CHAB’s Annual Legislative CHAB’s Annual Legislative UpdateUpdate

December 7, 2010December 7, 2010

History: Island County CommunityHistory: Island County CommunityHealth Advisory Board (CHAB)Health Advisory Board (CHAB)

The [Community Health] Advisory Board shall assess the needs of community services . . . for local public health, develop policies and procedures by which Island County can address those needs, and assist in assuring the needs identified are met for citizens of Island County. (Island County Ordinance 8.13.020, 1992)

Mission StatementMission Statement

... to assist the Board of Health in maintaining the physical, mental, and social well-being of Island County residents.

... basic tasks will be to: Provide for communication between Island County Board of Health and the community at large.

Identify community health care needs based on current data and testimony.

Set priorities based on these factors to assure present and future health of the county’s population.

Formulate recommendations, action plans, and policy to the Board of Health for implementation.

Evaluate the impact of enacted policies and programs on our communities.

Health Priorities for Island Health Priorities for Island County, 2005-2010County, 2005-2010

Maternal and Child

Health

Preventive Health

& Screenin

g

Mental Health

Services &

Resources

Physical Activity

& Chronic Disease

Environmental Health

Communicable Disease

Early Support for

Infants

& Parents

Why Are We Talking to Why Are We Talking to You Tonight?You Tonight? Critical that you understand how Critical that you understand how

policy decisions made in Olympia in policy decisions made in Olympia in 2011 will impact IC2011 will impact IC

Keith Higman, Director of ICPH, to Keith Higman, Director of ICPH, to speak to the state of their budget, speak to the state of their budget, impact on the health of IC residents, impact on the health of IC residents, and how your decisionmaking will and how your decisionmaking will hold further impactshold further impacts

ICPH ICPH

20082008 BudgetBudget X FTESX FTES Population servedPopulation served ““Counts” programsCounts” programs

– WIC WIC – Food inspectionsFood inspections– PermitsPermits

20112011 BudgetBudget X FTEsX FTEs Population servedPopulation served ““Counts” programsCounts” programs

– WIC, x reduced staffWIC, x reduced staff– Tobacco, .6 FTE goneTobacco, .6 FTE gone– MSS, 1 FTE goneMSS, 1 FTE gone– Children’s Children’s

Commission, .4 FTE Commission, .4 FTE gonegone

– Welcome New Baby, 1 Welcome New Baby, 1 FTE goneFTE gone

Programs left standing Programs left standing decimateddecimated

ICPH/IC Budget ICPH/IC Budget ImpactsImpacts Keith-need to succinctly and strongly Keith-need to succinctly and strongly

share the impactsshare the impacts

This may be broken out from the This may be broken out from the previous slide, Carrie and Keith to work previous slide, Carrie and Keith to work on showing this….on showing this….

Services and activities, population Services and activities, population numbers here?????numbers here?????

Two Appeals: Two Appeals:

– First, save programs that impact First, save programs that impact people, particularly vulnerable people, particularly vulnerable populations such aspopulations such as Low income (those trying to meet basic Low income (those trying to meet basic

needs of food, housing, healthcare, etc.) needs of food, housing, healthcare, etc.) Poor health (such as those with physical Poor health (such as those with physical

disabilities, mental health conditions, disabilities, mental health conditions, chronic diseases, etc.)chronic diseases, etc.)

Unemployed Unemployed Uninsured or underinsuredUninsured or underinsured Families at risk with young children at Families at risk with young children at

homehome

Two appealsTwo appeals

Second, continue support for Second, continue support for county programs that already county programs that already serve these populations:serve these populations:– Public health (families/babies, Public health (families/babies,

communicable and chronic disease communicable and chronic disease supported by SB 5930) supported by SB 5930)

– Mental health tax initiative (this has Mental health tax initiative (this has SAVED our local mental health SAVED our local mental health system)system)

SummarySummary

CHAB’s presentation this year is CHAB’s presentation this year is not about what we’ve done but on not about what we’ve done but on what we need!what we need!