IPHA 2011-2012 Annual Report - Illinois Public Health Association

Illinois Public Health Association2011–2012 Annual ReportThe Illinois Public Health Association, an affiliateof the American Public Health Association,is Illinois’ oldest and largest voluntary organizationdevoted exclusively to matters of public health.Our Mission is to lead and advancepublic health practice in Illinois.Contact us atwww.ipha.com217.522.5687Illinois Public Health AssociationThe Voice of Public Health in Illinois

President’s Message“The work ofpublic health andIPHA has alwaysbeen challenging.Together we haveworked smarteron defining ameasurable set ofstrategies and goalsfor ourselves.”See what we are doing together...It is a privilege to introduce the Illinois Public Health Association’s 2012 AnnualReport. The Association has had a busy and productive year fostered by aninsightful and committed executive leadership and resourceful staff. The culture ofan organization is defined more by the actions taken and what’s being done thanby what is being said and discussed. I would suggest by either measure we’ve hada successful year in pursuit of implementing IPHA’s strategic plan (2010-2015) andmission to lead and advance public health practice in Illinois. This strategic planfocuses on four strategies: 1) Build the capacity of Illinois’ public health system;2) Pursue effective public health policy change; 3) Increase involvement ofmembership; and 4) Growth in a public health culture that is more assertive.IPHA’s top priority over the past year has been the urgent initiative to consolidatethe currently scattered maternal and child health services under the leadership ofthe Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). This effort has engaged all of thestrategies established in the strategic plan and has united the public health practicecommunity in Illinois behind reintegrating maternal, infant and early childhoodprogramming with other essential public health services, including communicabledisease, chronic disease management and environmental health interventions.This was boldly undertaken realizing full well the challenge that it represents, butis more than balanced by the public health benefit of improved outcomes in thehealth of our children. This effort thus far has involved the development of a broadlydistributed whitepaper, the development of comprehensive legislation (HB5363),meetings with the Governor’s staff, the Secretary of IDHS and the Director of IDPHand an appointment to and service on the Human Services Commission developingrecommendations on rationalizing the service delivery system.This has also been an aggressive year in the pursuit of grant support for publichealth practice needs. This includes IPHA support and partnership work withIDPH and local health departments (LHDs) in preparation of a competitive grantproposal to CDC that ultimately lead to the We Choose Health Community TransformationGrant bringing $4.5 million per year over the next five years to supportchronic disease interventions at the community level through IDPH. Anothersuccessful funding initiative ($450,000 over two years) was an IPHA application toCDC to develop the capacity for third-party billing and reimbursement in supportof LHDs currently without such capacity. And finally, while a funding decisionis still pending, IPHA’s Maternal and Child Health (MCH) section convened aworkgroup and successfully completed an application for funding for the StrongStart Coalition to reduce preterm births through closer collaboration between MCHhome visiting, support services and primary care providers at the community level.The work of public health and IPHA has always been challenging. Together we haveworked smarter on defining a measurable set of strategies and goals for ourselves.With an action-oriented staff, a “can do” attitude and a membership committed tomaking a difference, IPHA is striving to create an improved 21st Century public healthsystem capable of greater levels of health improvement for individuals, familiesand communities across Illinois. See what we are doing together.4J. Maichle Bacon, MPHPresident, IPHA

