1. Obtain voluntary LPHA accreditation
2. Assure funding streams meet programmatic needs
3. Reduce or prevent the incidence of disease in our community
4. Reduce breast and cervical cancer
5. Reduce incidence of chronic disease
6. Improve reporting capacity through private providers
7. Increase awareness related to childcare rules and regulations as well as increase provider’s awareness of child health and well being
8. Improve breastfeeding rates of Missouri WIC participants
9. Improve customer service of Missouri WIC participants
10. Reduce the number of instances of elevated blood lead levels when tested
11. Prevent public exposure to adverse environmental health occurrences
12. Prepare the public for emergencies
13. Clearly define what “social services” staff provide in each program
Goal – Obtain voluntary LPHA accreditation
Objective – Complete all standards required for the Missouri Institute for Community Health accreditation
Strategy:
1. Seek consultants to assist with infrastructure and performance standards identified by the Missouri Institute for Community Health
2. Review staffing requirements identified by the Missouri Institute for Community Health
Activity:
1. Establish leadership team
2. Complete community assessment
3. Complete 3-5 year strategic plan
4. Staff will complete all training requirements
Time Line – December 2012 [Strategic Revision – 2015]
Responsible Person – All Staff
Goal – Assure funding streams meet programmatic needs
Objective – To assure all programs have adequate funding
Strategy:
1. Regularly review program needs
2. Encourage all staff to identify specific funding opportunities
Activity:
1. Administrator reviews budget monthly
2. Board reviews budget quarterly
3. Seek out and apply for funding opportunities
4. Discuss grant opportunities with staff regularly
Time Line – On going
Responsible Person – Administration, Board of Trustees, and Staff
Goal:
1. Increase awareness related to childcare rules and regulations
2. Increase provider’s awareness of child health and well being
Objective – Increase the number of childcare and family providers participating in childcare training opportunities by five percent (5%)
Strategy – Increase educational opportunities for all childcare providers and family providers
Activity:
1. Provide educational opportunities for child care providers at convenient times
2. Offer educational incentives to increase childcare provider attendance
Time Line – December 2012
Responsible Person – CCHC Nurses
Goal – Prepare the public for emergencies
Objective – Public will be able to respond to specific emergency events
Strategy:
1 – Educate the public regarding emergency events
2 – Work with community partners to prepare public for emergency events
Activity:
1 – To exercise staff in emergency preparedness
2 – To schedule monthly media releases on emergency preparedness
Time Line – Strategy 1 – August 2012
Strategy 2 – December 2012
Responsible Person – Emergency Planner and designated staff
Goal – Prevent public exposure to adverse environmental health occurrences
Objective 1 – Food Protection
To decrease the incidence of critical items found during inspections of food establishments, food processing plants and food warehouses by ten percent (10%)
Strategy:
1 – Develop and implement local food ordinance regulating the food industry
2 – All environmental health (EPHS) staff performing inspections of food establishments, will be standardized through the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MoDHSS) or the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (US FDA)
3 – Develop an educational program for the food industry and/or the public
4 – Provide a quality inspection program
5 – Assure that food establishments, food processing plants and food warehouses are compliant with applicable state/federal statutes, rules and regulations
Activity:
1 – Work with the food industry other interested persons/organizations and community leaders in the development and adoption of a food ordinance
2 – The environmental health staff performing inspections of food establishments will acquire standardization through the MO DHSS or the US FDA
3 – Offer food safety classes
4 – Conduct timely inspections, follow-up inspections, and perform investigations of suspected foodborne illness complaints based on the current policies and procedures of the St. Francois County Health Center (SFCHC) and/or the MoDHSS
5 – Perform timely inspections, follow-up inspections, and conduct investigations of suspected foodborne illness complaints based on current policies and procedures of the MoDHSSTime Line- On-going
Responsible Person – Environmental Health Staff
Objective 2 – On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS)
To assure that permitted OWTS are designed, installed and maintained according to the applicable Missouri Statutes and rules and regulations of the MoDHSS
Strategy:
1 – Develop and implement local (OWTS) ordinance
2 – Assure that all EPHS staff are adequately trained to perform work activities relating to OWTS
3 – Offer/coordinate OWTS trainings through the MoDHSS or other organization to provide educational opportunities for OWTS industry personnel and/or the public
4 – Assure that OWTS registered installers, and property owners operating an OWTS, are compliant with Missouri Statutes and rules and regulations of the MoDHSS
Activity:
1 – Work with OWTS professionals, other interested persons, organizations and community leaders in the development and adoption of an OWTS ordinance
2 – Assure that all environmental health staff have received adequate training
3 – Offer/coordinate OWTS trainings
4 – Review OWTS design plans, conduct OWTS site visits, issue MoDHSS construction permits, investigate OWTS complaints
Timeline Goal 1 – January 1, 2016
Goals 2 – 4 On going
Responsible Person:
Goal 1 – Environmental Health Staff, SFCHC Administration, SFCHC Board of Trustees
Goal 2 – Environmental Health Supervisor, Environmental Health Staff
