2011 budget summary - St. Louis County

Department of HealthDolores J. Gunn, MD, Directorwww.stlouisco.com/doh(314) 615‐1600OVERVIEWDepartment MissionThe St. Louis County Department of Healthpromotes optimal health for people who live, work,or visit the County. This is accomplished bymonitoring and assessing the public health status ofthe County, and developing programs and/orpolicies that prevent illness or injury.Strategic Priorities Meet all the grant deliverables of the $7.6million Communities Putting Prevention toWork grant awarded to the Department by theCenters for Disease Control andPrevention(CDC) to combat the healthchallenges posed by tobacco use. Manage the implementation of the new CleanIndoor Air Ordinance passed by the voters of St.Louis County in November 2009. Ensure a continuity of care for the patients atthe department’s three health centers as thedepartment temporarily converts to a twofacilityoperation during the construction of thenew health campus in Berkeley. Complete the move of the Animal Care andControl Program to the new facility in Olivette. Continue to ensure the health and safety ofbathers at public water recreation facilities byverifying compliance with the new safetystandard regarding the installation of new draincovers to reduce the risk of drain entrapment. Ensure that St. Louis County citizens both liveand play in healthy environments by continuingto increase public awareness of the definition ofhealthy homes and how to achieve them. Develop a comprehensive needs assessmentthat includes both qualitative and quantitativemeasures useful to the community for programplanning and implementation.Department Products and ServiceThe St. Louis County Department of Health is notedfor providing high quality, low‐cost health care,ensuring environmental health and food safety,effective communicable disease control andprevention, and nationally recognized forensicscience in death investigations.Department Resources Employed($ in thousands) 2009Actual2010Adj.Approp2011AdoptedAppropStaffing (Positions) 500 502 502Resources Required $49,471.2 $63,277.3 $56,181.2(‐) Program Revenue 11,420.3 11,192.6 11,086.9(‐) Dedicated Funds 4,084.5 2,342.0 1,758.2(=) Net Cost to County $33,966.4 $49,742.7 $43,336.1County residents line up to receive an H1N1 vaccination. In all,21 public vaccination clinics were held around the county tomake the vaccine available.- 150 -