Executive Director’s Message“State level leadershipin PublicHealth has beencentral to theinterests of themembers at everylevel and hassubstantiallycontributed to thestrength of IPHA onall policy mattersof the Association.”It is undeniable that throughout the history of the Illinois Public Health Association,the State Director and senior level staff of the Illinois Department of Public Healthhave been fundamental to the success and growth of the Association. State levelleadership in Public Health has been central to the interests of the members atevery level and has substantially contributed to the strength of IPHA on all policymatters of the Association. During the early years of the Association, at a timewith far fewer local health departments than exist today, much of the leadershipin the Association was represented by public health professionals within the statehealth department. A glimpse at the list of past presidents and officers of IPHAclearly points to that history and the positive impact that the relationship has hadon IPHA. The current leadership of the Association affirms the belief that thispartnership is crucial to the success of the Association’s goals as framed by ourfive year Strategic Plan, our Resolutions and the IPHA Mission.During the period of this report, the Association entered into an important dialogueand policy discussion regarding state-level leadership in public health. This discussionwas initiated to support the core belief that within the senior levels of statepublic health leadership both academic preparation and experience in public healthare essential. The discussion resulted in a valuable and sensibly drafted PolicyResolution which was passed by the membership at the 71st Annual Meeting. Thisdiscussion was initiated at a time of change in leadership within the administrationand during a long search to fill the position of State Director of Public Health. Thispast March, the leaders and members of IPHA were delighted when Dr. LaMarHasbrouck, M.D., M.P.H., was selected by Governor Quinn as Illinois’ new chiefstate health officer. Dr. Hasbrouck exemplifies the training and experiential qualitiesoutlined in the IPHA Resolution and we congratulate the Governor and hisstaff for the diligent work in bringing him to this position. On May 27, 2012, IPHAwas pleased to host a welcome reception for Dr. Hasbrouck and his family at theGovernor’s mansion. The event was attended by the department’s senior staff,other Executive Branch Directors and leaders, members of the General Assemblyand Members from several IPHA Affiliates. During the reception, President MikeBacon articulated the distinguishing characteristics that Dr. Hasbrouck brings tothe position of State Health Director, and how he so perfectly meets the criteria thatIPHA used while advocating for legislation requiring a more comprehensive view ofIllinois State Health Director qualifications. We were pleased when Governor Quinnconcurred with the broadening of the qualifications by requiring both academictraining in a health related discipline as well as public health experience. Thisis an important change for all who believe that those selected for public healthleadership can emanate from a broad array of public health, allied health science,management, or medical training, coupled with requisite public health leadershipexperience. This past year, IPHA did the right thing by addressing this issue as animportant public health policy, vetting it within the public health community, passingthe Resolution, and subsequently supporting the statutory change for State HealthDirector qualifications criteria. Dr. Hasbrouck is a perfect fit to these criteria and wewelcome him as a member of IPHA and as a partner in pursuit of the IPHA mission“to lead and advance public health practice in Illinois.”James R. Nelson, MSExecutive Director5

Maternal and Child HealthStrong Start6www.ipha.comIPHA’s Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Sectionworked with many state and local agencies and organizationsto develop a proposal to the federal Centerfor Medicare and Medicaid Services for a Strong Startfor Mothers and Newborns cooperative agreement.The proposal requested $20.5 million for a four-yearproject to test the effectiveness of two models of“enhanced” prenatal care, Centering Pregnancyand Maternity Care Homes, in reducing the rate ofpre-term birth among Medicaid-eligible women.A core group of Maternal and Child Health expertsled the development of the proposal, includingKaren Ayala, chairperson of the Maternal and ChildHealth Section; Janine Lewis, Executive Director ofthe Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition; Drs.Arden Handler and Deborah Rosenberg of the UICSchool of Public Health; Dr. Susan Vonderheid ofthe UIC College of Nursing; Glendean Sisk and JoAnne Durkee of the Illinois Department of HumanServices; Mike Jones, Linda Wheal, Julie Doetsch,Gwen Smith, and Alicia Hawkins of the IllinoisDepartment of Healthcare and Family Services;Mary Driscoll of the Illinois Department of PublicHealth; and Amy Sagen and Jennifer McGowan ofthe Governor’s Office. This group met on a weeklybasis from February through June to lead thedevelopment of Illinois’ proposal.The leadership team organized three work groups:one for Centering Pregnancy, led by Dr. Vonderheid;one for MCH, led by Ms. Lewis, and one onData, Evaluation and Information Technology ledby IPHA and Dr. Rosenberg. The work groups metfrom March through May. The Governor’s Officeof Health Information Technology also providedinvaluable support in the design of the datacollection system. The local agencies that will beimplementing each model for Strong Start wereactive participants in their respective groups.The participating service providers are: AccessCommunity Health Network, Advocate Illinois MasonicMedical Center, Aunt Martha’s Youth Service Center,Chicago Family Health Center, Circle Family Health-Care Network, Cook County Health and HospitalsSystem, DuPage County Health Department, ErieFamily Health Center, Greater Elgin Family CareCenter, Lawndale Christian Health Center, McLeanCounty Health Department, PCC CommunityWellness Center, Rockford Health Physicians, St.Clair County Health Department, SangamonCounty Department of Public Health, Southern IllinoisHealthcare Foundation, Stephenson County HealthDepartment, Swedish Covenant Medical Group,Tazewell County Health Department, VNA Health, andWinnebago County Health Department.Altogether, 95 people representing 48 organizationsparticipated in at least one conference call. All ofthese partners comprise Illinois’ Strong Start Coalition.Illinois averages about 177,500 live births annually.Just over 89,000, or half, of those births are financedby Illinois’ Medicaid program. “Non-normal deliveries”(low or very low birth weight infants, fetal deathsand other conditions) accounted for 39% of birthsto Medicaid-eligible women and 98% of Medicaidexpenditures for prenatal care and delivery in StateFiscal Year 2009. In particular, very-low birth weightinfants represent 1.3% of births to Medicaid-eligiblewomen and 59% of Medicaid expenditures forprenatal care and delivery. (i) Reducing the rate ofpreterm birth is imperative for improving infant healthand reducing Medicaid spending.Centering Pregnancy (CP) is an innovativeevidence-based model of group prenatal care thathas been implemented in over 300 sites nationwide.CP provides health assessment, educationand support in a group facilitated by a credentialedprenatal care provider (physician or advancedpractice nurse) and a co-facilitator, usually a nurseor health educator. After an initial individual prenatalvisit including risk assessment, a group of 8-12pregnant women with similar expected deliverydates meet for 10 group visits. During the first 30minutes, women have a brief individual assessmentwith the care provider, participate in self-careactivities, complete a Self-Assessment Sheet onthat session’s topic to facilitate later discussion,enjoy refreshments, and socialize. When the group“circles up” together for the remaining 90 minutes,there is facilitated discussion about health topicsand the exchange of wisdom on shared healthexperiences. Each session has an overall planwith “core” health promotion content geared to thestage of pregnancy of each visit, including issuessuch as smoking, substance use and depression.Any concerns women express are also discussed.Groups are lively, interactive, and patient-centered.Multiple learning formats include discussion,activities (e.g., games, word puzzles), and invitedresource persons (e.g., nutritionist) who share theirexpertise. The group context, including substantiallyincreased time for health promotion, self-care,a collaborative client-provider relationship andincreased social support from the facilitators andthe group, is CP’s unique approach. We plan toserve 7,000 women through this model.(i) Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. 2012. Report to the General Assembly(for) Public Act 93-0536. Springfield, Illinois: Author. Pages 15 – 20 and Chart 34 on page 43.

