DEPARTMENT
ANNUAL REPORT 2003
“SERVING ALL OF
FISCAL SUMMARY
REVENUES:
State grants and contracts $220,071.00
Tax Levy 80,403.56
Adult Health 20,000.00
Misc., fees, & contracts 51,306.46
Total $371,781.02
EXPENSES:
Salaries & Benefits $210,606.11
Rent 10,500.00
Equipment 5,912.83
Operating Expenses 47,567.07
Total $274,586.01
Women, Infants and
Children (WIC)
Supplemental Food
Program
The
Moultrie County Health Department WIC program is a supplemental nutrition
program which serves to enhance the health and well-being of pregnant women,
infants and children. The WIC program
provides nutrition education, breast-feeding support, and food instruments to
clients enrolled in the program.
Pregnant and postpartum women, breast-feeding mothers, infants and
children under five years of age may be eligible for
the program. Participants must live in
Prenatal
women 31
Infants 57
Children 137
Post-partum
women 21
Total ave. # of clients served / month 246
Ave. # Quarterly Newsletters Distributed 253
Family Case Management (FCM)
Program
The Moultrie County Health
Department FCM program operates in conjunction with the WIC program to identify
and meet additional needs of families with pregnant women, infants and
children. The FCM program assists
families in identifying and addressing medical, financial, and social needs and
services. The average number
of families, as identified by primary qualifier, served by the Moultrie County
Health Department per month are as follows:
Adults 35
Infants 54
Children 143
Total
ave. # of families served / month
232
Teen Parent Services
The
Moultrie County Health Department TPS program functions to assist pregnant
teens or teen parents (male & female) under age 21 with completion of High
School diploma or GED. The TPS program
also provides assistance with college or vocational school enrollment after
diploma or GED completion. Additionally,
the TPS program assists teens with medical, financial, employment and social
issues. The overall goal of Teen Parent
Services is to facilitate the teen parent to a healthier and more productive
life for him/herself and his/her dependents.
Clients are assisted with support services that include transportation,
childcare, books, fees, and other education / health related issues.
Average
number of clients served per month
6
Immunization Program
All required immunizations are provided to all
children up through the age of 18 years by the Moultrie County Health
Department at low or no cost. The
Moultrie County Health Department also provides adult vaccines, including
Influenza and Pneumonia Vaccines.
Immunization clinics are offered at the Moultrie County Health
Department two times a month. Individual
appointments may be made in the event that a client cannot be accommodated
during routine clinics. Immunization
clinics are also conducted in public schools in the county to facilitate
completion of school-required vaccines.
Total
Vaccines to Children 0-18 years 598
Total
Vaccines to Adults 1062
School Nursing
The
Moultrie County Health Department provides a variety of school-based
contractual services to public schools to ensure compliance with Illinois
Department of Public Health and Illinois State Board of Education
requirements. These include (but are not
limited to) immunization review and report completion, vision and hearing
screening and report completion, on-site immunization clinics, head lice checks
and other services/assistance as requested and appropriate.
Lovington 342
Total # of Students Served / School Year 681
Kidcare
Kidcare is state-funded health insurance program for
children and pregnant women who are not covered by health insurance elsewhere,
regardless of employment. Kidcare covers
immunizations, wellness checks, prescriptions, dental services, vision and
hearing, and many other services.
Kidcare can also help pay insurance premiums for pregnant women &
children on some work place and private plans.
The Moultrie County Health Department is registered with the State of
Applications Submitted 56
Child Safety Seat
Program
The
Child Safety Seat Program was implemented at the Moultrie County Health
Department to provide new child safety seats for infants and toddlers. It also provides preemie beds to ensure the
safe transport of premature infants not yet large enough to be safely secured
in a regular infant seat. A Certified
Child Safety Seat Technician provides education, evaluation, and assistance
with proper child safety seat use. The
Moultrie County Health Department has participated in monthly child safety seat
checks with the Moultrie County Sheriff’s Department “Safe Kids” Program.
