including: referrals to housing resources and insurance naviagtors, and various prenatal services
• DCHD provided 501 Tuberculosis (TB) prevention services, including: testing, treatment, and Directly Observed Therapy (DOT)
• DCHD provided immunizations to 1,536 individuals through the health department or a contractor, including off-site clinics
• DCHD provided 614 chronic disease screenings, including: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and food insecurity
• DCHD provided 396 referrals for clinical care, including: insurance navigation and HIV

Activity Report

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Expanding on car seat safety program and providing installations at community events

Maternal and Child Health

• Expand partnerships to focus on maternal and child health outcomes with immigrant populations

Lead Case Management

• Focus on lead case management initiatives

Access and Linkage to Clinical Care

• Focus on access and linkages to care

Tuberculosis Prevention and Case Management

• Explore better housing options for patients with TB

• DCHD provided education to 726 students in the harms of vaping and tobacco use
• DCHD provided 605 chronic disease screenings, including: high blood pressure, diabetes risk factors, and food insecurity
• DCHD provided 275 firearm locks to families
• DCHD provided 305 Maternal and Child health services, including: parenting education, referrals for domestic violence assistance, and various prenatal services
• DCHD provided 2,370 weekend bags for school students through the support of a school health liaison

Activity Report

Maternal and Child Health

• Work with partners to identify disparities in birth outcome data

Access and Linkage to Clinical Care

• Purchase a medical bus to provide better outreach for rural residents; pursue a second location for preventative services

Vital Records

• Plan for continuing operations during an emergency

Food Protection

• Implement a written policy

Environmental Public Health

• Change septic sources

• DCHD provided trauma and injury prevention training and education for 105 individuals, including: Stop the Bleed, CPR, and substance use prevention
• DCHD provided 14 childhood lead and case mangagement services, including: testing and education
• DCHD provided immunizations to 104 individuals through the health department or a contractor, including off-site clinics
• DCHD provided education to 35 individuals in 988 and crisis resources
• DCHD provided 16 tobacco prevention and cessation services, including: referrals to QuitNow Indiana and education in the harms of tobacco or vaping

Activity Report

Fatality Review

• Participate in suicide/overdose fatality review meetings, review death records and establish fetal/infant mortality review team; identify leading causes of death

Maternal and Child Health

• Establish women’s clinic and formalize referral process

Tuberculosis Prevention and Case Management

• Establish formal MOUs with food supply, residential and interpretation service partners

Health-Related Areas during Emergencies/Disasters

• Update public health emergency response plan

Vital Records

• Provide vital records services remotely in the event of an emergency

Food Protection

• Approve ordinance that incorporates risk-based assessments

Environmental Public Health

• Prioritize vector control program, sanitary operation of tattoo parlors and facilities where eyelash extensions are performed

• DCHD conducted 7,056 chronic disease screenings and referrals including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and cancer sceenings
• DCHD provided 2,186 maternal and child health services including prenatal vitamins, safe sleep education, and breastfeeding education and support
• DCHD provided 5,308 tobacco prevention and cessation services including youth & adult education and youth screenings
• DCHD served 152 people with adult and child vaccines
• DCHD provided 91 trauma and injury prevention services including bicylce helmet distribution and CPR training

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Meet with partners to discuss tobacco prevention initiatives

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Partner with local hospital, mobile clinics and YMCA to address chronic disease

Fatality Review

• Form a local group of partners to discuss leading causes of death

School Health Liaison

• Hire a school liaison/public health nurse

Lead Case Management

• Hire a public health nurse to do lead testing

Access and Linkage to Clinical Care

• Form community partner groups

Health-Related Areas during Emergencies/Disasters

• Update public health emergency response plan

Vital Records

• Meet with vital records registrar and technology specialists to create a plan to continue services in the event of an emergency

Food Protection

• Prioritize doing high-risk population inspections more frequently

Environmental Public Health

• Complete swimming pool inspection ordinance; train staff on new eyelash extension services code

• DCHD educated and trained 170 individuals over water safety (including swim lessons)

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Resume participation with local tobacco coalition and include vaping-focused programming for youth

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Launch a media messaging campaign; meet with hospital to discuss chronic disease prevention

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Participate in mental health awareness campaigns

Fatality Review

• Employ health educators to serve as a liaison for local fatality review team

Maternal and Child Health

• Offer safe sleep program and launch media campaign for safe sleep awareness

Lead Case Management

• Expand staff to provide testing

Tuberculosis Prevention and Case Management

• Offer walk-in testing

Additional partnerships:

• Law enforcement
• Local schools

• DCHD hosted a health fair at Shiloh Church and served 60 individuals. They offered prenatal immunizations, breastfeeding education and safe sleep education.
• DCHD held an oral heath education event at Northeast Dubois Elementary School. The “Give Kids a Smile” event supplied 41 students with dental hygiene kits.
• In partnership with Ferdianand Police Department, Matthew 25 and the Dubois County jail, DCHD distributed 25 doses of naloxone.

