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Safer, healthier King County: The work of Public Health

Safer, healthier King County: The work of Public Health. In the beginning . . . In response to garbage and sewage issues, local health department formed in 1889 Early focus on environmental problems and communicable diseases Became joint Seattle – King County health department in 1951.

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Safer, healthier King County: The work of Public Health

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  1. Safer, healthier King County: The work of Public Health

  2. In the beginning . . . • In response to garbage and sewage issues, local health department formed in 1889 • Early focus on environmental problems and communicable diseases • Became joint Seattle – King County health department in 1951

  3. Our Mission and Goal Mission: Identify and promote the conditions under which all people can live within healthy communities and can achieve optimum health. Goal: Protect and improve the health and well-being of all people in King County, as defined by per person healthy years lived. Whenever possible, employ strategies, policies and interventions to reduce health disparities. Metric: Per person healthy years lived

  4. Principles Based on Science and Evidence Driven by Social Justice Focused on Prevention Centered on the community

  5. Public health functions

  6. Public Health Functions Health Protection: Tracking and preventing disease and other threats; regulating dangerous environmental and workplace exposures; and ensuring the safety of water, air and food. Health Promotion: Leading efforts to promote health and prevent chronic conditions and injuries Health Provision: Help assure access to high quality health care for all populations

  7. Who we serve • 1.8 million people – one-third of state’s population • 400,000 additional weekday commuters • 39 incorporated cities • 2,134 square miles of land - size of Delaware

  8. Complexity and scale • 10th largest health department in the country by metro population served • 33 fire departments, 9 HAZMAT teams, 29 local law enforcement agencies • 19 acute care hospitals, 7000+ medical professionals • Over 30 million travelers annually through international air and seaports • Over 50 languages spoken

  9. How we’re funded Total agency budget: $296 million Revenues: 21% from Emergency Medical Services Levy 20% from King County 16% from federal and foundation grants 13% from patient generated revenue 10% from state funding 21% from fees, permits, other sources

  10. Budgets and staffing Division or SectionBudget Employees Community Health $105 million 741 Prevention $43 227 Emergency Medical $62 129 Director’s Office/Admin $23 125 Jail Health $26 176 Environmental Health $22 171 Community PH Practice$16 66 TOTAL $296 million 1604 FTE

  11. Divisions and services • Emergency Medical Services (EMS) • Community Health Services • Jail Health • Environmental Health • Prevention

  12. Emergency medical services • Coordinating six dispatch centers, six paramedic providers and 33 local fire departments • Providing Medic One paramedic services for south King County • Training local Emergency Medical Technicians • Conducting and applying cutting-edge research

  13. Community Health Services • Ten Public Health centers across King County • Primary care services offered at four locations, dental at five • Providing on-site immunizations, family planning, WIC, maternity support

  14. Jail Health • Responsible for health care needs for 50,000 inmates per year at two facilities • Providing primary care, urgent dental care, mental health services • Communicable disease control

  15. Inspecting food service establishments Protecting against chemical and physical hazards Shaping land use and built environments Protecting groundwater Ensuring proper solid waste disposal Environmental Health Division

  16. Controlling infectious diseases – programs for TB, AIDS, STDs Promoting healthy eating and physical activity Preventing leading causes of chronic disease and mortality Preventing injuries and tobacco use Reducing breast, cervical and colon cancer deaths Prevention Division

  17. Equity and Social Justice "It is unacceptable that the color of your skin or your home address are good predictors of whether you will have a low birth weight baby, die from diabetes or your children will graduate from high school or end up in jail.” - King County Executive Ron Sims The King County Equity and Social Justice Initiative aims to end persistent local inequities and injustices Public Health is the lead department in the county effort

  18. Find us on the web Over 3,000 pages of information on our public web site at: www.kingcounty.gov/health King County Equity and Social Justice Initiative www.kingcounty.gov/equity Public Health Operational Master Plan www.kingcounty.gov/health/publichealthmasterplan/

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