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CLARK AND DUBOIS COUNTIES
Essential Service 6Are we enforcing laws and regulations to protect the public’s health?
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PUBLIC HEALTH
Healthcare that deals with the health status and outcome of entire communities or populations.
The practice of applying scientific knowledge to health promotion and disease prevention at the population level.
“What we, as a society, do collectively to assure the conditions in which all people can be healthy.” (IOM, 1988).
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TEN MOST SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Vaccinations
Fluoridation of drinking water
Control of infectious diseases
Safer workplaces
Recognition of tobacco as a health hazard
Safer and healthier foods
Motor-Vehicle safety
Family planning
Decline in deaths from heart disease/stroke
Healthier moms and babies
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THE TEN ESSENTIAL SERVICES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Essential Service 6
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Enforce Laws and Regulations That Protect Health and Ensure Safety
EssentialService 6
Are we evaluating and enforcing laws and regulations to protect our community?
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WHAT DOES ESSENTIAL SERVICE 6 INCLUDE?
Focus on laws, regulations, and ordinances Review
Evaluation
Improvement
Enforcement
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ESSENTIAL SERVICE 6ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIOR
Quality of our drinking water
Food safety
Childhood immunizations
Quarantine and Isolation
Sanitation
Seat belts/child safety seats
Assuring workplace safety
Prohibiting alcohol/tobacco to minors
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ESSENTIAL SERVICE 6 MODEL STANDARDS
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MODEL STANDARD 6.1
Review and Evaluate Laws, Regulations, and Ordinances
Identify public health issues that can only be addressed through laws, regulations, or ordinances.
Have access to current federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances that protect the public’s health.
Review public health laws, regulations, and ordinances at least once every 5 years.
Have access to legal counsel for assistance in the review of laws, regulations, and ordinances.
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MODEL STANDARD 6.2
Participate actively in the Improvement of Laws, Regulations, and Ordinances
Identify local public health issues that are not adequately addressed through existing laws, regulations, and ordinances.
Participate in the modification of existing laws, regulations, and/or the formulation of new laws, regulations, and ordinances designed to assure and improve the public’s health
Provide technical assistance and public health expertise for drafting proposed legislation, regulations, and ordinances.
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Enforce Laws, Regulations, and Ordinances
Identify organizations in our LPHS with authority to enforce public health laws, regulations, and ordinances.
Assure that all enforcement activities are conducted in a timely manner in accordance with laws, regulations, and ordinances.
Inform and educate individuals/organizations of the meaning and purpose of public health laws, regulations, and ordinances with which they are required to comply.
Evaluate compliance of regulated organizations and entities.
MODEL STANDARD 6.3
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WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED THROUGH LAWS, REGULATIONS, OR ORDINANCES IN DUBOIS COUNTY?
Discussion
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Discussion
WHAT AUTHORITY DOES THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAVE IN ENFORCING LAWS, REGULATION OR ORDINANCES?
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Discussion
WHAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN DUBOIS COUNTY HAVE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE PUBLIC HEALTH LAWS, REGULATIONS, OR ORDINANCES?
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DOES THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT REVIEW PUBLIC HEALTH LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND ORDINANCES ONCE EVERY 5 YEARS?
Discussion
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Discussion
DOES THE HEALTH DEPT HAVE ACCESS TOLEGAL COUNSEL TO ASSIST IN REVIEW OF LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND ORDINANCES?
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Discussion
HOW DO WE ASSURE THAT HEALTH DEPT ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED IN A TIMELY MANNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, REGULATIONS, AND ORDINANCES?
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Discussion
HOW DO WE INFORM/EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND ORDINANCES?