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Hire a health educator to address tobacco prevention

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Implement diabetes prevention program
• Investigate ways to provide screenings for underinsured and uninsured individuals
• Implement IU Health Get Onboard Active Living (GOAL) program

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Implement Stepping On program to prevent falls through home visits
• Offer motor vehicle/ATV safety programming
• Implement sharps disposal program
• Provide CPR classes, car seat checks and safe sleep program

Fatality Review

• Support local substance use prevention council, provide Narcan education and identify disparities in birth outcome data

Access and Linkage to Clinical Care

• Hire a health educator to build referral network

Additional partnerships:

• Community centers
• Local assisted living and long-term care facilities
• Local businesses
• Local fire departments
• Local funeral homes
• Local libraries
• Local physicians

• ECHD provided 15,410 maternal and child health services including prenatal vitamins, safe sleep education, and breastfeeding education and support
• ECHD provided 3,263 tobacco prevention and cessation services including youth and adult education and youth tobacco screenings
• ECHD provided 3,395 trauma and injury services including bicycle helmets, mental health treatment, and car seats
• ECHD provided 4,488 services for STI testing, treatment and counseling
• ECHD provided 931 Tuberculosis (TB) prevention services including testing, treatment, and education

Activity Report

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Research programs and education with health systems partners

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Identify evidence-based programs that can meet community’s needs

Fatality Review

• Continue working with fatality review team

Maternal and Child Health

• Offer prenatal care through a Federally Qualified Health Center, refer patients to home visiting programs and hire nurse practitioners to address prenatal care; refer clients for STI testing/counseling

School Health Liaison

• Extend school partnerships to Amish schools

Health-Related Areas during Emergencies/Disasters

• Work on updated emergency response plan with local partners

Environmental Public Health

• Develop a plan to address changes in code related to eyelash extension services

• FCHD completed 78 chronic disease prevention screenings, including high blood pressure, undiagnosed high blood pressure, hemoglobin A1C, and elevated hemoglobin A1c
• FCHD provided 33 emergency preparedness trainings including QPR and Radiation trainings.
• 118 lead testing services were completed by the FCHD, 34 of which were identifying children with an EBLL.
• FCHD completed 717 school based screenings, including vision, hearing, and oral health.

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Expand smoking cessation programming beyond schools

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Collaborate with local physicians

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Collaborate with local physicians and law enforcement to identify leading causes of death and trauma

Fatality Review

• Partner with Wayne County

Maternal and Child Health

• Provide prenatal vitamins and referral resources; identify disparities in birth outcomes data

Tuberculosis Prevention and Case Management

• Seek housing options and food security resources for patients with TB; offer lab services

• FCHD provided immunizations to 1,169 individuals through the health department or a contractor, including off-site clinics
• FCHD provided 79 chronic disease screenings and referrals, including: high blood pressure and food insecurity
• FCHD provided screening for 3,645 students through the support of a school health liaison, including: vision, hearing, and oral
• FCHD provided trauma and injury prevention training and education for 872 individuals, including: CPR, vehicle passenger safety, and substance use prevention
• FCHD provided 6,263 Maternal and Child health services, including: car seat distribution and inspections, sleep sack distribution, and safe sleep education

Activity Report

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Partner with Purdue Extension

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Work with Pulse Point to increase AED awareness; offer CPR training

Maternal and Child Health

• Hire social worker to link patients to prenatal care; provide staff with language-learning software so staff can communicate with Spanish-speaking population

Access and Linkage to Clinical Care

• Provide education and hire a social worker that will make referrals

Vital Records

• Use DRIVE to continue vital records services in case of an emergency

Family Health Centers of Southern Indiana

New Albany Floyd County Consolidated Schools

• FCHD provides pregnancy testing and safe sleep education to the community.
• FCHD has identified a need to increase blood lead level testing due to a local battery factory in the county. FCHD provides capillary lead testing and case management services.

