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June 26, 2012 Environmental Health Services The Environmental - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
June 26, 2012 Environmental Health Services The Environmental - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Importance of Environmental Health to the Health and Safety of Kane County Residents June 26, 2012 Environmental Health Services The Environmental Health Section serves Kane County residents through regulatory and educational services
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Environmental Health Programs
Technical Assistance Property Maintenance Food Borne Illness Investigation Food Safety Groundwater Protection West Nile Virus Tanning
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EH Practitioner Food Territories
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Food Safety
Working to ensure food safety in Kane County includes many critically important components including:
- Inspections
- Consultations
- Complaint Investigations
- Emergency Response
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Foodborne Illness Investigations Investigation of a foodborne illness
- r outbreak requires many
important steps including:
- Inspections
- Interviews
- Sampling
- Education and Training
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Groundwater Protection
Well Program
– Review and issue all new well and replacement
well permits.
– Issue permits for well abandonments – Inspect all well installations and well
abandonments
– Provide technical assistance on well water testing
and treatment for homeowners
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Groundwater Protection
Non-Community Well Program
– Biennially inspect and sample 155 Non-
Community Wells for compliance with State and Federal Regulations
– Ensure required water samples are submitted – Issue Boil Orders for Non-Community Well sites
with monitoring violations
– Provide technical assistance to
Non-Community Well sites including Kane County Forest Preserve
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Groundwater Protection
Private Sewage Disposal Program
– Review and issue all new and renovation septic
permits.
– Inspect all septic system installations – Respond to complaints regarding sewage
discharging to the ground surface or backing up into homes
– Provide technical assistance to
homeowners on the care and maintenance of their septic system
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West Nile Virus
Conduct West Nile Virus (WNV) surveillance program that includes:
– Collection of mosquitoes from 10 traps throughout
the county twice per week.
– Collection and submission of dead birds for WNV
testing.
– Inspection and treatment of mosquito breeding
sites.
– Provide technical information and
WNV updates through website.
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Tanning
Perform annual inspections Follow Up inspections for violations Respond to complaints Ensure all required paperwork is completed
and submitted to IDPH as required.
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Property Maintenance
Investigate Property Maintenance complaints Administrative Adjudication and/or Court Increased workload with Property
Maintenance responsibilities returned to the Health Department from Animal Control
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EH Technical Assistance
Technical assistance is routinely provided on non-regulated Environmental areas such as:
– Mold – Bed Bugs and other pests – Air Quality – Such as Radon – Asbestos – Emerald Ash Borer
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Food Program Workload Statistics
* This number does not include temporary food service inspections
2800 2900 3000 3100 3200 3300 3400 3500 2009 2010 2011 # of Inspections Year
Food Inspections 2009 - 2011
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Food Program Statistics
100 200 300 400 500 600 2009 2010 2011 # of Inspections Year
Temporary Food Inspections 2009 - 2011
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Food Program Statistics
1300 1350 1400 1450 1500 1550 1600 1650 1700 2009 2010 2011 # of Critical Violations Year
Number of Critical Violations 2009-2011
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Food Program Workload Statistics
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 2009 2010 2011
Number of Foodborne Illness Complaints (FBI) and Non-Foodborne Illness Complaints (NFBI)
NFBI FBI
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Sewage Complaints 2009-2011
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2009 2010 2011
Number of Septic Complaints 2009-2011
Number of Complaints
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EH Technical Assistance
4802 61 79 409 Number of Technical Assistance Received by EH Practitioners Calls for 2011* Food Well Septic Property Maintenance
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Open Burning Complaints
Open burning complaints require an immediate response and are
- ften a significant
distance from
- ffice.
2011 Open Burning Complaints Received By Health Department by Township
Blackberry Sugar Grove Kaneville Hampshire
- St. Charles
Plato Dundee Elgin Rutland
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Revenue Generated by EH Services
Program 2012 Budget Food Permits, Plan Reviews, Summer Food Grant $1,013,118 Well Permits, Non-Community Well Program $37,750 Septic Permits, Mortgage Surveys $10,000 Tanning Program $2,600 West Nile Virus $91,278 Total $1,189,051 Environmental Health is completely self supporting.
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Impacts of Reduced EH Practitioners
- n Quality
Potential for increased foodborne illness Potential for increased critical food violations Delayed food establishment plan reviews
and opening inspections
Inspections will not be completed as required
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Impacts of Reduced EH Practitioners
- n Quality
Shift from educational inspections to
regulatory inspections where quantity is the driving force
Less time to develop relationships with food
establishment operators
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Impacts of Reduced EH Practitioners
Overtime is required on a weekly basis to
cover work in 2 vacant territories in addition to overtime needed to complete inspections at Temporary Food Events (Fairs, Festivals, etc.)
Minimal education services will be provided
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Impacts of Reduced EH Practitioners
Property Maintenance will not be priority
program.
EH will focus on revenue generating
activities
Inspections will not be completed as required
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County Comparison of EH Practitioners by Population
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 Kane County 9 Dupage County 32 Lake County 16 McHenry County 6.8 Will County 16 Kendall County 2.5 County with Number of EH Practitioners
EH Practitioners per 100,000 population
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Food Program Staffing Ratio
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 Kane 9 Will 16 DuPage 32 Lake 16 Kendall 2.5 McHenry 6.8