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HomeMy WebLinkAboutE-mail - 3rd Qtr BC Health Dept Progress Report Sweeney, Kathleen From: Raevsky, Cathy Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 11:44 AM To: Wahl, Larry; Kirk, Maureen; Connelly, Bill; Lambert, Steve; Teeter, Doug; Sweeney, Kathleen Cc: Hahn, Paul; Kim, Sang Subject: Third Quarter Progress Report Attachments: BUTTE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.docx Attached please find the Quarterly Progress Report for the Health Department. Please let me know if you have any questions or issues, Cathy Raevsky PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR r1-1 Butte-ou',"n,ty PUBLIC HEALTH 202 Mira Loma Drive Oroville,CA 95965 y " A , :'�Ibi ii(,countv.nd 530-538-7583 Office 530-538-2164 FAX COUNTY OF BUTTE E-MAIL DISCLAIMER:This e-mail and any attachinclitthercto may contain private,confidential,and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient.Any review,copying,or distribution of this e-mail(or any attachments thereto)by other than the County ofButte or the intended recipient is strictly prohibited.If you are NOT the intended recipient,please contact the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copies of this e-mail and any attachments thereto, Health Department H JulySeptember 2014 • Planning has begun for Ebola Virus. a tabletop on Ebola was completed in October and a functional exercise is planned for November. • Butte County has the third highest rate of West Nile Infections in the State with 23 case reported to date. • The Community Health Assessment is coming to completion and the community participation has been exemplary. • The Department has appointed a Privacy Officer and a Security Officer for HIPPA compliance. • Department implements required training program for all staff to be completed in their first two years of employment covering topics such as Performance Measurement and Management, Public Health Ethics, Cultural Competency, Health Equity, HIPAA, Incident Command, Customer Service, Conflict Resolution, Workplace Violence, and Sexual Harassment Prevention. • The department routinely collaborates with a variety of agencies to achieve its goals. BUTTE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT JULY - SEPTEMBER 2014 ADMINISTRATION Planning and preparation for a tabletop exercise and a functional exercise built around the topic of Ebola virus has been a primary focus. The tabletop and functional exercises will incorporate activating the Department Operations Center. The Emergency Response program is also coordinating a tabletop exercise for the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) Coalition in which the video Contagion will be utilized as a tool to discuss impacts on healthcare facilities, public health and the community when an unknown infectious disease quickly takes hold. All of the exercises will take place in October. Butte County has the third highest rate of West Nile Virus (WNV) cases in California. As of September 30 there were 23 cases of WNV reported, compared to 24 cases for all of 2013. Of the 23 cases reported to date, 9 were severe (neuroinvasive). The true impact of WNV is underestimated since so many cases go undiagnosed and unreported. Studies show that for every invasive case of WNV reported there are another 150 cases of WNV infection that occurred. This translates to an estimate that the actual number E � . of WNV cases that have occurred to date in Butte County is closer to 1350 cases. Accreditation preparedness activities are in full swing with many notable accomplishments this last quarter including: • Creation of a Together We Can!Healthy Living in Butte County website that includes Facebook and Twitter pages. The Facebook page has been viewed by over 16,000 people. • Development of a health assessment survey to obtain opinions and feedback from county residents regarding community health issues in the county. The survey will close on Friday October 17th. Upon collection of hard copies from partner agencies, we hope to receive over 2,000 responses from throughout the county. Nearly 10% of surveys received to date came from social media. • Participation of various communities in focus groups to obtain more in-depth input and feedback for the assessment. Focus groups have been conducted (or scheduled) for the following groups: o Hmong o African Americans o Head Start parents o Senior Citizens o Homeless o Re-Entry o Migrants o Veterans o Native Americans o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgender,Transsexual, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, and Ally community (LGBTQ+) o Mental Health Beginning in mid-November, Public Health and community partners will begin developing the written Community Health Assessment (CHA) following the analysis of all the collected data. The CHA is expected to be distributed to the community in January-February 2015. Following the CHA distribution, priority items will be addressed as part of the Community Health Improvement Planning (CHIP) process. Animal Control had 28 court cases that required their involvement while responding to over 1,062 calls including 50 dog bites, 23 cat bites and submitting 26 specimens for rabies testing. Over 450 cats were spayed/neutered through the Fix It Kitty Sterilization Program and 77 pets were vaccinated for rabies at World Rabies Day festivities. IS was brought up to full staff for the first time in over a