The Transforming Maternity Care Partnership (ii)identifies four key elements of a Maternity CareHome: continuity of care from a primary clinicianwho accepts responsibility for providingand/or coordinating all health care and relatedsocial services during a woman’s pregnancy,childbirth, and postpartum period; commitment tocontinuous quality improvement, patient safety, andevidence-based practice; commitment to womancenterednessand a positive experience of care;and timely access to appropriate care and information.These elements have been put into practicein Illinois for many years, though not always in onesetting. The Illinois Department of Healthcare andFamily Services’ designation of a “Maternal andChild Health Provider” is identical with many of theclinical characteristics of the Maternity Care Home.Community-based care coordination is a commonfeature of Illinois’ Family Case Management,Targeted Intensive Prenatal Case Managementand Healthy Start programs. Illinois’ proposal willbring these elements together by placing a carecoordinator within a prenatal care practice thatmeets the requirements for a “Maternal and ChildHealth Provider.” The care coordinator will functionas a member of the health care team and facilitatecommunication among patients and communityservice providers. The functions performed by thecare coordinator will include enrollment in StrongStart and in Medicaid or CHIP; assessment ofservice needs; development of an individualizedplan of care with the patient and family members;referral of patients for additional health careservices and community health and social services(especially WIC, smoking cessation, substanceabuse treatment, behavioral health care and oralhealth care); follow-up with patients to ensure(ii) Romano, A. What Is a Maternity Care Home? Transforming Maternity Care. http://transform.childbirthconnection.org/2012/03/what-is-a-maternity-care-home/. Accessed August 29, 2012.that they have been able to access services andassistance in “navigating” the health and humanservices system; coaching patients and advocatingfor them with health care and human service providers;providing health education in a culturally andlinguistically competent manner; providing psychosocialsupport to patients; preparing patients forappointments; anticipating and discussing patients’needs with other members of the health care team;building relationships with community serviceproviders; and collecting data to document carecoordination activities. We plan to serve 13,700women through this model.The data collection and analysis system developedby the partners is one of the strengths of Illinois’proposal. Data on program participants will be fedto a central database created by Medical ResearchAnalytics and Informatics Alliance at StrogerHospital, a CDC-funded Prevention EpiCenter andhost of Illinois’ “public health node.” Data will bedrawn from the Illinois Department of Healthcareand Family Services’ Medicaid Enterprise DataWarehouse, which includes matched Medicaid,vital records and hospital discharge data; the IllinoisDepartment of Human Services’ Cornerstonesystem; local clinics’ electronic medical recordssystems and specialized program data collection.We used a unique approach to financing proposaldevelopment. Funds were provided by IPHA, theIllinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition, TheChicago Community Trust, The Lloyd A. Fry Foundationand The Polk Brothers Foundation. The proposalwas written by Ralph Schubert, owner of TakeIt For Granted LLC, through a contract with IPHA.Interested parties may obtain a copy of the Coalition’sproposal by contacting IPHA at (217) 522-5687.2011-2012 IPHA Annual Report 7Programs & Partnerships

