Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County

ANNUAL REPORT

To protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county

and community efforts

Thanks to our partners who fund public health in Pinellas County:

Florida Department of Health in Pinellas CountyUlyee Choe, D.O.County Health Department DirectorPinellasHealth.com727-824-6900

2017

DOH-PINELLAS HIGHLIGHTSDOH-Pinellas was one of three county health departments to lead a pilot program that allowed those agencies to engage with their communities and share local public-health information via Twitter. The first @HealthyPinellas tweets in August 2016 featured information about Governor Rick Scott’s visit to Pinellas to discuss Zika. With technical assistance from the DOH-Pinellas Tobacco Prevention Program, St. Petersburg College (SPC) became a tobacco-free institution on August 1, 2016. SPC joined 32 other tobacco-free colleges and universities in Florida. The tobacco team helped create the policy that was unanimously voted on by board members.In March 2016, DOH-Pinellas was recognized as Public Health Ready by the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The “Project Public Health Ready” recognition confirmed that DOH-Pinellas has a thorough and coordinated emergency response plan in place and that staff has the training to protect the health of the community during an emergency.A three-year CDC Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) grant, which ended in September 2017, provided funding for DOH-Pinellas to work with municipalities and partnering agencies on initiatives to improve access to physical activity and better nutrition. Among the grant’s many accomplishments: 20 outdoor fitness zones, 18 bicycle fix-it stations and dozens of bottle-filling water fountains were installed throughout the county.To make sure breastfeeding moms have the support they need to continue helping their babies grow, DOH-Pinellas created the Breastfeeding Warm Line in August 2017. The Warm Line is answered by a peer counselor on call. Anyone can dial 727-824-6997 with questions or breastfeeding issues.

Fiscal Year 2016-2017

SERVICES PROVIDED DURING 2016-2017COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

12,394 children and adults received immunizations during 15,137 visits to protect them from disease.

More than 8,300 clients received Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) services during 13,031 visits.Vital Statistics fulfilled 118,033 requests for birth and death certificates.

PRIMARY CARE (PERSONAL HEALTH)5,226 children and 12,313 adult clients received primary care services during more than 67,000 visits.

32,617 women and children received supplemental nutrition as clients of the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program.19,667 clients received 39,091 dental services. DOH-Pinellas is the largest Medicaid dental provider in the county.The School Health program provided 859,794 services as part of its initiative to protect Pinellas students. The Maternal and Child Health division served 6,609 prenatal clients. The division completed more than 38,000 home visits to infants and children.

The Healthy Beaches program completed 263 water-quality inspections to inform residents and visitors about health hazards.DOH-Pinellas completed 5,636 inspections in school cafeterias and other food-prep areas such as nursing homes and child-care facilities.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

DOH-Pinellas is the lead public health agency in the county. The department provides staff for three special needs shelters during hurricanes and other disasters, and dispenses medications in case of a crisis.

The Pinellas County Child Care Licensing Board is part of DOH-Pinellas that oversees child care facilities. The Board licenses and staff inspects home and business settings where children are cared for to ensure a safe environment.

FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR FISCAL YEAR2016-2017

PROGRAM SPENDING$9,962,492.10 $36,971,016.48 $4,595,753.05

Communicable Disease Personal Health Environmental Health

TOTAL= $51,529,261.63

TOTAL 2016-2017 FUNDING

$52,411,910

DID YOU KNOW?

Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas

Pinellas County Human Services

Healthy Start Coalition of Pinellas, Inc. FL Dept. of Children and Families

Federal PICH Grant

FL Dept. of Environmental Protection

Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital

Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg

$8,299,080

$9,818,911

$1,760,470

$765,122

$887,266

$1,120,000

$174,352

$204,598