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Provide outreach and education; identify the coordinator for local tobacco-free coalition

Lead Case Management

• Share lead case management responsibilities among staff

• FCHD provided Tuberculosis (TB) testing for 63 individuals
• FCHD provided trauma and injury prevention training and education for 91 individuals, including: Stop the Bleed, CPR, and substance use prevention
• FCHD provided immunizations to 32 individuals through the health department or a contractor
• FCHD hosted a 'Walk in the park with Firefly' event where 15 maternal and child health services were provided

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Work with Stayin’ Alive to prevent tobacco use and vaping; identify program that targets mothers

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Partner with Purdue Extension to host cooking classes; invite practitioners and hospital systems to participate in community-based education and counseling

Fatality Review

• Review leading causes of death; request to participate in county fatality review team; expand telehealth services

Maternal and Child Health

• Identify community partners to educate women on healthy pregnancies

School Health Liaison

• Hire a school liaison

Access and Linkage to Clinical Care

• Create a contact list for local medical groups

Tuberculosis Prevention and Case Management

• Work with Adult Protective Services and Child Protective Services to find housing and food security for patients with TB; contact urgent cares in area to provide TB clinical services

Health-Related Areas during Emergencies/Disasters

• Hire a new preparedness coordinator and create emergency response plan

Infectious Disease Surveillance and Prevention

• Hire more staff to perform investigations

Vital Records

• Obtain secure VPN mobile internet device and determine feasibility of VR staff having a health department cell phone for use in event of emergencies

Environmental Public Health

• Contact another county to address change in code related to eyelash extension services

• FCHD provided 20 trauma and injury prevention education services
• FCHD provided 10 services to support school health including emergency stock medications and AED equipemnt
• FCHD served 1804 people with adult and child vaccines
• FCHD provided 20 infectious disease services
• FCHD provided 10 services for childhood lead screening and case management

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Provide age-appropriate coloring/activity books with tobacco and vaping prevention education; explore opportunities to engage with local tobacco-free coalitions

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Provide education on nutrition and physical activity for youth and adults

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Provide all schools with AED machines and anti-choking devices; collaborate with community pool for swimming lessons

Fatality Review

• Identify fatality review meeting schedule

Maternal and Child Health

• Promote WIC services

School Health Liaison

• Collaborate with local nurse

Health-Related Areas during Emergencies/Disasters

• Improve emergency response plan

Vital Records

• Equip vital records team with more equipment to use offsite in case of an emergency

Environmental Public Health

• Learn the new code related to eyelash extension services

• GCHD provided trauma prevention and education training for 183 individuals, including: brain injury risks and fall prevention
• GCHD provided 154 childhood lead and case mangagement services, including: testing and education
• GCHD provided 305 Maternal and Child services, including: car seat distribution, sleep sack distribution, and safe sleep education
• GCHD provided screening for 293 students through the support of a school health liaison, including: vision and hearing
• GCHD provided 122 Tuberculosis (TB) prevention services, including: testing, treatment, and education

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Provide a counselor to help with tobacco cessation; work with different agencies to offer cessation services

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Hire an educator to provide education and support; connect with Purdue Extension; strengthen partnerships with local hospita

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Provide a counselor to help with substance use; engaging with EMS and local providers to evaluate leading causes of death

Food Protection

• Develop a policy

• GCHD has provided 119 TB related services, including testing, treatment, and education
• GCHD supported 7 different schools by stocking the emergency medications through their school health liaison
• GHCD completed 70 services related to lead, including testing, risk assessments, and education.
• GCHD provided 10 infectious disease tests include Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Partner with tobacco coalition and hire health educator

Fatality Review

• Build a fetal/infant mortality review board

School Health Liaison

• Hire a school liaison

Food Protection

• Develop a written policy

Environmental Public Health

• Hire and train staff for inspections

• GCHD provided 108 TB services including: TB Testing, Treatment, education, and referral services.
• GCHD partnered with the schools and provided 190 services including: stocking emergency medication, and school-based immunizations.
• GCHD provided 69 maternal and child safety services including: sleep safe education, sleep sack and crib distribution.
• GCHD screened and identified 71 individuals with high blood pressure and undiagnosed high blood pressure.