Programs & PartnershipsHealth Education /Promotion SectionThe IPHA Health Education/Promotion Sectionsponsored its first stand-alone workforce trainingin January 2012 entitled “Boost Your Message:Social Media in a Public Health World.” The event,co-sponsored by SIU School of Medicine and theIllinois Society of Public Health Educators, washeld at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.The purpose of the training was to provide participantswith an overview of social media channelsand tools (including Facebook, Twitter, mobile,and more) and applications to public healthcommunications and marketing. The training alsoprovided participants with the skills needed tobegin developing a basic social media strategy forhealth promotion and prevention messaging. Fourpanel presentations were given, which includedthe following:The Effect of a Social Media Intervention on RiskySexual Behavior and Chlamydia and IncidenceKrista Jones, clinical instructor of health systemssciences, University of Chicago School of NursingThe Confluence of Public Health and SocialMediaMichael Shmarak, Vice President, DKC PublicRelations, Marketing & Government AffairsSocial Media and Sexual HealthJeffery Erdman, HIV Programs Manager, IllinoisPublic Health AssociationSTD Text Messaging CampaignRandy McClellan, Health Protection ServicesCoordinator, Peoria City/County Health Department.In response to thepositive feedback fromthe January 2012training, the HealthEducation/PromotionSection planned anothersocial media training inNovember 2012 in thenorthern region. Thissubsequent training hada broader public healthfocus, with an emphasison the Patient Protectionand Affordable Care Actand social media’s rolein educating the publicabout the benefits andprovisions.Public Health NursingSectionOn March 5, 2012, three new Nursing Sectionleaders met for the first time. They includeStephanie Standish, Section Chair; Julie Babyar,Section Secretary, and Tracey Smith, SectionRepresentative. A plan to revitalize the Public HealthNursing Section was developed at this meeting.This revitalization started with the co-hostingof a HPV Section Summit at the IPHA 71stAnnual Meeting and Legislative Action Day heldon April 17, 2012, with the Maternal and ChildHealth Section. The new leaders also hosted anIPHA Nursing Section breakfast roundtable atthe Annual Meeting on April 18th. Five nursesattended this meeting and further plans torevitalize the Public Health Nursing Section weredeveloped.The Nursing Section is currently holding monthlyconference calls to plan an IPHA Public HealthNursing Conference to be held early 2013. Watchfor the quarterly newsletter that the Public HealthNursing Section will soon be releasing to keep youup to date on this section.8www.ipha.com

Center for ContinuingEducation andWorkforce DevelopmentThe Center for Continuing Education and WorkforceDevelopment (CCEWD) continued its successduring Fiscal Year 2012. The Center serves as apremier entity for conference coordination servicesand fiscal management for government agencies,state associations and other organizations addressingpublic health issues. During the year, CCEWDprovided staffing, registration, fiscal managementand/or continuing education credits for 10 trainingsand conferences for eight different groups includingthe Illinois Department of Public Health Food,Drugs & Dairy, Minority Health, HIV, and Women’sHealth Divisions. The fiscal year began with theImmunization Conference held at the Marriott Hotelin Normal. This conference was co-sponsored byIPHA and IDPH. Over 300 individualsattended educational sessions focusingon hepatitis, TB, vaccinations, and foodbourneillnesses. In September 2011,the 2011 Food Safety Symposium washeld in Peoria at the Pere MarquetteHotel. The theme for the conferencewas Eat Right, Eat Smart, Eat Safe. Theevent had over 200 attendees. October2011 brought the 20th Annual HIV andSTD Conference to Springfield. Incelebration of the 20th anniversary ofthe conference, educational sessionsfocused on past accomplishments in the treatmentand prevention of HIV/AIDS, and where the movementwould be heading in the future. Over 400health professionals attended the conference at theHilton Hotel. The Women’s Health Conference washeld in Springfield in November 2011. Educationalsessions focused on cardiovascular disease, obesity,managing stress, and chronic disease prevention.IPHA held its 71st Annual Meeting and LegislativeDay in Springfield in April 2012. Keynote speakersfor this event included Jim Duffett, Sherry Prowda,Robyn Gabel, Alderman Cory Jobe, and ComptrollerJudy Baar Topinka. Also in April, IPHA worked withIDPH to host the first annual Minority Health Conferenceat the Marriott in Naperville. Nearly 300 attendeeswere present at the two day conference, whichhosted sessions focusing on Eliminating HealthDisparities Through Community Transformation. InJune, IPHA and IDPH partnered once again on theIntegrated Public Health and Medical PreparednessSummit (formally known as PHEP) in Lombard.Nearly 800 emergency preparedness, public health,and medical personnel attended this conference,which highlighted perennial favorite, General RusselL. Honore (ret.) as one of its keynote speakers.In addition to the conference planning and fiscalmanagement, CCEWD staff also handled theadministration of the IPHA AmeriCorps Program.Early August marked the end of the ninth successfulyear of the AmeriCorps Program with twentyfourfulltime members and 3 summer memberscompleting the program. Throughout the yearmembers participated in health promotionand education, and emergencypreparedness planning for local healthagencies in Illinois. The 2011-12program year had seventeen agenciesserve as host sites for the members.In addition to the important work thatAmeriCorps members provided to theirhealth agency work sites, they alsoparticipated in a variety of local communityservice projects. These projectsincluded: promoting healthy livingtips to people in their communities for NationalPublic Health Week; assembling flood buckets forcommunities in the United States affected by floods;cleaning up litter in a Springfield park area; and,building wheelchair accessible ramps and docks ata campground for disabled individuals near Peoria.2011-2012 IPHA Annual Report 9Programs & Partnerships

