2011 budget summary - St. Louis County

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHPROGRAMS/DIVISIONSResearch4%HealthCenters14%HealthServices13%2011 Allocation of ResourcesAll Other33%Admin.14%Pharmacy8%VeterinaryCorrections Svcs.Med. 4%10%Communicable Disease Control ServicesThe Communicable Disease Control ServicesDivision provides surveillance and control ofcontagious diseases affecting the community,coordinates emergency preparedness for diseaseoutbreaks, and provides vector control andveterinary services for stray and dangerous animals.Environmental ProtectionThe Environmental Protection Division is dividedinto two branches:The Air and Waste Management Branch providesmanagement, education, and enforcement of codesrelated to solid waste, air pollution, and leadpoisoning prevention.The Food and Environmental Health LaboratoryBranch provides inspections of food establishments,daycares, hotels and motels, tobaccoestablishments, tattoo parlors, dairy farms, andswimming pools. The Environmental HealthLaboratories (EHL) measure levels of environmentaltoxins known to cause harm to human health forwhich County, State, or Federal governments haveset a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL), as well astest dairy products from approximately two‐thirdsof the state of Missouri, and well water for localresidents and community water systems.Executive AdministrationExecutive Administration is a support divisionresponsible for the department’s InformationTechnology needs, management of grants andcontracts, Quality Control and Improvement,Community Relations, ensuring Core Public Healthfunctions, and management of the Family Planning,Maternal and Child Health, and Children withSpecial Health Care Needs grants, as well as otherspecial projects.Fiscal ServicesFiscal Services ensures the department’s financialhealth through the management of thedepartment’s revenue and grants, billing andcollections, and accounts payable. It also managesthe department’s Office of Vital Statistics as well asthe printing operations for St. Louis County.The Office of the Medical ExaminerThe Medical Examiner serves the community byusing the knowledge of forensic science andmedicine to investigate deaths that constitute aconcern to the public health and safety.The Medical Examiner is responsible fordetermining the cause and manner of all sudden,unexpected, suspicious, unnatural, or violentdeaths.Children enjoying a snack at Safety Town after being fitted for anew bike helmet.- 152 -