Post on 30-Dec-2015
Promote a Healthy and Safe Environment Committee
Goals and Objectives for Action
Promote a Healthy and Safe Environment: Priority Area Goals
Air Quality 1. Reduce exposure to criteria air pollutants in ambient air, particularly ambient ozone and particulate matter 2. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from all sources in NYS by at least 7% from 2013 levels 3. Reduce asthma hospitalization and ED visits for children and adults with poorly controlled asthma by reducing home exposure to common
asthma triggers that contribute to preventable exacerbations 4. Reduce CO poisonings in New York State
Water Quality 5. Increase the percentage of State residents that receive optimally fluoridated public drinking water (baseline: 72.4%) 6. Reduce public health impacts created by contaminated private drinking water wells 7. Implement measures to address water quality challenges posed by land development and climate change
Food Safety 8. Address Leading Contributing Factors to Foodborne Disease Outbreaks 9. Increase New York State’s Foodborne Disease Surveillance and Response Capacity 10. Modernize New York State Food Safety Regulations
Injuries/Occupational 11. Reduce fall risks among older adults 12. Reduce sports-related injuries and illnesses among youth 13. Reduce injuries among high-risk occupational groups (e.g. construction, health care, transportation) 14. Increase the effectiveness of youth violence and suicide prevention 15. Improve surveillance of work-related injuries and illnesses
Place/Community Environments 16. Improve the design of the built environment to promote physical activity, sustainability and adaptation to climate change.
Promote a Healthy and Safe Environment: Priority Area Goals
Air Quality • Reduce exposure to criteria air pollutants in ambient
air, particularly ambient ozone and particulate matter • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from all sources in
NYS by at least 7% from 2013 levels • Reduce asthma hospitalization and ED visits for
children and adults with poorly controlled asthma by reducing home exposure to common asthma triggers that contribute to preventable exacerbations
• Reduce CO poisonings in New York State
Promote a Healthy and Safe Environment: Priority Area Goals
Water Quality • Increase the percentage of State residents that
receive optimally fluoridated public drinking water (baseline: 72.4%)
• Reduce public health impacts created by contaminated private drinking water wells
• Implement measures to address water quality challenges posed by land development and climate change
Promote a Healthy and Safe Environment: Priority Area Goals
Food Safety • Address Leading Contributing Factors to
Foodborne Disease Outbreaks • Increase New York State’s Foodborne Disease
Surveillance and Response Capacity • Modernize New York State Food Safety
Regulations
Promote a Healthy and Safe Environment: Priority Area Goals
Injuries/Occupational • Reduce fall risks among older adults • Reduce sports-related injuries and illnesses among
youth • Reduce injuries among high-risk occupational groups
(e.g. construction, health care, transportation) • Increase the effectiveness of youth violence and
suicide prevention • Improve surveillance of work-related injuries and
illnesses
Promote a Healthy and Safe Environment: Priority Area Goals
Place/Community Environments • Improve the design of the built environment
to promote physical activity, sustainability and adaptation to climate change.