IPHA 71st Annual MeetingIllinois ComptrollerJudy Baar-TopinkaWorking Together for Public Health PolicyIPHA’s 71st Annual Meetingand Legislative Action DayWorking to raise public health’s profile continuesto be an important element of IPHA’s AnnualMeeting and Legislative Action Day. The 71stAnnual Meeting “Working Together for PublicHealth Policy” was undertaken in collaborationwith the Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA),Illinois Association of Public Health Administrators(IAPHA), Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium(NIPHC), and the Southern Illinois Public HealthConsortium (SIPHC) and co-located with the Associationof Community Mental Health Authorities ofIllinois (ACMHAI). IPHA is proud of the significantprogress made in developing a collaborative andeffective relationship with our public health partnersand believe that the 71st Annual Meeting providedan opportunity to build upon this success to positivelyimpact the entire public health system andthose we serve. This event, which was held April17-18, 2012, in Springfield, Illinois, was an excellentopportunity for members to increase awarenessof legislative issues affecting public health, fosterrelationships with state legislators and other stateleaders, and to gain education in the practicalaspects of public health advocacy.We appreciate the hard work of the annualmeeting committee, especially the leadership ofConference Chair, Cathy Ferguson, Public HealthAdministrator of Lee County Health Department.We were pleased with the top-notch technicalprogram developed by the committee whichincluded interactive and educational sessions oncritical public health topics such as maternal andchild health, food and nutrition, HIV/AIDS, chronicdisease prevention and health promotion, Statebudget and fiscal conditions, public policy developmentand public health advocacy.This year’s opening session focusedon the messaging of the PatientProtection and Affordable Care Actwith presentations by Jim Duffett,Campaign for Better Health Careand Sherry Prowda, Herndon Alliance.The conference also providedattendees with exposure to a numberof state dignitaries such as IllinoisComptroller Judy Baar-Topinka(left), Julie Hamos, Director of theIllinois Department of Healthcareand Family Services, and MichaelGelder, Senior Health Care PolicyAdvisor to Governor Pat Quinn.71st Annual MeetingCommitteeJ. Maichle Bacon, IPHA PresidentCathy Ferguson, ChairKaren AyalaSusan BekensteinJames BloydBrian BongnerChrissy CarlsonTsoetsy HarrisMichael “Doc” HollidayMaureen McHughBerneice Mills-ThomasKaren PetersDavid RemmertRosalyn RossPhyllis RussellLarry SwacinaJeffery J. WaddyJeff Workman10www.ipha.com

IPHA Leadership Host Friendsof Public Health DinnerIPHA President, J. Maichle Bacon, hosted the“Friends of Public Health Dinner” as part of the71st Annual Meeting and Legislative Action Day.The dinner was held to celebrate the generosityand partnership of our friends of public health.Attendees included IPHA current and past leadership,Honorary Emeritus, and state dignitaries.Attendees enjoyed a presentation by State RepresentativeRobyn Gabel on the status of maternaland child health in Illinois, which both inspired andmotivated the audience. During the dinner, theIPHA Annual Awards Ceremony was held to honorthose members who have made outstandingachievements in the public health field. Awardswere presented to the following recipients:Distinguished Service AwardAward Recipient:Lynda Dautenhahn, BFA, MUPEverett I. Hageman Volunteerism AwardAward Recipients:Janice M. Allen, RN, PhDDavid HopperExcellence in Public Health Policy AwardAward Recipients:Illinois Senate President John CullertonIllinois State Senator Terry LinkIllinois Local Food Farms and Jobs CouncilHonorary Emeritus AwardAward Recipients:Carolyn M. ChapmanJoseph Orthoefer, DVM, MPHPublic Health Worker of the YearAward Recipient:James E. Bloyd, MPH, DrPh CandidateJ. Maichle Bacon, MPH, IPHA President, andJim Duffett, Executive Director, Campaign forBetter Health CareJames R. Nelson, MS, IPHA Executive Director,and Sherry Prowda, Herndon Alliance2012 IPHA ScholarshipRecipientsThe Illinois Public Health Association awardedthree scholarships for the 2012-2013 academicyear to qualified graduate students in publichealth. The IPHA Scholarship Program goal isto contribute to increasing the number of publichealth professionals in Illinois by supporting theefforts of Illinois residents seeking advanceddegrees in public health.Edith Heide Memorial Scholarship(Two Awarded)• Stephanie DeFlorio, University of Illinois atChicago, School of Public Health• Chaithanya Dharmavaram, BenedictineUniversityIPHA Graduate Study In Public HealthScholarship(One Awarded)• Princess Sayon, University of Illinois atSpringfield2011-2012 IPHA Annual Report 11IPHA 71st Annual Meeting