Goal 3 – Environmental Health Supervisor, Environmental Health Staff
Goal 4 – Environmental Health Staff
Objective 3 – Commercial Lodging
To assure all lodging establishments are in compliance with the applicable Missouri Statutes, rules and regulations
Strategy:
1 – All environmental health staff will be adequately trained to perform work activities relating to the inspection of lodging establishments
2 – Provide a quality inspection program for establishments based on the current policies and practices of the MoDHSS
3 – Develop an educational program
Activity:
1 – Train all environmental health staff
2 – Conduct inspections, follow-up inspections and investigate complaints
3 – Offer/coordinate educational trainings
Timeline 1 -2 – On-going
3 – January 1, 2013
Responsible Person – Environmental Health Supervisor and Environmental Health Staff
Objective 1 – Child Care Sanitation
Objective – To assure all regulated child care facilities are in compliance with sanitation requirements of MoDHSS
Strategy:
1 – All environmental health staff will be adequately trained
2 – Provide a quality inspection program for child care facilities
3 – Develop food safety educational programs for child care facility personnel to assist the child care nursing consultant
Activity:
1 – Train all environmental health staff
2. Conduct timely inspections, follow-up inspections and investigate complaints
3. Provide educational/food safety programs
Timeline – Strategy 1-2 – On-going
Strategy 3 – Upon request
Responsible Person:
Strategy 1 -2 – Environmental Health Supervisor and Environmental Health staff
Strategy 3 – Environmental Health Staff
Goal – Reduce the incidence of chronic disease
Objective – Increase public awareness of risk for chronic disease
Strategy – Increase awareness of personal responsibility for reducing risky behavior and increasing healthy behavior
Activity:
1. Education
2. Providing support services
Time Line – December 2016
Responsible Person – Nurses and designated staff
Goal – Improve reporting capacity through private providers
Objective – Identify new cases of HIV
Strategy – Increase referrals and notifications of newly diagnosed HIV
Activity:
1. Face to face education with private providers
2. Educate clients on benefits of referrals
Time Line – December 2012
Responsible Person – HIV and Communicable Disease Staff
Goal – Reduce the number of instances of elevated blood lead levels when tested
Objective – Identify new cases of elevated blood lead levels
Strategy – Increase testing of children between ages 6 months to 6 years of age by five percent (5%)
Activity – Educate the public about the lead hazards in the community
Time Line – December 2013
Responsible Person – Nurses WIC Staff
Goal – Reduce or prevent the incidence of disease in our community
Objective:
1. Reduce the incidence of vaccine preventable disease
2. Reduce the number of STD’s
Strategy:
1. Increase immunizations for all 2-year-olds by five percent (5%)
2. Reduce the number of cases of chlamydia by two percent (2%)
Activity:
1. Educate the public and providers on current vaccine guidelines
2. Educate the public and providers on services offered regarding treatment, testing and partner referral
Time Line – December 2013
Responsible Person – Nurses and all designated staff
Goal – Clearly define what “social services” staff provide in each program
Objective – Explore potential funding streams for social services
Strategy – Establish amount and type of social services provided by staff
Activity:
1 – Staff to be educated on types of social services provided
2 – Staff will clearly identify types of social services provided
3 – Staff will document time spent on social services activities
Time Line – On going
Responsible Person – All staff
Goal 1 – Improve breast feeding rates of Missouri WIC participants
Objective – Increase initiation rates of breast feeding participants in St. Francois County from fifty-four percent (54%) to fifty-eight percent (58%)
Strategy – Intensify education program and opportunities
Activity:
1. Monthly breast feeding classes
2. Monthly mother support group
3. Continued breast feeding referral system to outside providers
4. Assistance from Breast Feeding Peer Counselor
5. Offer breast feeding education to the community
6. Offer cost-effective breast feeding pumps
Time Line – September 2012
Responsible Person – WIC Staff
Goal 2 – Improve breast feeding rates of Missouri WIC participants
Objective – Increase duration rates for one year from seven percent (7%) to ten (10%)
Strategy – Intensify education program and opportunities
Activity:
1. Host monthly mother support groups
2. Offer cost effective/free breast pumps
3. 24 hour helpline
4. Use food package as incentive for continuation of breast feeding for one year
Time Line – September 2012
Responsible Person – WIC Staff
Goal 3 – Improve customer service for Missouri WIC participants
Objective 1 – Decrease the number of days prior to initial certification to comply with the state required time frame
Strategy 1-
A. Increase service availability
B. Increase number of participants processed
C. Customer service training for all WIC staff
Activity 1 –
A. Hire additional nutritionist
B. Add additional certification room
C. Add additional appointment times in scheduler
D. Quarterly customer service training
Objective 2 – Increase knowledge on how to better utilize foods offered on food instruments
Strategy 2 – Increase opportunities for providing education
Activity 2 –
A. Displays
B. Bulletin board
C. Educational handouts
D. Cookbook
Timeline – Immediately
Responsible Person – WIC Staff
Goal – To reduce breast and cervical cancer
Objective – To reduce the incidence of breast and cervical disease in women who qualify for Show Me Healthy Women
Strategy – Continue to inform women and providers on women’s health issues
Activity – Maintain (retention) the number of clients seen
Time Line – December 2012
Responsible Person – Nurses and designated staff