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Implement youth-based tobacco prevention programs; engage with Grene County Tobacco and Vape Prevention Coalition

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Expand the Food is Medicine program

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Partner with local substance use prevention council and treatment facilities

Fatality Review

• Develop team of key stakeholders to address child fatality, suicide and overdose

Environmental Public Health

• Educate staff on code changes and hire additional staff for swimming pool inspection program and vector control program

• HCHD provided 1000 immunizations including both adult and child vaccines.
• HCHD completed 570 infectious disease testing services, including: HIV, HepC, Syphilis, Chlamydia, and Gonorrhea
• 3084 Tobacco prevention and cessation services were provided to the local schools and student populations, including education over the harms of vaping and tobacco use, vaping prevention education, nicotine dependency treatment resources, and best policies
• HCHD trained 789 individuals in multiple trauma and injury related courses, including: Stop the Bleed, CPR, vehicle safety, brain injury risks, fall prevention, mental health and suicide prevention
• HCHD provided 16,139 other services related to trauma and injury prevention, including: Creating Circle of Safety, Carmel Fire Safety Day, and various bullying, youth substance misuse, Narcan administration, and stop the bleed.

Activity Report

Fishers

• FHD provided 2846 school based educational services including: communicable disease, handwashing, oral hygiene, health equity, Narcan
• FCH referred 2283 individuals to the Indiana Tobacco Quitline- Quit Now Indiana
• 1594 trauma and injury prevention trainings were provided by FHD, including water safety,  fall prevention, substance use prevention, mental health and suicide prevention
• 1367 TB related services were provided by FHD, including testing, treatment, and education
• FCH educated 2,418 youth on the harms of vaping

Activity Report

Fatality Review

• Monitoring overdose data and phycological autopsy reviews

Maternal and Child Health

• Staff will obtain car seat safety certifications; identify disparities in birth outcomes data

School Health Liaison

• Identify health education and supplies needed

Access and Linkage to Clinical Care

• Expand partnerships with hospitals

Tuberculosis Prevention and Case Management

• Seek housing options for patients with TB and reestablish partnership with hospital to provide discounted TB services

Vital Records

• Partner with Continuity of Operations Plan

Carmel Clay Schools

Hamilton Heights School Corporation

Heart and Soul Clinic

HOPE Center

Indiana Immunization Coalition

Noblesville Schools

Sheridan Community Schools

• HCHD provided 56 lead related services including testing and education
• HCHD completed 463 TB related services including, testing, treatment, DOT services, education, and assistance with food and housing.
• HCHD distributed 245 hygiene supplies to the local schools through their school health program.

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Support local tobacco coalition by sitting on boards

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Hire a nurse to address chronic disease and partner with local healthcare systems

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Connect with IDOH and gather data on leading causes of death to determine priority programming

Fatality Review

• Start a suicide/overdose fatality review team; work with IDOH to identify leading causes of death

Maternal and Child Health

• Hire a maternal/child health nurse

Tuberculosis Prevention and Case Management

• Offer translation services

Food Protection

• Upgrade software and training to switch to risk-based inspection

Environmental Public Health

• Educate staff on new code related to eyelash extension services

• HCHD provided 6,500 solar eclipse glasses to the community for the April 8 eclipse.
• HCHD partnered with their local school corporation to provide dental hygiene kits. HCHD provides supplies to nine schools for hygiene closets. These closets have daily essentials for students in need.
• HCHD has car seat technicians on staff. These technicians inspect car seats and provide education on proper installations. HCHD has provided 10 car seats this year.

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Revamp cessation program and resources; begin tobacco control coalition and partner with Our Place Drug and Alcohol Services

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Work with Health Collaboration Team to develop an obesity prevention program

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Harrison County Community Foundation

Harrison County Coroner’s Office

Harrison County Parks

WIC

• HCHD provided 139 lead related services including testing, risk assessments, and education
• HCHD completed 319 Postpartum services, including referrals to: post-partum care, breast feeding education, pediatric care, parenting classes, and childcare assistance.
• HCHD trained 174 individuals in Stop the Bleed and CPR.
• HCHD completed 861 services related to TB including testing, treatment, DOT services, education, and support with food/ housing

Activity Report

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention and Cessation

• Hire an education specialist to focus on tobacco prevention and cessation

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Hire a public health nurse to focus on obesity prevention

Trauma and Injury Prevention

• Prioritize funding for evidence-based programs

Fatality Review

• Hire a public health nurse to focus on fetal/infant and suicide/overdose deaths; participate in fetal/infant mortality review team

School Health Liaison

• Hire a nurse to focus on school health

Health-Related Areas during Emergencies/Disasters

• Update emergency response plan

Vital Records

• Acquire resources to ensure no disruptions in vital records services in the event of an emergency

See additional partnerships on Hendricks County Health Partnership’s website HERE.