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Ottawa Public Health 2008 Annual Report. Ottawa Public Health Date: September 17, 2009. 2008 Annual Report. Overview of the programs and services delivered every day to keep Ottawa healthy and safe Achievements and success stories
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Ottawa Public Health 2008 Annual Report Ottawa Public Health Date: September 17, 2009
2008 Annual Report • Overview of the programs and services delivered every day to keep Ottawa healthy and safe • Achievements and success stories • Opportunity to thank Board of Health, partners, volunteers and sponsors for support and leadership • How OPH will meet challenges in the future
Key Service Excellence Initiatives • First Nations, Métis and Inuit Diabetes Network • Operation Hairspray • Enhanced Discarded Needle Pick-up Program • Revitalization of Ottawa’s Board of Health governance model
2008: A day in the life • Public Health Inspectors conducted 33 restaurant inspections • 28 recall visits were made during the listeriosis outbreak • 130 children received dental screenings in schools • 175 young mothers visited and had questions about child health and development answered • 40 mothers seen at Well Baby Drop In clinics
2008: A day in the life • 100 flu shots were given • A “Fall Prevention” session was offered to 30 seniors • Over 100 calls to the OPH Information Line were answered by trained health professionals • 45 postpartum screening calls were made by Public Health Nurses
2008: A day in the life • 50 couples, 30 young single pregnant women and 12 pregnant women from vulnerable circumstances learned more about having a healthy pregnancy • Public Health Nurses met with over 90 school staff to offer services ranging from curriculum support, policy development and teacher training
Ottawa Beaches Program No-swimming advisories Number of days Ottawa Public Health issued no-swimming advisories Beach 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Britannia 1 0 3 1 3 Westboro 22 29 22 21 28 Mooney's Bay 19 10 2 5 7 Petrie Island 15 45 6 19 --- Petrie Island River --- --- --- --- 24 Petrie Island East Bay --- --- --- --- 10
2008 West Nile Virus Program Amount Catch basins treated with larvicides297,857 Larvicide treatments applied to surface waters 24 Mosquito pools tested 906 Mosquito pools positive with West Nile Virus 0 Birds submitted for analysis 46 Birds positive with West Nile Virus 13 Cases of West Nile Virus in the human population of Ottawa 1 (probable)
Thank You • Non-government sponsors, volunteers, community partners and donors • City of Ottawa Senior Management • Board of Health
2009 and beyond • pH1N1 has implications for OPH resources and programs • Staff deployment • Staff currently deployed: 33.5 FTEs • Available for deployment: 148.5 FTEs • Balance needs of pH1N1 planning and response with maintenance of core critical services