IPHA 71st Annual MeetingJoint Legislative Reception and Awards CeremonyA joint legislative reception, sponsored by the Illinois Public Health Association, Illinois Association ofPublic Health Administrators, Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium, Southern Illinois Public HealthConsortium, and the Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois was held during the71st Annual Meeting and Legislative Action day. This 2012 joint reception featured a “Legislator of theYear” Award and “Friend of Public Health” Award for outstanding achievement in legislation that promotespublic health in Illinois. The 2012 award recipients were Illinois State Representative Robyn Gabel (D-18Evanston) and Illinois State Representative Camille Lilly (D-78 Chicago).Legislator of the Year AwardRepresentative Robyn Gabel (D-18 Evanston)Robyn Gabel took office as 18th District state representative on April19, 2010. Gabel looks forward to pursuing legislative priorities likeimplementing national health care reform, creating jobs, promotingeconomic development, and crafting better food and nutrition policies.Gabel began her career as an educator in a women’s health center,later serving as the Training Coordinator and eventually Co-Directorof a health center. As her interest in public service grew, she becamea Legislative Assistant to then Alderman Luis Gutierrez in Chicago,where she was responsible for the development of policy positions andlegislation for health care, housing and economic development. Gabelthen began 20 years of service as the Executive Director of the IllinoisMaternal and Child Health Coalition. In this role, she was responsiblefor carrying out the Coalition’s mission of improving the health ofwomen and children in Illinois through policy development, educationand advocacy. While at the Coalition, she helped develop the KidCare health insurance program toprovide coverage for more than 200,000 children and pregnant women.Friend of Public Health AwardRepresentative Camille Lilly (D-78 Chicago)Camille Lilly, a lifelong resident of Chicago’s Greater Westside, isknown for her dedication and commitment to the residents of the Austinand Garfield communities and the surrounding western suburbs. Overthe past 20 years, she has established herself as an active voice forimproving health care, protecting our neighborhoods, creating strongerschools and creating jobs. As the Vice President of External Affairs andDevelopment at Loretto Hospital, Rep. Lilly has connected the hospitalto its community by involving residents and leaders in the processof identifying local health care needs. Her work in spearheading thedevelopment and implementation of a community Health and WellnessScreening Program has helped save lives by providing citizens information,resources and health care to enhance the local quality of life.As the founder and former Executive Director of the Austin Chamberof Commerce, Lilly has built strong working relationships with the localpark district, 15th District Police Department, area schools and newspapers, community leaders andagencies. She will use her business experience to continue fostering job creation and economic developmentin the region.As State Representative, Lilly is committed to being an open and accessible advocate for all residents ofthe 78th District. She is committed to working to address the needs and concerns of the area by fightingfor educational assistance for families and students, boosting job creation and business development,making health care more affordable and accessible, and expanding mental health services at the communitylevel. Lilly will continue to meet with constituents to seek solutions to these and other issues facingthe community.12www.ipha.com

