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HISTORY OF THE ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

HISTORY OF THE ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. Kevin M. Sherin, M.D., MPH Director Orange County Health Department. Dr. James W. Hicks. Orlando Physician- began practice in the area in the 1870’s First local health officer Worked at the Orlando City Health Department in the 1880’s

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HISTORY OF THE ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

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  1. HISTORY OF THEORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Kevin M. Sherin, M.D., MPH Director Orange County Health Department

  2. Dr. James W. Hicks • Orlando Physician- began practice in the area in the 1870’s • First local health officer • Worked at the Orlando City Health Department in the 1880’s • Served as President of the Orange County Board of Health • Became President of the Florida Medical Association in 1887

  3. SERVICES AND PROGRAMSCALENDAR YEAR 2009* Personal Health Services – Total Services 174,311 • Family Planning – 27,890 Services • Maternity – 73,349 Services • Dental Care – 21,727 Services • Immunizations – 51,345 shots administered *Includes clients in City of Orlando ZIP codes

  4. SERVICES AND PROGRAMSCALENDAR YEAR 2009* Disease Control – Total Services 72,878 • Tuberculosis and Refugee Health –19,312 Services • HIV/AIDS – 24,130 Services • STD – 27,011 Services • Hepatitis – 2,425 Services • Epidemiology - Provide services for local and international population *Includes clients in City of Orlando ZIP codes

  5. CLINICAL SERVICES BY PROGRAMCALENDAR YEAR 2009* *Includes clients in City of Orlando ZIP codes

  6. Philanthropy Churches Community Centers Nursing Homes Home Health Doctors Employers Economic Development Where’s OCHD? Police EMS Corrections MCOs Health Department Parks Schools Elected Officials Hospitals Mass Transit Environmental Health Civic Groups CHCs Fire Human Services LaboratoryFacilities Drug Treatment Mental Health

  7. 130 year history of local public health in the City of Orlando, Orange County and Central Florida • Names may change and jurisdictions may change but Public Health remains the same: “THE KEY FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY”

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