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Public Health in Kane County

Kane County Board of Health charged with protecting and improving public health

 Enforce and observe all State laws pertaining to the preservation of health,

and all county and municipal ordinances

 Investigate the existence of any contagious or infectious disease and adopt

measures to arrest the progress of the same

 Make all necessary sanitary and health investigations and inspections  Initiate and carry out programs and activities of all kinds, not inconsistent

with law, that may be deemed necessary or desirable in the promotion and protection of health and in the control of disease

 Recommend to the county board or boards the adoption of such ordinances

and of such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary or desirable for the promotion and protection of health and control of disease

Health Advisory Committee

 Board of Health comprised of all members of Kane County Board  Since created by resolution, state legislation stipulates a Health

Advisory Committee made up of health professionals be created to advise Board of Health

 Health Advisory Committee provides expert knowledge and advice

to the Board of Health regarding public health policies and issues

 Health Advisory Committee provides expert knowledge and advice

to Kane County Health Department regarding strategic initiatives and public health issues

Public Health is Population Health

 Public health has made its greatest contribution when focusing

• n those conditions that ensure health for the population: the

environment, sanitation, safe food, safe water, and communicable disease control

 While the health of individuals is the ultimate goal, the focus

• f public health is on the health of populations.

 When we talk about populations, we mean either the

community as a whole OR subgroups in the community that are at greater risk of disease or injury.

Public Health is not Medical Care

 The primary strategy of medical care is treatment of

disease in individuals.

 The primary strategy of public health is prevention

through policy, system and environmental changes that reduce chronic disease, injuries and premature death.

Investment in Public Health

 Americans spend $8,2331 per person on healthcare each

year, that’s about $22.00/day.

 Kane County residents pay about $0.01 per day in taxes2

for county public health services.

 Investment in public health can result in medical cost

savings as well as gains in worker productivity, reduced absenteeism at work and school, and enhanced quality of life.

1Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development Health Data 2012. Retrieved from:

http://www.oecd.org/els/healthpoliciesanddata/OECDHealthData2012FrequentlyRequestedData_Updated_October.xls

2Kane County Health Department Budget FY13

How Public Heath Matters

In the last 100 years, average life expectancy has increased by 30 years:

 Advances in Medicine account for 4.5 of those additional

years;

 Advances in public health account for the other 25.5 years of

life by ensuring safe environments, sanitation, safe food, safe water, and communicable disease control*

*Turnock, BJ. Public Health: What it is and How it Works, 3rd Edition. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2004.

Airborne, Foodborne & Waterborne Health Threats to Kane County Residents

 Hepatitis  Pneumonia  Human papillomavirus (HPV)  E. coli  Legionella  HIV/AIDS  Salmonella  Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)  Influenza  Clostridium difficile  Radon  Mumps  Rhinoviruses (common cold)  Lead  Cryptosprodiosis

Growing Threats to Public Health

 Tuberculosis  West Nile Virus  Lyme Disease  Hantavirus  Pertussis

20 40 60 80 100 120 140 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Kane County Salm onellosis Cases

Public Health Matters Now in Kane County Obesity, Chronic Disease  Premature Death

 69% of Kane County

residents are overweight or

• bese.

 This increases the risk for health

problems including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, and stroke.  Chronic diseases cause 81%

• f deaths in Kane County.

 They are costly to individuals,

health care providers, taxpayers and strains the entire health

• system. In 2010, the cost of heart

disease and stroke in the U.S. was about $444 billion.

Chronic diseases are the most common and costly of all health problems, but they are also the most preventable

 40 percent of cancer, as well as 80 percent of heart disease,

stroke, and type 2 diabetes, could be prevented if Americans exercised more, stopped smoking, and ate healthier

 Four common, health-damaging, but modifiable behaviors are

responsible for much of the illness, disability, and premature death related to chronic diseases.

1.

Tobacco use

2.

Insufficient physical activity

3.

Poor eating habits

4.

Excessive alcohol use

Kane County residents are the 8th healthiest in Illinois out of 102 counties

 Medical Care: Screening, diagnostics &

treatments for individuals

 Personal Behaviors: Exercise, healthy

eating, & medication

 Public Health (KCHD): Developing

effective health policies, partnerships, & environmental systems

 Access to fruit & vegetables for all through

community gardens

 Access to safe walkways, parks and open space

in all communities

 Coordination of public health & medical efforts

to make healthy choices the easy choice for communities

Public Health (KCHD) Kane County Medical Providers Healthier individuals & com m unities Personal Choices

6 top health threats identified by the

Kane County Community

1.

Obesity

2.

Chronic Disease

3.

Infant Mortality

4.

Childhood Lead

5.

Communicable Disease

6.

Poor Social & Emotional Wellness

*From the 2012-2016 Kane County Community Health Improvement Plan http:/ / kanehealth.com / chip.htm

Kane County Health Advisory Committee

 Lulu Blacksmith, MA - Waubonsee Community College, Director of

Governmental and Multicultural Affairs

 Richard Chroust, D.D.S. - Private Dental Practice  Diane Homan, M.D. - Rush-Copley Medical Center, Vice President, Quality  Carmella Moran, Ph.D., MSN, RN - Aurora University, Director School of

Nursing & Associate Professor of Nursing

 Karin Podolski, MSN, MPH, RN - Cadence Health, Director, Community

Health and Outreach

 David Stone, Ph.D. - Northern Illinois University, Associate Vice President

& Associate Professor of Public Health

 Bob Tanner, LCSW, ACSW – Greater Elgin Family Care Center,

President/CEO

 Linnea Windell, MSN, RN – VNA Healthcare, President/CEO

Next Steps

 Relationship Building  Presentation at Committee of the Whole