Governmen Relations & Health Policy14Legislative ReportLegislative Review for Spring Session 2012Or, not much good, a lot of bad and some really uglyOne of the best things you can say about thissession is that it ended on time. Legislators neededto get out of Springfield to campaign for re-electionafter having passed one of the toughest budgets inyears while at the same time failing to get a handleon some important topics like pension reform.For the Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA),all in all we did well with the agenda we put forththis Spring Session.IPHA started with an aggressive move tore-organize the State Public Health Departmentby bringing home to public health, the maternaland child health programs currently housed at theDepartment of Human Services (DHS). HB 5363was heard in committee but was not voted upon.This bill was counter to the recommendationsof the Human Services Commission which hasagreed to the reorganization suggested by DHS inwhich MCH programs were further marginalizedby placing them in a downgraded welfare network.A position that IPHA and most all public healthagrees is counterproductive to good practice.We agreed to work with the Human ServicesCommission, but in SB 278, the bill to permanentlyauthorize the Commission, we held firm andnegotiated for two new seats dedicated to representativesof maternal and child health programs.Based on the feedback we get, a decision will bemade by the IPHA Legislative Committee aboutfurther action on the proposal to bring home topublic health the MCH programs. The bill awaitsthe Governor’s signature.IPHA had a very successful collaboration with theIllinois Lung Association by passing HB 4606 thatrequires licensed day care centers to test for radonevery three years or when applying for an initiallicense. The radon testing results must be postedallowing parents and caregivers the ability to seethe results. Additionally IPHA supported HB 4665that requires all new residential construction toinclude passive radon resistant materials. It alsoallows for the enforcement by local officials of theAct. Both Bills await the Governor’s signature.We also worked to pass a new $ 1.00 a pack taxon cigarettes in Illinois with the Illinois Lung Association.Funds raised from this tax, estimated at$700 million with a federal match, are designed tohelp Illinois’ Medicaid funding situation. GovernorQuinn has signed the Bill into law as PA 97-0688.After the October meeting of the IPHA Board atwhich Dr. Arnold’s departure for The State HealthDepartment was discussed, the IPHA Boardagreed to pursue legislation that would allow for theappointment by the Governor of a non-physicianas Director of Public Health. IPHA language wascarried in SB 2578 and was widely supported byvarious health interests groups. The bill set forththe requirements for a non-physician both in educationand experience and passed both Chamberswith ease. The Bill awaits the Governor’s signature.Efforts to regulate Fracking in SB 3280 havestalled in the House and a subsequent two-yearmoratorium on new drilling failed. Land easementsare being purchased in southern andeastern Illinois. IPHA has supported sensibleregulation of waste by products and regulationof the drilling. This is viewed as a jobs bill in aneconomically depressed area of Illinois; but IPHAhas gone on record supporting sensible environmentaloversight. The Bill will be held over till fallveto session.The Illinois budget as passed is found in ten differentBills that are generally by programmatic areaand for budget implementation. The total revenueagreed to is $33.7 billion for FY 2013. This budgetallows for $1.3 billion to pay unpaid bills, $17.3billion for non-discretionary spending and $16.4billion for state programs. Medicaid was hard hitwith the Legislature working with the Governor toreduce the liability by more than $2 billion. TheState Public Health Department was not heldharmless, seeing a 5% reduction in administrativefunding.

2012 IPHA Affiliate MembersMembershipAARPAdams County Health DepartmentAIDS Foundation of ChicagoAlivio Medical CenterAmerican Lung Association of IllinoisAssociation of Community Mental HealthAuthorities of Illinois (ACMHAI)Benedictine University, Masters of PublicHealth CenterBerwyn Public Health DistrictBureau County Health DepartmentCalhoun County Health DepartmentCass County Health DepartmentCentral Counties Health Centers, Inc.Chicago Department of Public HealthChildren’s Memorial HospitalChristian County Health DepartmentClark County Health DepartmentClay County Health DepartmentColes County Health DepartmentCommunity Health & EmergencyServices, Inc.Cook County Department of PublicHealthCrawford County Health DepartmentDeKalb County Health DepartmentDeWitt-Piatt Bi-County Health DepartmentDouglas County Health DepartmentDuPage County Health DepartmentEdgar County Public Health DepartmentEgyptian Public/Mental Health DepartmentEvanston Health DepartmentFayette County Health DepartmentFranklin-Williamson Bi-County HealthDepartmentGovernor’s State University – College ofHealth and Human ServicesGreene County Health DepartmentHancock County Health DepartmentHealth & Medicine Policy ResearchGroupHeartland International Health Center(HIHC)Henry County Health DepartmentIllinois Chapter of the American Academyof PediatricsIllinois Coalition Against Sexual AssaultIllinois Department of Human ServicesIllinois Department of Public HealthIllinois Dietetic AssociationIllinois HomeCare-Hospice CouncilIllinois Maternal and Child Health CoalitionIllinois Public Health InstituteIllinois Society for the Prevention ofBlindnessJackson County Health DepartmentJersey County Health DepartmentJo Daviess County Health DepartmentKane County Health DepartmentKankakee County Health DepartmentKendall County Health DepartmentLake County Health DepartmentLaSalle County Health DepartmentLawrence County Health DepartmentLee County Health DepartmentLivingston County Health DepartmentLogan County Department of PublicHealthMacon County Health DepartmentMacoupin County Health DepartmentMadison County Health DepartmentMarion County Health DepartmentMason County Health DepartmentMcDonough County Health DepartmentMcLean County Health DepartmentMenard County Health DepartmentMetropolitan Chicago Breast CancerTask ForceMorgan County Health DepartmentMoultrie County Health DepartmentNear North Health Service Corp.Oak Park Health DepartmentPerry County Health DepartmentPike County Health DepartmentPlanned Parenthood of IllinoisPrimeCare Community Health, Inc.Respiratory Health Association ofMetropolitan ChicagoRock Island County Health DepartmentSangamon County Department of PublicHealthSchuyler County Health DepartmentScott County Health DepartmentShawnee Health ServiceShelby County Health DepartmentSkokie Health DepartmentSouthern IL Healthcare Foundation, Inc.Springfield Urban LeagueSt. Clair County Health DepartmentStephenson County Health DepartmentStickney Township Public Health DistrictSusan G. Komen for the CureUICU/MPH ProgramUniversity of Illinois at Chicago SPHVermilion County Health DepartmentVillage of Arlington HeightsVisiting Nurse Association of Fox ValleyWayne County Health DepartmentWhiteside County Health DepartmentWinnebago County Health DepartmentIPHA’s membership is the Association’sstrength and spirit representingpublic health nurses, dietitians,epidemiologists, administrators,researchers, academia, emergencyresponse and management professionals,and public health officialsat the state and local levels. Byproviding expertise, these membersgive IPHA credibility, direction andauthority. In return, the Associationrepresents their interests oncritical and strategic public healthissues that impact Illinoisans andalso provides an important forum fordiscussion and debate. Membershipin IPHA represents 16 disciplines,encompassing the breadth anddepth of the Association’s workon issues of significance to publichealth’s front line and at the stateand local level. IPHA is keenly interestedin supporting an active, newgeneration of public health leaders.The Association’s organizationalmembership has grown, thanks inlarge part to the educational opportunitiesand services provided by theAssociation.We are pleased to highlight thefollowing organizations that havejoined forces with IPHA as newaffiliate members in 2011-12:• Advocate Trinity Hospital• Alzheimer’s Association –Greater Illinois Chapter• Community Health andEmergency Services, Inc.• Heartland International HealthCenter• Metropolitan Chicago BreastCancer Task Force• Oak Park Health Department• PrimeCare Community Health,Inc.• University of Illinois atChampaign/Urbana –MPH Program2011-2012 IPHA Annual Report 15

