CLARK AND DUBOIS COUNTIES

Essential Service 6Are we enforcing laws and regulations to protect the public’s health?

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).

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

THE TEN ESSENTIAL SERVICES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Essential Service 6

Enforce Laws and Regulations That Protect Health and Ensure Safety

EssentialService 6

Are we evaluating and enforcing laws and regulations to protect our community?

WHAT DOES ESSENTIAL SERVICE 6 INCLUDE?

Focus on laws, regulations, and ordinances Review

Evaluation

Improvement

Enforcement

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

ESSENTIAL SERVICE 6 MODEL STANDARDS

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.

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.

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

WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED THROUGH LAWS, REGULATIONS, OR ORDINANCES IN DUBOIS COUNTY?

Discussion

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WHAT AUTHORITY DOES THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAVE IN ENFORCING LAWS, REGULATION OR ORDINANCES?

Discussion

WHAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN DUBOIS COUNTY HAVE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE PUBLIC HEALTH LAWS, REGULATIONS, OR ORDINANCES?

DOES THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT REVIEW PUBLIC HEALTH LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND ORDINANCES ONCE EVERY 5 YEARS?

Discussion

Discussion

DOES THE HEALTH DEPT HAVE ACCESS TOLEGAL COUNSEL TO ASSIST IN REVIEW OF LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND ORDINANCES?

Discussion

HOW DO WE ASSURE THAT HEALTH DEPT ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED IN A TIMELY MANNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, REGULATIONS, AND ORDINANCES?

Discussion

HOW DO WE INFORM/EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND ORDINANCES?