Total Number of Child Safety
Seats issued (Aug-Nov 03) 13
Total Number of Child Safety
Seats Assessed 10
Vision and Hearing
Testing
Vision
and Hearing screening services provided through the Moultrie County Health
Department are available to all residents in
Vision
screens 281
Hearing
Tests 381
Total # of Tests
Administered 662
Communicable Disease Control
The
Moultrie County Health Department provides education, referrals and follow-up
for individuals diagnosed or concerned with exposure to a communicable
disease. The Moultrie County Health
Department works closely with the Illinois Department of Public Health,
clients, and their physicians to facilitate reporting, investigation and
follow-up of communicable disease outbreaks and/or exposures. The Moultrie County Health Department also
assists schools, area doctors, and other public entities with disease
investigation, case contact, and follow-up to prevent the spread of
communicable diseases. All services are confidential.
CDC
Cases reported 63
Additional
STD contacts 10
Additional
Pertussis Contacts 139
TB Testing of General Public
188
Jail Nursing
The
Moultrie County Health Department provides health related information, health
assessments and TB skin tests for individuals detained in the Moultrie County Jail. These services facilitate the Moultrie County
Jail in complying with requirements set forth by the Illinois Department of
Corrections.
Inmates
health assessments 23
TB
skin tests 62
Adult Health Services
The
Moultrie County Health Department Adult Health Services program provides a
variety of services to adults in clinic sites throughout
Total
number of Adult Health Services provided are as
follows:
Adult
Health Contacts 730
Foot
care clients 910
Blood
pressure checks 1,233
Cholesterol
/ Glucose checks 3
School Physical Clinics
In response to requests from county school
administrators, the Moultrie County Health Department hosted its first Back To School Physical Clinics.
This was a series of clinics held at the Sullivan DMH Facility. The clinics were staffed by
Total
# of clinics 3
Total
Staff involved 6/clinic
Total
Clients served 79
Forever Fit
Forever Fit is a program designed by the Moultrie County Health
Department to teach the importance of basic health and lifestyle decisions to
Junior High students. The curriculum
focuses on the basics of cardiovascular health, nutrition, self-image,
self-control, exercise, and substance use/abuse. Students were also challenged with a
mini-”Walk the Walk”, which required engaging and documenting healthy food and
activity choices for 6 weeks.
Total
Students participating 270
Total
sessions 6
Tobacco Free Communities Effort
The
Moultrie County Health Department has initiated several anti-Tobacco programs
in an effort to reduce the use of tobacco in places where the majority of the
public would benefit from the elimination of second-hand smoke or tobacco use
reduction. These programs include: Fresh
Start, which works with pregnant women and new mothers to reduce smoking; The
Tale of Samantha the Skunk, which is a life-size magenta skunk that makes many
public appearances in schools, pre-schools, and community events encouraging
children (& adults) to not smoke; and Illinois Smoke-Free Restaurant
Recognition program, which encourages restaurants to establish smoke-free
environments for their patrons.
Fresh
Start 16 average clients/month
Samantha
the Skunk 260
student contacts
Smoke
Free Restaurants 10 restaurants recognized
Health Education
The
Moultrie County Health Department welcomes the opportunity to educate
individuals as well as the public at large on pertinent health topics. Topics have been presented at health fairs,
schools, community organizations, public events, and at the Moultrie County
Health Department. Topics covered range
from healthy pregnancy and breastfeeding, tobacco prevention and cessation,
adult health, food safety, and environmental health. The Moultrie County Health Department works routinely with the Illinois
Department of Public Health and Community Members and Organizations to identify
and address priority health concerns in
Total
Education contacts 978
Environmental Health
Food Service Program
The
Moultrie County Health Department provides routine inspections of
Department
routinely provides information and updates on food related issues to all food
service facilities, and upon request to residents of
Establishments
permitted 84
Annual
food inspections 116
Re-inspections 7
Temporary
inspections 62
Plan
reviews 1
Ave. # Quarterly
Newsletters distributed
100
Water Protection Program
The
Moultrie County Health Department, in accordance with Illinois Department of
Public Health requirements, provides permits to all persons intending to
install a new water well, repair or re-construct an existing well, or seal an
abandoned or unusable well. Provision of
permits includes a plan review, inspection, and consumer education as appropriate. The Moultrie County Health Department also
provides information on different types of well systems, Illinois Department of
Public Health construction and location requirements, safe water supply
maintenance, etc. Water testing is also
available for well and cistern systems.
Well
Permits Issued 10
Water
samples conducted 35
Wells
sealed 1
Septic Program
On
Septic
System Inspections 54
Tanning Program
The
Moultrie County Health Department, under contract with the Illinois Department
of Public Health, conducts annual inspections on all licensed tanning
facilities in
Facilities
inspected 5