Financial SummaryIPHA Statement of Financial PositionASSETS 2010 2011Current AssetsCash and cash equivalents $ 1,134,468 $ 928,296Accounts receivable 1,193,586 1,273,178Prepaid Expenses 15,286Total current assets $ 2,343,340 $ 2,201,474Property and equipment 18,291 27,142TOTAL ASSETS $ 2,361,631 $ 2,228,616LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 2010 2011Current LiabilitiesRefundable advance $ 8,029 $ 35,789Deferred revenue 148,244 85,928Accounts payable 1,101,221 1,006,862Accrued payroll taxes 692Total current liabilities $ 1,258,186 $ 1,128,579Net AssetsUnrestricted net assets 1,103,445 1,100,037Total unrestricted net assets $ 1,103,445 $ 1,100,037TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 2,361,631 $ 2,228,616* An audited statement of financial position for 2012 will be available upon request in late December, 2012.IPHA Funding SourcesIPHA Operating Revenueby category:Membership............................17%Continuing Education andConferences...........................10%Americorps.............................17%State and Federal Grants.......40%Other Projects........................14%Other Revenue.........................2%Total Fiscal Year 2012 Revenue and Expenditures: $6.7 million16www.ipha.com

Looking ForwardAs the provisions of the Patient Protection andAffordable Care Act continue to be implemented,we will keep an eye out for opportunity andchallenges for public health. The role of publichealth will continue to transform and IPHA will bechallenged to find new ways of accomplishing itsmission. Funding challenges will be addressedthrough innovative partnerships with alliedhealth organizations who share our mission andvision. We will also continue to promote our coreexpertise to maximize revenue potential and toensure our sustainability.More than ever, IPHA will lead critical policydebates. The Association will increase itscapacity to monitor and respond to current andemerging public health issues and will continueto look to our members, leadership, and keystakeholders to identify the public health issuesthat are having the greatest impact in Illinois.As the voice of public health in Illinois, we willcontinue to draw on our legacy of excellence,a spirit of innovation and the extraordinarydedication of our membership.17

The strength and power of ourAssociation rests in our abilityto represent the interests of thepublic health community andour partners in health.Together, we can continue tolead and advance the publichealth practice in Illinois.For more information or to become involvedwith IPHA, please contact us at:217.522.5687ipha@ipha.comwww.ipha.comLike us on Facebook.Follow us on Twitter.Illinois Public Health Association223 S. Third St.Springfield, Illinois 6270118www.ipha.com