year. Six electronic medical record , applications were evaluated for the Public Health Clinic Operations and the selection will be between the final two. The department recovered from a virus that threatened to wipe out months' worth of data, The virus was isolated, quarantined and eradicated. Only a half- day worth of data was lost. The department has employed Virtual environment and virtualized 7 production servers. This increases our up-time and our disaster recovery significantly. First 5 Butte County hosted training for 20 grantees in the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ). The use of the ASQ is now part of a First 5 statewide agenda to address the growing concern that approximately 70% of children with developmental delays are not identified until school age. Lack of early developmental screening means the loss of a critical window of opportunity to help these children successfully integrate into school and experience ongoing school success. First 5 Butte County be working with community partners to offer additional trainings this year to support a county-wide approach to early screening. The department is transitioning to being responsible for HIPAA Compliance and has appointed a Privacy and Security Officer who have reviewed and completed all of the required trainings. The department has implemented required trainings for all staff in the first two years of employment. The required trainings cover HIPAA, Incident Command, Customer Service, Conflict Resolution,WorkpIace Violence, Sexual Harassment Prevention, Performance Measurement and Management, Cultural Competency, Public Health Ethics, Health Equity, various Safety Trainings, etc. An online training module (free of cost) will host,verify and measure all staff required trainings and can be expanded for specific Divisional requirements. Staff can access from their workstations and supervisors can monitor progress towards reaching training goals. The Department is in the process of reviewing and updating all departmental policies and this should be completed in the final quarter of the year. The department is scheduled to review and update these policies every two years in the future. The department is also pursuing publication of peer reviewed scholarly articles by writing a review article on pertussis vaccine attitude, knowledge and acceptance in pregnant women which will be submitted for publication. The department supported the launch of the new prescription discount card for Butte County called Coast2Coast Rx Card. This card will assist Butte county residents to save money on prescription drugs. NURSING California Children's Services (CCS) Caseload Count has increased by approximately 20 cases per month since January. Cost shifts caused by Medi-Cal Managed Care and the ACA are being carefully tracked. The CCS Medical Therapy Unit (MTU) in Oroville is still operating at the Wyandotte School while they await the approval to re-occupy their permanent space that was damaged by a fire in May. The staff have done a phenomenal job in working with the temporary space and all services continue to be provided. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Butte County is ranked in the top 10% of counties for qualifying our Underground Storage Tank OUST) program for submission into the state environmental reporting electronic database. UST facilities require significantly more data for submission than other Hazmat facilities. The Program Manager for Hazmat has been asked to serve on the California COPA Forum Board and another staff member was re-elected Chair of the regional Solid Waste Roundtable. The difficulties the division has had with Old Durham Wood,which have persisted for more than a decade, appear to have been resolved, at least for the time being. The facility is now in compliance with state requirements. The rollout of the placarding program for restaurants is progressing with the completion of the Field Inspection Guide and the distribution of placarding information for restaurants during routine inspections. Training for food facilities on how to earn a green placard are scheduled for November. The division assisted Big Bend Mobile Home Park with obtaining emergency funding to assist with water outages as a result of drought conditions. COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES The Environmental Health Division assisted County OES to provide a water fill-up station at Cohasset School for Cohasset Residents and collaborated with the Hispanic Resource council to successfully execute the 24th Annual Dia del Campesino Celebration to improve the health of the community. The Nursing Division supported the county's Kick-Off event for the Couch to SK initiative by providing blood pressure, BMI, height and weight checks for county staff wishing to participate in the event. The division also participates in the Sexual Assault Response Team and the Prescription Drug Prevention Task Force. The SNAP-Ed program collaborated with the Butte County Library to provide a summer library program focused on nutrition education in Oroville and Gridley. The Communicable Disease program worked closely with Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control (BCMVC) to minimize the number of West Nile Virus cases by helping them target mosquito control activities and coordinating press releases. Animal Control assisted the Butte County Sheriffs Department and the California Highway Patrol on twelve calls.